It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that "when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) laid the foundation of the mosque of Madinah (al-Masjid al-Nabawi), he (peace and blessings be upon him) brought a stone and placed it (at the foundation), then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a stone and placed it, then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a stone and placed it, then Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) brought a stone and placed it." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about this (order), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is the matter of the caliphate after me." The chain of this report contains an unnamed (unknown) narrator, because of which there is a break in the chain.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عائشة / 4884
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: منكر» «أخرجه عبد الله بن أحمد في "السنة" [2/ 592]، وابن عساكر في "تاريخه" [30/ 219، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 4863»