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Sahih Bukhari 3709 — Companions of the Prophet
The merits of Ja'far bin Abi Talib ﵁
وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَشْبَهْتَ خَلْقِي وَخُلُقِي».The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "You resemble me both in appearance and character."
Sahih Bukhari : 3709
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 3709
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَى ابْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ ذِي الْجَنَاحَيْنِ.
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
Whenever Ibn `Umar greeted Ibn Jafar, he used to say: "As-salamu-'Alaika (i.e. Peace be on you) O son of Dhu-l-Janahain (son of the two-winged person).
[1] The Prophet ﷺ (in another Hadith ) said, "I saw Ja'far bin Abī Ṭālib flying with the angels".Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3709In-book reference : Book 62, Hadith 59USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 58
