The Prophet ﷺ came first, followed by Abu Bakr, and the third one was ʿUmar ؓ . Then turmoil (fitnah) struck us; Allah will pardon whomever He will.
سَبَقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّخَبَطَتْنَا أَوْ أَصَابَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ يَعْفُو اللهُ عَمَّنْ يَشَاءُ
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I heard ‘Ali ؓ say on this minbar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came first, Abu Bakr ؓ came second and ʿUmar ؓ came third; then we got involved in turmoil, and it was what Allah willed.
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ عَلَى هَذَا الْمِنْبَرِ سَبَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ خَبَطَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ أَصَابَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ فَكَانَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came first, Abu Bakr came second and ʿUmar came third. Then we got involved in turmoil, and it is up to Allah to judge.
سَبَقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ خَبَطَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ فَهُوَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ
[Machine] I heard Ali say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ preceded and surpassed Abu Bakr and Umar by three. Then he said, 'Then we faced a trial, and Allah forgives whom He wills.'"
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ «سَبَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَثَنَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ خَطَبَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ وَيَعْفُو اللَّهُ عَمَّنْ يَشَاءُ»
"عن على قال: سبق النبي ﷺ وَصلَّى أبو بكر، وثلث عمر، ثم خَبَطَتنا فتنة فما شاء الله".