Abdullah bin Umar reported,
We used to say, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was still alive, that the best of the Prophet's ﷺ nation after him is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman 
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Abu Dawud 4628
Sahihحدثنا أحمد بن صالح حدثنا عنبسة حدثنا يونس عن ابن شهاب قال قال سالم بن عبد الله إن
ابن عمر قال
كنا نقول ورسول الله ﷺ حي أفضل أمة النبي ﷺ بعده أبو بكر ثم عمر ثم عثمان رضي الله عنهم أجمعين
أبو داود 4628صحيح
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Ayat
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Sunan Abu Dawud
Book
Sunnah
Chapter
Excellence
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Darussalam 4628
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Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Book
Sunnah
Chapter
Excellence
Numbering
Darussalam 4628
Ayat
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Reference
Tirmidhi3707
Commentary
Darussalam
[Sahih] Ibn Abu Asim narrated it in Sunnah, no. 1140, with a sahih chain from Salim, with a similar meaning.