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Sunan Ibn Majah 106 — Abu Bakr and Umar's Rank
The Virtue of 'Umar (ra)
Hadith About Abu Bakr and Umar's Rank
Sunan Ibn Majah : 106
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 106
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا، يَقُولُ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عُمَرُ .
'Abdullah bin Salimah Narrated from:
I heard 'Ali say: 'The best of people after the Messenger of Allah is Abu Bakr, and the best of people after Abu Bakr is 'Umar.'
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 106In-book reference : Introduction, Hadith 0English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 106
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 106
This hadith about Abu Bakr and Umar's rank is narrated from Abdullah bin Salimah, who heard Ali say that the best of people after the Messenger of Allah is Abu Bakr, and the best after Abu Bakr is Umar. The narration is important because it reports Ali's own statement about their rank. It does not discuss a debate, a later event, or a full list of Companions. It simply presents a clear order: the Messenger of Allah, then Abu Bakr, then Umar. For users searching for a hadith about the best people after the Prophet, this narration gives a short and focused answer from Ali's words.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali named Abu Bakr as the best after the Messenger of Allah.
- Ali then named Umar as the best after Abu Bakr.
- The report teaches respect for the rank of the early Companions.
- The wording is simple and should not be stretched beyond its statement.
