Jami at-Tirmidhi 3666
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 'Ali:
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، قَالَ ذَكَرَ دَاوُدُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ سَيِّدَا كُهُولِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ مَا خَلاَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ لاَ تُخْبِرْهُمَا يَا عَلِيُّ " .
that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Abu Bakr and 'Umar are the masters of the elder people among the inhabitants of Paradise, from the first ones and the last ones, not including the Prophets and the Messengers. Do not inform them O 'Ali."
Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)