from ‘Abd Khair. I heard him say: ʿAli ؓ stood on the minbar and mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ died and Abu Bakr ؓ was appointed as his successor, and he did what he had done and followed in his footsteps, and persisted in doing so until Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, took his soul in death. Then ‘Umar ؓ was appointed as his successor and he did what they had done and followed in their footsteps, and persisted in doing so until Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, took his soul in death.  

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَامَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاسْتُخْلِفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ بِعَمَلِهِ وَسَارَ بِسِيرَتِهِ حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ فَعَمِلَ بِعَمَلِهِمَا وَسَارَ بِسِيرَتِهِمَا حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى ذَلِكَ