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Takhrij Hadith 278: "Abu Bakr is the most…"
Shaddad narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said:
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Abu Bakr is the most soft-hearted of my nation and the most merciful among them. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab is the most righteous of my nation and the most just. ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan is the most modest of my nation and the most generous. ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib is the most intelligent of my nation and the bravest. ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud is the most righteous of my nation and the most blessed. Abu Dharr is the most ascetic of my nation and the most truthful. Abu al-Darda' is the most just of my nation and the most God-fearing. And Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan is the most forbearing of my nation and the most generous.”