(9) باب فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ
Abu Bakrah said:
One day the Prophet (ﷺ) asked: Which of you had a dream? He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect, but he did not mention the word "disliked". Instead, he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was grieved about that. He then said: There will be a caliphate on the model of prophecy, then Allah will give the kingdom to whom he wills. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 4635 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 42, Hadith 40 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 41, Hadith 4618 (DE)