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Musnad Ahmad 1060 (Book 5, Hadith 479) #34705
The Superiority of Abu Bakr and Umar

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the superiority of Abu Bakr and Umar, and how a man accused Abu Ishaq of saying they were the best in evil.

It was narrated that 'Abd Khair said: I heard 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) saying on the minbar: The best of this ummah after its Prophet are Abu Bakr and ʻUmar, and if l wanted to name the third one, I would name him. A man said to Abu lshaq: They are saying that you say they were the best in evil. He said: Are you a haroori? (i.e. Khariji)?'
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى، رَحْمَوَيْهِ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُجَاشِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ خَيْرُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أُسَمِّيَ الثَّالِثَ لَسَمَّيْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي إِسْحَاقَ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّكَ تَقُولُ أَفْضَلُ فِي الشَّرِّ فَقَالَ أَحَرُورِيٌّ‏.‏

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect those praised by Prophet Muhammad; Refrain from speaking ill against others; Avoid making assumptions about other's beliefs without knowing them first-hand .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the superiority of two companions of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him - Abu Bakr and Umar. It was narrated by 'Abd Khair that he heard Ali on the minbar saying that these two are the best after Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. A man then accused Abu Ishaq of saying they were the best in evil, to which he replied asking if he was a Khariji. This hadith teaches us that we should not speak ill or make accusations against those who have been praised by Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. We should also not make assumptions about people's beliefs without knowing them first-hand as it can lead to misunderstandings or hurtful words being exchanged between people.

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