Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 39877 — Reports on the caliphate of Ali bin

It is narrated from Ibrahim al-Taymi that when allegiance was given to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the narrator said, Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have erred and you have (also) done right. If you had entrusted the caliphate to the family of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), you would have consumed it in great ease."