I saw (in a dream) as if I was drawing water with a leathern bucket on a wooden pulley. There came Abu Bakr and he drew out a bucketful or two and as he drew out, some weakness (was perceived in it) (may Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, forgive him). Then Umar came in order to serve water -and the bucket was changed into a large leather bucket and I did not see such a wonderful man amongst persons (drawing water) and he went on serving water to the people until they were fully satisfied and then went to their resting places.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أُرِيتُ كَأَنِّي أَنْزِعُ بِدَلْوِ بَكْرَةٍ عَلَى قَلِيبٍ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ فَنَزَعَ نَزْعًا ضَعِيفًا وَاللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَقَى فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَفْرِي فَرْيَهُ حَتَّى رَوِيَ النَّاسُ وَضَرَبُوا الْعَطَنَ

I saw (in a dream) as if I was drawing water with a leathern bucket on a wooden pulley. There came Abu Bakr and he drew out a bucketful or two and as he drew out, some weakness (was perceived in it) (may Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, forgive him). Then Umar came in order to serve water -and the bucket was changed into a large leather bucket and I did not see such a wonderful man amongst persons (drawing water) and he went on serving water to the people until they were fully satisfied and then went to their resting places. (Using translation from Muslim 2393a)

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ أُرِيتُ فِي النَّوْمِ أَنِّي أَنْزِعُ بِدَلْوِ بَكْرَةٍ عَلَى قَلِيبٍ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَنَزَعَ نَزْعًا ضَعِيفًا وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَاسْتَقَى فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِيَفْرِي فَرِيَّهُ حَتَّى رَوَّى النَّاسُ وَضَرَبُوا بِعَطَنٍ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "While I was at a well watering (the animals), Abu Bakr came and drew out a sin or two sins, and in them there was a double, and Allah forgave him. Then Umar came and drew out sins until they became heavy in his hand. He then struck the people with a garment and I did not see any beast that it would flee from its own sweat."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَمَا أَنَا عَلَى بِئْرٍ أَسْقِي فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِيهِمَا ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَنَزَعَ حَتَّى اسْتَحَالَتْ فِي يَدِهِ غَرْبًاوَضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا يَفْرِي فَرْيَهُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw in a dream as if I was uprooting a land, and it turned back on me with a black sheep and a white sheep. Then Abu Bakr came and he removed one or two sins, both of which were weak, and Allah forgave him. Then Umar came and he removed and it turned into the west, and he filled the basin and quenched the thirst of those who drank from it. And I did not see someone better than Umar in removing sins. So, I concluded that the black sheep represents the Arabs and the white sheep represents the non-Arabs."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ رَأَيْتُ فِيمَا يَرَى النَّائِمُ كَأَنِّي أَنْزِعُ أَرْضًا وَرَدَتْ عَلَيَّ وَغَنَمٌ سُودٌ وَغَنَمٌ عُفْرٌ فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِيهِمَا ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَنَزَعَ فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَمَلَأَ الْحَوْضَ وَأَرْوَى الْوَارِدَةَ فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا أَحْسَنَ نَزْعًا مِنْ عُمَرَ فَأَوَّلْتُ أَنَّ السُّودَ الْعَرَبُ وَأَنَّ الْعُفْرَ الْعَجَمُ