[Machine] A man from the desert came with his camels, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ met him and bought them from him. Then Ali met him and asked, "What brought you here?" He replied, "I came with these camels and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bought them from me." Ali asked, "Did he pay you?" He replied, "No, but he sent someone to pay me later." Ali told him, "Go back and tell him, 'O Messenger of Allah, if anything happens to you, who will settle my payment?' And see what he says to you, then come back to me and let me know." The man went and asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the same question, and he replied, "Abu Bakr will settle your payment." Ali was then informed of this and told the man, "Go back and ask Abu Bakr the same question, and if anything happens to him, who will settle your payment?" The man went and asked Abu Bakr, who replied, "Umar will settle your payment." The man then went to Umar and asked him the same question, and Umar replied, "Go back and ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ again, and if anything happens to Umar, who will settle your payment?" The man went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ again and asked him the question, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Woe to you! If Umar dies, and you are able to die, then die."  

قَدِمَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَادِيَةِ بِإبِلٍ لَهُ فَلَقِيَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَرَاهَا مِنْهُ فَلَقِيَهُ عَلِيٌّ فَقَالَ مَا أَقْدَمَكَ؟ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ بِإِبِلٍ فَاشْتَرَاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَنَقَدَكَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ بِعْتَهَا مِنْهُ بِتَأْخِيرٍ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ارْجِعْ فَقُلْ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إنْ حَدَثَ بِكَ حَدَثٌ مَنْ يَقْضِينِي مَالِي؟ وَانْظُرْ مَا يَقُولُ لَكَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى تُعْلِمَنِي فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إنْ حَدَثَ بِكَ حَدَثٌ فَمَنْ يَقْضِينِي؟ قَالَ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ» فَأَعْلَمَ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُ ارْجِعْ اسْأَلْهُ إِنْ حَدَثَ بِأَبِي بَكْرْ حَدَثٌ فَمَنْ يَقْضِينِي؟ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ «عُمَرُ» فَجَاءَ فَأَعْلَمَ عَلِيًّا فَقَالَ لَهُ ارْجِعْ فَسَلْهُ إِذَا مَاتَ عُمَرُ فَمَنْ يَقْضِينِي؟ فَجَاءَ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَيْحَكَ إِذَا مَاتَ عُمَرُ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ فَمُتْ»