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Takhrij Hadith 326: "I was with the Prophet…"
On the authority of ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him):
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I was with the Prophet ﷺ when Abu Bakr and ‘Umar came. He said : ‘O ‘Ali, these two are the leaders of the middle aged people of Paradise and its youth, after the Prophets and the Messengers”.”