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 from my Umma anyone as my bosom friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَحَدًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] About Al-Jadd? Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If I were to have taken a close friend from this Ummah other than my Lord, I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafa. However, he is my brother in religion and my companion in the cave. He made Al-Jadd a father, and the most deserving of what we have taken is the saying of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq".  

عَنِ الْجَدِّ؟ وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خَلِيلًا دُونَ رَبِّي ﷻ لَاتَّخَذْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَخِي فِي الدِّينِ وَصَاحِبِي فِي الْغَارِ جَعَلَ الْجَدَّ أَبًا وَأَحَقُّ مَا أَخَذْنَاهُ قَوْلُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ  

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  

If I were to choose a bosom friend I would have definitely chosen Abu Bakr as my bosom friend, but he is my brother and my companion and Allah, the Exalted and Gliorious. has taken your brother and companion (meaning Prophet himself) as a friend. (Using translation from Muslim 2383a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي وَقَدِ اتَّخَذَ اللهُصَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلًا  

[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»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "If I were to take a close friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as my close friend. However, your close friend is Allah."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا وَلَكِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللهِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: "If I were to take a close friend, I would have taken Abu Bakr but your companion (referring to Allah) is the close friend."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا وَلَكِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "If I were to have taken a close companion other than my Lord, I would have chosen Abu Bakr as my companion and brother in the cave."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا غَيْرَ رَبِّي لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا وَلَكِنْ أَخِي وَصَاحِبِي فِي الْغَارِ»  

"لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذتُ أبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلا".  

"لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا، لاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْر خَلِيلًا، وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا: كَمَا قَال الله: صَاحِبِى".  

"إِنِّى أَبْرَأُ إِلَى كُلِّ ذى خُلَّة مِنْ خُلَّتهِ. وَلَوْ كنْتُ مُتَخِذًا مِنْ أَهْل الأَرْضِ خَلِيلًا لأَتخذْتُ أبَا بَكْر خَلِيلًا، ولَكِنَّه أَخِى وَصَاحِبِى فِى الغَارِ".