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Musnad Ahmed: Hadith 146

2. Musnad Umar ibn Khattab

مسند احمد

146
Musnad Ahmed
Its tail is Sahih, al Bukhari (7218) and Muslim (1823)
It was narrated from Ibn ʻUrmar that
It was said to "Umar: Why don"t you appoint a successor? He said: If I do not do that, one who is better than me did not do it either, namely the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ); if I do that, one who is better than me did it too, namely Abu Bakr.
Reference: Musnad Ahmad 299
Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 299