Hudhaifa told that when the people expressed a desire that God's messenger should name a successor he said, "If I were to name a successor and you were to disobey him you would be punished, but believe what Hudhaifa tells you and recite what `Abdallah recites to you." Tirmidhi transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب المناقب / 6241
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضَعِيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده ضعيف، رواه الترمذي (3812 وقال: حسن) ٭ فيه أبو اليقظان عثمان بن عمير: ضعيف و شريک القاضي مدلس و عنعن .»