Abu Salih reported: Regarding the Almighty’s statement, “Remember when the Prophet had once confided something to one of his wives” (66:3), Al-Dahhak said, “He had secretly confided in Hafsah, the daughter of Umar, that the Caliphate after him would be with Abu Bakr, and Umar would succeed him.”
Source: Faḍā’il al-Khulafā’ al-Rāshidīn 178
عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ، فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا قَالَ أَسَرَّ إِلَى حَفْصَةَ بِنْتِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ الْخَلِيفَةَ مِنْ بَعْدَهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبَعْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عُمَرَ
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