580 - 'Abd Allah informed us, saying: Salamah ibn Shabib narrated to us, saying: Marwan al-Tatari narrated to us, saying: Sulayman ibn Bilal narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, who said: "During the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, we used to prefer Abu Bakr, then 'Umar, then 'Uthman, and we would not prefer anyone else over anyone."
