Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Ever since the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, 'If you gain rule, then adopt the way of excellence and kindness,' I have continued to hope for the caliphate." (This report is related from Abd al-Malik bin Umayr (may Allah have mercy on him) in mursal form, that is, Abd al-Malik transmitted the statement of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).)
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abd al-Malik bin Umayr except Isma'il bin Muhajir."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 5500
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه ابن حجر فى «المطالب العالية» برقم: 4051، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 31358، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 850»