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Musnad Ahmad 909 (Book 5, Hadith 336) #34562
Excellence of Companions in the Ummah

SUMMARY: Ali (RA) praised Abu Bakr and Umar (RA) for their excellence in the Ummah, and hinted at himself as the third one.

It was narrated that 'Abd Khair al-Hamdani said: I heard 'Ali (رضي الله عنهما) say on the minbar: Shall I not tell you of the best of this ummah after its Prophet? Then he mentioned Abu Bakr. Then he said: Shall I not tell you of the second one? Then he mentioned 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما). Then he said: If I wished, I could tell you of the third one, And he kept quiet. We thought that he meant himself. I the narrator said: Did you hear him say that? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah, otherwise may they his ears go deaf.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخُو سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالثَّانِي قَالَ فَذَكَرَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتُ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِالثَّالِثِ قَالَ وَسَكَتَ فَرَأَيْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقُولُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ وَإِلَّا صُمَّتَا‏.‏

TOPICS
excellence  *  companions  *  praise  *  fadhl  *  khair  *  kabah  *  ummah

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate those who have done good deeds for our community .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about praising the excellence of companions in the ummah after Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It was narrated by 'Abd Khair al-Hamdani that he heard Ali ibn Abi Talib RA say on a minbar that he should tell them about the best of this ummah after its Prophet ﷺ, then he mentioned Abu Bakr RA and then 'Umar RA. He hinted at himself being third but kept quiet. The narrator asked if he heard him say it, to which Ali RA replied yes, swearing by Allah SWT that otherwise his ears should go deaf. This hadith teaches us to appreciate those who have done good deeds for our community and to recognize their efforts with praise and respect. We must also be humble when we are praised ourselves so as not to become arrogant or boastful about our accomplishments.

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