[Machine] "I leave you as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ left us." We said, "O Messenger of Allah, appoint a successor over us." He said, "If Allah knows any good in you, He will guide you to the best among you." 'Ali said, "So Allah guided us to the best among us, and he appointed Abu Bakr as our leader." (This hadith is extracted from Al-Talkhis by Al-Dhahabi due to its weakness.)
أَتْرُكُكُمْ كَمَا تَرَكْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَخْلِفْ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «إِنْ يَعْلَمِ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ خَيْرًا يُوَلِّ عَلَيْكُمْ خِيَارَكُمْ» قَالَ عَلِيٌّ «فَعَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِينَا خَيْرًا فَوَلَّى عَلَيْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ حذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه