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[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "There is no servant except that he has three intimate friends." He mentioned the narration in its entirety similar to the narration of Ibrahim ibn Tahman, "And he has another witness upon the condition of a Muslim."  

الحاكم:٢٥٠حَدَّثَنَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ أَنْبَأَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ أَنْبَأَ عِمْرَانُ الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلَّا وَلَهُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَخِلَّاءَ» فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ طَهْمَانَ «وَلَهُ شَاهِدٌ آخَرُ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ»