حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ رُؤْيَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ قَدْ اجْتَمَعُوا فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ نَزَعَ عُمَرُ فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَمَا رَأَيْتُ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنْ النَّاسِ يَفْرِي فَرِيَّهُ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4814
It was narrated from Ibn Umar, concerning a dream of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) about Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, that he (the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: I saw the peopl e had gathers, then Abu Bakr came and drew one or two buckets [from a well], but there was some weakness in his drawing. May Allah forgive him. Then 'Umar tin al-Khattaab came and the bucket turned into a very large one in hs hands. I had never seen such a mighty person as he in doing such hard work, until all the people drank to their satisfaction,"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020