English translation
[6178] 9 - (2385) It was narrated from Ibn Abî Mulaikah: "I heard 'Aishah being asked who the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ would have appointed if he had appointed a successor. She said: 'Abû Bakr.' It was said to her: 'Then who, after Abû Bakr?' She said: "Umar.' Then it was said to her: 'Then who, after 'Umar?' She said: 'Abû Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrâh,' then she kept quiet after that."
