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The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement: “If I were to take anyone among mankind as an intimate friend, I would take Abū Bakr as an intimate friend
قَوْلُهُ ﷺ: " لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنَ النَّاسِ خَلِيلًا، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلًا