2036 — Abū Muhammad Yahyā ibn Muhammad ibn Sāid narrated to us, saying: ⦗2536⦘ Ibrāhīm ibn Munqidh al-Khawlānī narrated to us in Egypt, saying: 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 came to Alī ibn Abī Tālib and said, “O best of people after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace!” He replied, “Gently, Abū Juhayfa! Shall I tell you who the best people after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—are? Abū Bakr and Umar. Take heed, Abū Juhayfa: love for me and hatred for Abū Bakr and Umar can never coexist in a believer’s heart. Take heed, Abū Juhayfa: hatred for me and love for Abū Bakr and Umar can never coexist in a believer’s heart.”