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tirmidhi:3758b – Aḥmad b. al-Dawraqī Khbrnā Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > al-Jurayrī > ʿAbdullāh Ibn Shaqīq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the companions of the Prophet SAW were the most beloved to him?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then who?' She said ' 'Umar.' I said: 'Then who?' She said: 'Then Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.'" He said: I said: 'Then who?'" He said: "Then she was silent."  

الترمذي:٣٧٥٨b – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ أخبرنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَىُّ أَصْحَابِ انَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِليه؟ قَالَتْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ فَسَكَتَتْ  

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Collected by Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá
tirmidhi:3657 – Aḥmad b. Ibrāhīm al-Dawraqī > Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > al-Jurayrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ were the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then who?' She said: ''Umar.' I said: "Then who?' She said: 'Then Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.'" He said: "I said: 'Then who?''" He said: "Then she was silent."  

الترمذي:٣٦٥٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَىُّ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَتْ عُمَرُ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَتْ ثُمَّ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ فَسَكَتَتْ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ  

ibnmajah:102 – ʿAlī b. Muḥammad > Abū Usāmah > al-Jurayrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the (Prophet's) Companions was most beloved to him?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then which of them?' She said: ''Umar.' I said: 'Then which of them?' She said: 'Abu 'Ubaidah.'"  

ابن ماجة:١٠٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَىُّ أَصْحَابِهِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ قَالَتْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيُّهُمْ قَالَتْ عُمَرُ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيُّهُمْ قَالَتْ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ  

hakim:4446 – Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Ḥāfiẓ > Yaḥyá b. Muḥammad b. Yaḥyá > Musaddad > Kahmas > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "Who were the most beloved people to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" She replied, "Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah."  

الحاكم:٤٤٤٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا كَهْمَسٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ»  

هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط البخاري ومسلم

ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ كَانَ مِنْ أَحَبِّ الرِّجَالِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ

ibnhibban:6998 – Aḥmad b. ʿAlī b. al-Muthanná > Hudbah b. Khālid al-Qaysī > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Saʿīd al-Jurayrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq > ʿAmr b. al-ʿĀṣ

[Machine] It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, who among the people do you love the most?" He said, "Aisha." It was asked, "Among the men?" He said, "Abu Bakr." It was asked again, "Then who?" He said, "Umar." It was asked, "Then who?" He said, "Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah."  

ابن حبّان:٦٩٩٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى* حَدَّثَنَا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْقَيْسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «عَائِشَةُ» قِيلَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ؟ قَالَ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ» قِيلَ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ «عُمَرُ» قِيلَ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ «  

nasai-kubra:8144 – ʿImrān b. Mūsá > ʿAbd al-Wārith > al-Jurayrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Shaqīq

"I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the companions of the Prophet SAW were the most beloved to him?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then who?' She said ' 'Umar.' I said: 'Then who?' She said: 'Then Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.'" He said: I said: 'Then who?'" He said: "Then she was silent." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3758)   

الكبرى للنسائي:٨١٤٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ «أَيُّ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ؟» قَالَتْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ قُلْتُ «ثُمَّ مَنْ؟» فَسَكَتَتْ