Chapter 62: Companions of the Prophet
Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Hanafiya: I asked my father (' Ali bin Abi Talib), "Who are the best people after Allah' s Messenger (ﷺ) ?" He said,
"Abu Bakr." I asked, "Who then?" He said, "Then 'Umar. " I was afraid he would say "Uthman, so I
said, "Then you?" He said, "I am only an ordinary person.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3671