حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ بُکَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِکٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ الْغَدَ حِينَ بَايَعَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَبَا بَکْرٍ وَاسْتَوَی عَلَی مِنْبَرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَشَهَّدَ قَبْلَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ فَقَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَاخْتَارَ اللَّهُ لِرَسُولِهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي عِنْدَهُ عَلَی الَّذِي عِنْدَکُمْ وَهَذَا الْکِتَابُ الَّذِي هَدَی اللَّهُ بِهِ رَسُولَکُمْ فَخُذُوا بِهِ تَهْتَدُوا وَإِنَّمَا هَدَی اللَّهُ بِهِ رَسُولَهُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 7269
Narrated Anas bin Malik: That he heard `Umar speaking while standing on the pulpit of the Prophet in the morning (following the death of the Prophet), when the people had sworn allegiance to Abu Bakr. He said the Tashah-hud before Abu Bakr, and said, "Amma Ba'du (then after) Allah has chosen for his Apostle what is with Him (Paradise) rather than what is with you (the world). This is that Book (Qur'an) with which Allah guided your Apostle, so stick to it, for then you will be guided on the right path as Allah guided His Apostle with it."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020