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"عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ: بَلَغَنِى أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الخَطَّابِ قَالَ: لَوْ أَدْرَكْتُ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الجَرَّاحِ لَاسْتَخْلَفْتُهُ وَمَا شَاوَرْتُ، فَإِنْ سُئِلْتُ عَنْهُ قُلْتُ: اسْتَخْلَفْتُ أَمِينَ الله وَأَمِينَ رَسُولِهِ".  

ابن سعد، [ك] الحاكم في المستدرك