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[Machine] Abdullah used to say that my close friends among the companions of the Prophet were three, but not Abu Bakr, Umar, and Abu Ubaidah.  

الحاكم:٥١٤٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ غَالِبٍ ثنا أَبُو حُذَيْفَةَ ثنا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَخِلَّايَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَلَمُ آلُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ