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[Machine] Utbah used to say, "Arbad is better than me," and Arbad used to say, "Utbah is better than me." They both preceded me to the Prophet ﷺ by a year.  

أحمد:١٧٦٥٩حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ ضَمْضَمِ بْنِ زُرْعَةَ عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ

كَانَ عُتْبَةُ يَقُولُ عِرْبَاضٌ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي وَعِرْبَاضٌ يَقُولُ عُتْبَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي سَبَقَنِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِسَنَةٍ