Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ شَيْخٍ، لَهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ سَالِمٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُلَيْلٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ أُعْطِيَ كُلُّ نَبِيٍّ سَبْعَةَ نُجَبَاءَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ وَأُعْطِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْبَعَةَ عَشَرَ نَجِيبًا مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا.
English Translation
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Mulail said: I heard `Hadrat Ali (may Allah be well pleased with him) say: Each Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was given seven advisers from his nation and the Noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was given fourteen advisers from his ummah, among them Hadrat Abu Bakr and `Umar (رضي الله عنهما).