Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakrah narrates from his father, who said: We came to Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) as a delegation along with Ziyad. He was not as pleased with any delegation as he was with us. The narrator says that he (Muawiyah) said: O Abu Bakrah! Tell us something that you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (Abu Bakrah) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say—while he liked good dreams and people would ask him about them—he was saying: I saw in a dream that a scale was lowered from the sky. Then my weight and Abu Bakr’s were measured, and I outweighed Abu Bakr. Then Abu Bakr and Umar were weighed, and Abu Bakr outweighed Umar. Then Umar and Uthman were weighed, and Umar outweighed Uthman. Then the scale was lifted up towards the sky. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the Caliphate and Prophethood. After this, Allah the Exalted will grant rule to whomever He wills. Hazrat Abu Bakrah says: Then we were seized by the neck and expelled.