1812 — Abū Muhammad Yahyā ibn Muhammad ibn Sāid narrated to us. He said: Ibrāhīm ibn Munqidh al-Khawlānī narrated to us in Egypt. He said: Idrīs ibn Yahyā al-Khawlānī narrated to us, from al-Fadl ibn al-Mukhtār, from Mālik ibn Mighwal and al-Qāsim ibn al-Walīd al-Hamdānī, from Āmir al-Shabī, who said: Abū Juhayfa said: I went in to see Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—and said, “O best of mankind after the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him!” He replied, “Easy, Abū Juhayfa! Easy, Abū Juhayfa! Shall I not tell you who the best men of this nation are after its Prophet, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him? Abū Bakr and Umar. Woe to you, Abū Juhayfa! ⦗2326⦘ Love for me and hatred for Abū Bakr and Umar cannot coexist in a believer’s heart. Woe to you, Abū Juhayfa! Hatred for me and love for Abū Bakr and Umar cannot coexist in a believer’s heart.”