The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that she said: "There was some exchange of words (of a disagreeing nature) between me and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Shall I appoint Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) (to judge) between you and me?' I said: 'No.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Shall I appoint your father, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), between you and me?' I said: 'Yes.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) except Salih bin Abi al-Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him)."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب العين / 4879
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف صالح بن أبي الأسود
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: وفيه صالح بن أبي الأسود وهو ضعيف «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 4، ص 196»» «قال ابن عدي: لا أعلم رواه عن الأعمش غير صالح بن أبي الأسود بهذا الإسناد «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 5، ص 103»»