It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and entered a garden. Then someone came and knocked at the door, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anas, get up and open the door for him, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise and of the caliphate after me." I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I inform him of this? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inform him." I looked, and it was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). I said: Congratulations on Paradise and on the caliphate after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then another person came and knocked, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anas, get up and open the door for him, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise and of the caliphate after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)." I said: O Messenger of Allah, shall I inform him? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inform him." I went out and saw that it was Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him: Congratulations on Paradise and on the caliphate after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Then another person came and knocked, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anas, get up and open the door for him, and give him the glad tidings of Paradise and of the caliphate after Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and that he will be killed (as a martyr)." I went out and saw that it was Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him: Congratulations on Paradise, on the caliphate after Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and on the fact that you will be killed (as a martyr). Then he came into the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, why will this happen? By Allah, I have never sung, nor have I ever lied, and I have not touched my private parts since I gave you my pledge of allegiance. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Uthman, that is how it is (that is, it has been decreed)."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أنس بن مالك / 3958
Hadith Takhrij«قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: باطل» «أخرجه ابن أبى عاصم في السنة [2/ رقم 1150، 1168]، وعنه أبو نعيم في "الدلائل" [رقم 468]، والمؤلف في "المعجم" [رقم 201]، و، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 3945»