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suyuti:651-304b – Biá Huryrh
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السيوطي:٦٥١-٣٠٤b –

"عَنْ أبِى هُريْرة قَالَ: كُنَّا مَعَاشر أصْحَابِ رسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ونحن مُتواقرِون نَقُولُ: أَفضل هَذِه الأُمة بَعْدَ نبيها: أبو بكر، ثم عُمر، ثم عثمانُ، ثم سَكَتَ".  

الشاشى، [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه

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When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was alive, we used to say: The most excellent member of the community of the Prophet ﷺ after himself is Abu Bakr, then ‘Umar, then 'Uthman.  

أبو داود:٤٦٢٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ قَالَ سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ

كُنَّا نَقُولُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَىٌّ أَفْضَلُ أُمَّةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بَعْدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ عُثْمَانُ ؓ أَجْمَعِينَ