Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well and upon it was a bucket. I drew water from the well as much as Allah willed. Then, Ibn Abi Quhafah, Abu Bakr, took the bucket from me and brought out one or two buckets, but there was some weakness in his drawing the water. May Allah forgive his weakness! Then, the bucket became large, and Umar Ibn al-Khattab took it over. I have never seen such a mighty leader of people as Umar, drawing so much water until they even brought their camels to drink.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3664, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2392
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي عَلَى قَلِيبٍ عَلَيْهَا دَلْوٌ فَنَزَعْتُ مِنْهَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ يَعْنِي أبَا بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ بِهَا ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ضَعْفَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَأَخَذَهَا ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنْ النَّاسِ يَنْزِعُ نَزْعَ عُمَرَ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ
3664 صحيح البخاري كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لو كنت متخذا خليلا
2392 صحيح مسلم كتاب فضائل الصحابة باب من فضائل عمر رضي الله عنه
