#939

A'isha, the wife of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), said:I tried to dissuade the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from it (i. e. from appointing Abu Bakr as the Imam.) and my insistence upon it was not due to the fact that I entertained any apprehension in my mind that the people would not love the man who would occupy his (Prophet's) place (i. e. who would be appointed as his caliph) and I feared that the people would be superstitious about one who would occupy his place. I, therefore, desired that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) should leave Abu Bakr aside in this matter

حدثنا عبد الملك بن شعيب بن الليث، حدثني ابي، عن جدي، حدثني عقيل بن خالد، قال قال ابن شهاب اخبرني عبيد الله بن عبد الله بن عتبة بن مسعود، ان عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت لقد راجعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في ذلك وما حملني على كثرة مراجعته الا انه لم يقع في قلبي ان يحب الناس بعده رجلا قام مقامه ابدا والا اني كنت ارى انه لن يقوم مقامه احد الا تشاءم الناس به فاردت ان يعدل ذلك رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ابي بكر