[Machine] Narrated to us something he heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to be pleased with good dreams and ask about them. One day he said, 'Which of you had a dream?' A man said, 'I had a dream that I saw as if a balance was lowered from the sky and I and Abu Bakr were weighed, and you were heavier than Abu Bakr. Then Abu Bakr and Umar were weighed, and Abu Bakr was heavier than Umar. Then Umar and Uthman were weighed, and Umar was heavier than Uthman. Then the balance was lifted and the dream ended.' Hamad also mentioned this dream, and it troubled him. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The caliphate (succession) of prophethood and then Allah gives the kingdom to whom He wills.' He said, 'It upset our stomachs, and we were expelled.' Ziyad said, 'Abu Bakr, did you not find any other hadith to narrate except this?' He replied, 'No, by Allah, I will not narrate anything except this until I part from you.' So we left. Then he called us again and said, 'O Abu Bakr, narrate to us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So I narrated it to him and he patted me on the chest and we were expelled. Ziyad said, 'Abu Bakr, did you not find any other hadith to narrate except this?' He replied, 'No, by Allah, I will not narrate anything except this until I part from you.' So we left and spent some days. Then he called us again and said, 'O Abu Bakr, narrate to us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' So I narrated it to him and he patted me on the chest. Muawiyah said, 'Are you speaking about the kingdom? We have already accepted the kingdom.'"  

حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا دُلِّيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِعُمَرَ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ فَاسْتَاءَ لَهَا وَقَدْ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ أَيْضًا فَسَاءَهُ ذَاكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ خِلَافَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَ فَزُخَّ فِي أَقْفَائِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَقَالَ زِيَادٌ لَا أَبَا لَكَ أَمَا وَجَدْتَ حَدِيثًا غَيْرَ ذَا حَدِّثْهُ بِغَيْرِ ذَا قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ لَا أُحَدِّثُهُ إِلَّا بِذَا حَتَّى أُفَارِقَهُ فَتَرَكَنَا ثُمَّ دَعَا بِنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَبَكَعَهُ بِهِ فَزُخَّ فِي أَقْفَائِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَقَالَ زِيَادٌ لَا أَبَا لَكَ أَمَا تَجِدُ حَدِيثًا غَيْرَ ذَا حَدِّثْهُ بِغَيْرِ ذَا فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ لَا أُحَدِّثُهُ إِلَّا بِهِ حَتَّى أُفَارِقَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَنَا أَيَّامًا ثُمَّ دَعَا بِنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَبَكَعَهُ بِهِ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَتَقُولُ الْمُلْكَ؟ فَقَدْ رَضِينَا بِالْمُلْكِ  

[Machine] And Abdul Rahman said, "We went to Muawiyah to offer our condolences to him, along with Ziyad, and Abu Bakrah was with us. When we arrived, he was not impressed by the delegation, but he was impressed by us. He said, 'O Abu Bakrah, tell us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' Abu Bakrah said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was impressed by good dreams and he would ask about them.' One day, he asked, 'Who among you has seen a dream?' A man from the people said, 'I saw a scale descending from the sky, and you and Abu Bakr were weighed in it, and you outweighed Abu Bakr. Then Abu Bakr and Umar were weighed in it, and Abu Bakr outweighed Umar. Then Umar and Uthman were weighed in it, and Umar outweighed Uthman. Then the scale was lifted, and the Prophet ﷺ asked, 'What was the first thing it indicated?' The man said, 'The caliphate after prophethood.' Then Allah gives the caliphate to whomever He wills.' Muawiyah said, 'Our hearts sank when we heard this, and we were expelled. But the next day, we returned.' Muawiyah asked Abu Bakrah again, 'Tell us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' Abu Bakrah mentioned the same dream again, and Muawiyah said, 'Are you saying that we are kings? We are content with the caliphate.'"  

وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَفَدْنَا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ نُعَزِّيهِ مَعَ زِيَادٍ وَمَعَنَا أَبُو بَكَرَةَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا لَمْ يُعْجَبْ بِوَفْدٍ مَا أُعْجِبَ بِنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْهَا وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ مِيزَانًا دُلِّيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ فِيهِ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوبَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ فِيهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِعُمَرَ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ فِيهِ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ فَاسْتَآلها النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَيْ أَوَّلَهَا فَقَالَ خِلَافَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَ فَزُخَّ فِي أَقْفَائِنَا فَأُخْرِجْنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ عُدْنَا فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَبَكَعَهُ بِهِ فَزُخَّ فِي أَقْفَائِنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ عُدْنَا فَسَأَلَهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ فَبَكَعَهُ بِهِ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ تَقُولُ إِنَّا مُلُوكٌ؟ قَدْ رَضِينَا بِالْمُلْكِ  

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أبِى بَكْرَةَ قَالَ: وَفَدْنَا إِلَى مُعَاوِيَة وَمَعَنَا أَبُو بَكْرَةَ، فَقَالَ: يَا أبَا بَكْرَةَ حَدثنَا بِشَىْء سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ أبُو بَكْرَةَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ الرؤيَا الحَسَنَة وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْهَا، وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ: أيُّكُمْ رَأَى رَؤْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُل مِنَ القَوم: أَنَا رَأَيْتُ مِيزَانًا دُلِّى مِنَ السمَاءِ فَوزِنْتَ أنْتَ وَأبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ بِأبِى بَكْرٍ،

وَوُزِنَ فِيهِ أبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِعُمَرَ، وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ وَعثمَانُ فَرجَحَ عُمَرُ بِعثمَانَ، ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الميزَانُ فَأسْتَألَّهَا نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ أَىْ: أولَّهَا -فَقَالَ: خِلَافَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ وَيُؤْتِى الله المُلكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وقال رسول الله ﷺ : من قتل نفسا معاهدة بغير حقها لم يجد ريح الجنة وإن ريحها ليوجد من مسيرة خمسمائة وَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : لَيَرد عَلَى الحَوْضَ رِجَالٌ مِمَّنْ صَحِبَنِى وَرآنِى، فَإِذا رُفِعُوا إِلَىَّ وَرَأيْتُهُمْ اخْتَلَجُوا دُونِى فَأقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ أَصْحَابِى! وَفِى لَفْظٍ: أصْحَابِى، فَيُقَالُ: مَا تَدْرِىِ مَا أَحْدثُوا بَعْدَكَ".