The people of Kufa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about (the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the father is dead) and added, "Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, ' If I were to take a Khalil from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr).

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُهُ أَنْزَلَهُ أَبًا يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ

The Prophet ﷺ said, "If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي

If I were to choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my bosom friend. (Using translation from Muslim 2383c)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا أَحَدًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلًا

[Machine] I heard Abu Al-Ahwas saying that Abdullah used to say about the Prophet ﷺ , "If I were to take a friend from my Ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr."

سَمِعْتُأَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ يَقُولُ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَقُولُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ

[Machine] The translation of the given Arabic phrase into English is: The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to take a close friend from this nation, I would have chosen Abu Bakr, as he is like a father to me."

لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَضَاهُ أَبًا يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ

If I were to choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my bosom friend. (Using translation from Muslim 2383c)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًاخَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا

If I were to choose from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr. (Using translation from Muslim 2383b)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحَدًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to take a close friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as my close friend."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا»

لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا جَعَلَ الْجَدَّ أَبًا

"لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذتُ أبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلا".

"لَوْ كنتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي خَلِيلًا دُونَ رَبِّى لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا، وَلَكِن أَخِى في الدِّينِ، وَصَاحِبى في الْغَارِ".