حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ قِيلَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَا خَلِيفَةَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَنَا خَلِيفَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا رَاضٍ بِهِ وَأَنَا رَاضٍ بِهِ وَأَنَا رَاضٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 59
It was narrated that Ibn Abi Mulaikah said: It was said to Abu Bakr: O khaleefah (caliph) of Allah. He said: I am the khaleefah (RA). successor) of the Messenger of Allah and I am pleased with that.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020