371 - Abd Allah b. Ahmad informed us, saying: My father related to me, saying: Umm Umar bint Hassan b. Zayd related to us—my father said: "A trustworthy old woman"—she said: Sa'id b. Yahya b. Qays b. 'Abs related to me, from his father, who said: It reached me that Hafsa bint Umar said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: "When you are ill, do you put Abu Bakr forward?" He replied: "It is not I who puts him forward, but rather Allah puts him forward."
٣٧١ - أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنَا أُمُّ عُمَرَ ابْنَةُ حَسَّانَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ أَبِي: عَجُوزُ صِدْقٍ، قَالَتْ: حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَبْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا أَنْتَ مَرِضْتَ قَدَّمْتَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ: «لَسْتُ أَنَا الَّذِي قَدَّمْتُهُ، وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُقَدِّمُهُ»
