Aswad bin Hilal narrates from a man of his tribe who used to say during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Usman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) would not pass away until he became the caliph. We would ask him, "How do you know this?" He would reply, "I once heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Last night I saw in a dream that the weight of three of my companions (may Allah be pleased with them) was measured. First, the weight of Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was measured, and his scale tipped. Then the weight of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was measured, and his scale also tipped. Then the weight of Hazrat Usman was measured, and the weight of our companion was less, though he is a righteous man.'"