[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  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ told me something he heard, saying: "The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was fond of righteous dreams and would inquire about them. One day, he asked: 'Who among you has seen a dream?' A man replied: 'I have, O Messenger of Allah, I saw as if scales descended from the sky and you were weighed against Abu Bakr, and you outweighed him. Then Abu Bakr was weighed against Umar and Abu Bakr outweighed Umar. Then Umar was weighed against Uthman and Umar outweighed Uthman. Then the scales were lifted.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pondered over it and said: 'The leadership comes after Prophethood, then Allah gives the kingdom to whomever He wills.' Affan said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was pleased with it, while Hammad said that it saddened him."  

حَدِّثْنِي بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُعْجِبُهُ الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا دُلِّيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِعُمَرَ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِعُمَرَ ثُمَّ وُزِنَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ فَاسْتَاءَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ خِلَافَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ قَالَ عَفَّانُ فِيهِ فَاسْتَآلَهَا وَقَالَ حَمَّادٌ فَسَاءَهُ ذَلِكَ  

"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".