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[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet (PBUH) that he said: "There are thirty individuals in this Ummah who are similar to Prophet Ibrahim, the friend of Allah. Whenever one of them passes away, Allah replaces him with another individual."  

أحمد:٢٢٧٥١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ ذَكْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْأَبْدَالُ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ مِثْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلِ الرَّحْمَنِ كُلَّمَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ أَبْدَلَ اللهُ مَكَانَهُ رَجُلًا  


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السيوطي:١٠٠٣٤a

"الأبدال في هذه الأمَّة ثلاثون رجلًا قلوبُهم على قلب إِبراهيم خليلِ الرحمنِ كلما مات رجلٌ أبدل الله مكانَهُ رجَلًا".  

[حم] أحمد والحكيم، والخلال في كرامات الأولياءِ عن عبادة بن الصامت وسنده حسن