It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakrah, he says: We went as a delegation with Ziyad. In another narration, it is mentioned that I went with my father as a delegation to Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him). In another hadith, Abdur Rahman said: We went to them for condolence. When we reached them, he was never as pleased at the arrival of any delegation as he was at the arrival of our delegation. He said: Abu Bakrah! Please narrate to us a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) loved good dreams very much, and he (peace be upon him) used to ask people if anyone had seen a good dream, then he should narrate it. One day, he (peace be upon him) said: If any of you has seen a dream, let him narrate it. A man said: Yes, I saw as if a scale was let down from the sky, your weight and that of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was measured, and you (peace be upon him) were heavier than Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) were weighed, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was heavier. After that, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) were weighed, and Umar was heavier. After that, the scale was lifted. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) became sad. Hammad also narrated that upon hearing this, Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) became sorrowful. And then he said: In this hadith, there is an indication towards the caliphate of prophethood, after which Allah, the Exalted, will grant rule to whomever He wills. Upon hearing this hadith, Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent us out from his court. Ziyad said: Did you not remember any other hadith besides this? Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, by Allah! As long as I go to them, I will narrate only this hadith to them. After a few days, once again Sayyiduna Muawiyah called us and said: Abu Bakrah! Please narrate to us a hadith you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He repeated the same hadith. Sayyiduna Muawiyah disliked hearing this hadith and had us sent out from his court. Ziyad said: Did you not remember any other hadith besides this? Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No, by Allah! As long as I go to them, I will continue to narrate only this hadith. After a few days, Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) called us again and said: Abu Bakrah! Please narrate to us a hadith of the Messenger. Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) again repeated the same blessed hadith. He again found it unpleasant, but this time Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Do you call our rule kingship? In one narration: Do you call us kings instead of caliphs? If that is so, then we are content with kingship. Abu Abdur Rahman said that I found this hadith written in my father's book in his own handwriting.