Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:11938 حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي ثنا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْمُسْتَمْلِيُّ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ ثنا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ ثنا أَبِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ يَعْلَى بْنَ حَكِيمٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَرَجَ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَهُوَ عَاصِبٌ رَأْسَهُ بِخِرْقَةٍ فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «مَا مِنَ النَّاسِ أَحَدٌ أَمَنُّ عَلِيَّ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنَ النَّاسِ خَلِيلًا لاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَلَكِنْ خُلَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَا تَبْقَى فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خَوْخَةٌ إِلَّا سُدَّتْ إِلَّا خَوْخَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ»
English Translation
Ibn Abbas narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came out during his illness with his head wrapped in a cloth. He sat on the pulpit, praised Allah and extolled Him, then said: 'There is no one among the people who has been more generous to me with his life and his wealth than Abu Bakr ibn Abi Quhafah. If I were to take a close friend (khalil) from among the people, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but the bond of Islam is better.' Then he said: 'Let no small door (khawkhah) remain open in the mosque except the door of Abu Bakr.'