Ibn Umar said: We used to say in the times of the Prophet ﷺ: We do not compare anyone with Abu Bakr. Umar came next and then Uthman. We then would leave (rest of) the companions of the Prophet ﷺ without treating any as superior to other.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4627
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح بخاري (3698)
Ibn Umar said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was alive, we used to say: The most excellent member of the community of the Prophet ﷺ after himself is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4628
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح, مشكوة المصابيح (6025), أخرجه ابن أبي عاصم في السنة (1140 وسنده صحيح) نحو المعنٰي
Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah said: I said to my father: Which of the people after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is best? He replied: Abu Bakr. I then asked: Who comes next? He said: Umar. I was then afraid of asking him who came next, and he might mention Uthman, so I said: You came next, O my father? He said: I am only a man among the Muslims.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4629
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح بخاري (3671)
Hadith Takhrij« صحیح البخاری/فضائل الصحابة 5 (6371)، (تحفة الأشراف: 10266)، وقد أخرجہ: سنن ابن ماجہ/المقدمة 11 (106) (صحیح) »
Muhammad al-Firyabl said: I heard Sufyan say: If anyone thinks that ‘All (Allah be pleased with him) was more deserving for the Caliphate than both of them, he imputed error to Abu Bakr, Umar, the Muhajirun (Immigrants), and the Ansar (Helpers) Allah be pleased with all of them. I think that with this (belief) none of his action will rise to the heaven.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب السنة / 4630
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح الإسناد مقطوع | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح