صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابة
The Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:
Chapter: The Virtues Of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA)
Hadith 2385
This hadith is listed as number 6178 in Maktaba Shamila
وحَدَّثَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْسٍ . ح ، وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عُمَيْسٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ ، سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ : وَسُئِلَتْ مَنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُسْتَخْلِفًا لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفَهُ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَقِيلَ لَهَا : ثُمَّ مَنْ بَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؟ قَالَتْ : عُمَرُ ، ثُمَّ قِيلَ لَهَا : مَنْ بَعْدَ عُمَرَ ؟ قَالَتْ : أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ ، ثُمَّ انْتَهَتْ إِلَى هَذَا " .
Ibn Abu Mulaikah reported: I heard A'isha as saying and she was asked as to whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would have nominated his successor if he had to nominate one at all. She said: Abu Bakr. It was said to her: Then whom after Abu Bakr? She said: Umar. It was said to her. Then whom after 'Umar? She said: Abu Ubaida bin Jarrab, and then she kept quiet at this.
