Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: In this Ummah, after the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the best person was Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), after him was Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him), after that we invented things in which Allah will do whatever He wills.