Narrated Ibn 'Umar: During the lifetime of the Prophet we considered Abu Bakr as peerless and then 'Umar and then 'Uthman (coming next to him in superiority) and then we used not to differentiate between the companions of the Prophet
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 57: Companions of the Prophet, Hadith #47
Narrated Ibn 'Umar: During the lifetime of the Prophet we considered Abu Bakr as peerless and then 'Umar and then 'Uthman (coming next to him in superiority) and then we used not to differentiate between the companions of the Prophet
This hadith is from the book of Companions of the Prophet in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 47 in book 57 of volume 5.
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