Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39831 — Reports on the caliphate of Abu Bakr

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him): We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know how much longer my stay among you will last. So follow the two who will be (caliphs) after me." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). "And go according to the way of Sayyiduna Ammar. And whatever hadith Ibn Mas'ud narrates to you, affirm it as true."