Sahih Muslim Hadith 6178 – The Virtues Of AbÜ

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[617819 – (2385) It was narrated from Ibn AbI Mulaikah: "I heard 'Aishah being asked who the Messenger of Allah would have appointed if he had appointed a successor. She said: 'Abü Bakr.' It was said to her: 'Then who, after Abü Bakr?' She said: "Umar.' Then it was said to her: 'Then who, after 'Umar?' She said: 'Abü 'Ubaidah bin A1-Jarrâh,' then she kept quiet after that."