Jabir bin Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Last night a good man had a vision in which Abu Bakr seemed to be joined to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. Umar to Abu Bakr, and Uthman to Umar. Jabir said: When we got up and left the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, we said: The good man is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, and that their being joined together means that they are the rulers over this matter with which Allah has sent His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Yunus and Shuaib, but they did not mention Amr bin Aban.