The Holy Prophet’s (sa) Dream Regarding his Khilafat

There is a dream of the Holy Prophet (sa) with regard to Hazrat Abu Bakr’s (ra) Khilafat. It has been narrated by Hazrat Abdullah (ra) bin Umar that the Holy Prophet (sa) stated:

“I was shown in a dream that I was standing beside a well, and I used the bucket that was hanging there to draw water out. In the meantime, Abu Bakr (ra) came and he drew one or two buckets of water in such a manner that it seemed as if he had done so with great difficulty due to weakness, but that Allah would cover up his weakness and forgive him. Then, Umar (ra) bin Khattab arrived and the bucket became larger, and I never saw such a mighty person as Umar who could perform such a monumental task. He drew so much water that everyone was satiated and then went back to their own dwellings.”

(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Fada‘il Ashab al-Nabi (sa), Bab Manaqib ‘Umar bin a-Khattab (ra), Hadith 3682)