Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34109 — Reports on Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali, these two are the leaders of the elders among the people of Paradise, except for the prophets. So do not inform them of this."