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Takhrij Hadith 336: "Abu Bakr and ‘Umar are…"
It was narrated by Ibn Mas’ud, from the Prophet ﷺ :
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Abu Bakr and ‘Umar are to me like my eyes in my head; ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan is to me like my tongue in my mouth; and ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib is to me like my soul in my body.”