Abdullah bin Umar reported,
During the time of the Prophet ﷺ, we used to rank people in order of merit. We would rank Abu Bakr first, then Umar bin Khattab, then Uthman bin Affan 
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Azami 9999
Sahihعن ابن عمر قال
كنا نخير بين الناس في زمن النبي ﷺ فنخير أبا بكر، ثم عمر بن الخطاب، ثم عثمان بن عفان رضي الله عنه.
الأعظمي 9999صحيح
Contents
Reference
Commentary
Ayat
Collection
Jami al-Kamil
Book
Virtues of the Companions and reports about them
Chapter
Virtue of groups of the Companions
Section
Virtue of the three caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman
Numbering
Jami al-Kamil 9999 (2nd edition)
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Collection
Jami al-Kamil
Book
Virtues of the Companions and reports about them
Chapter
Virtue of groups of the Companions
Section
Virtue of the three caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman
Numbering
Jami al-Kamil 9999 (2nd edition)
Ayat
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Reference
Bukhari3655
Commentary
Zia-ur-Rahman Azami
Bukhari narrated it in the Virtues of the Companions (3655), from Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah, who said, Sulayman narrated to us, from Yahya bin Saeed, from Nafi, from Ibn Umar, who said, and then he related it.