How authentic is the narration reported from Ali ibn Abi Talib: "By Him in whose hand my soul is, we never raced to any good except that Abu Bakr had already preceded us to it"?
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The statement of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the precedence of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was narrated by Al-Tabarani, but its chain of transmission is weak due to the presence of an unknown narrator. However, it is authentically reported from Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said concerning Abu Bakr: "By Allah, I never raced him to any good deed except that he surpassed me in it."
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