Jami at-Tirmidhi 3663
Jami at-Tirmidhi · Book 49: Chapters on Virtues · Regarding the Virtues Of Both Abu Bakr and Omar, May Allah Be Pleased With Them Both
Narrated Hudhaifah [may Allah be pleased with him]:
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ الْمُرَادِيِّ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ هَرِمٍ ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنِّي لاَ أَدْرِي مَا بَقَائِي فِيكُمْ فَاقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي " . وَأَشَارَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ .
"We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: 'I do not know how long I will be with you, so stick to the two after me,' and he signaled towards Abu Bakr and 'Umar."
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)