582 - 'Abd Allah informed us, saying: Abu Hammam narrated to me, saying: Al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us, from Al-Awza'i, who said: Hasan ibn al-Husayn narrated to me, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, who said: "We used to prefer Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman, and we would not prefer anyone over the other."
