Hadith 101

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 30: Fine Qualities
Hadith 101
عَن ابْن عمر قَالَ: كُنَّا نَقُولُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيٌّ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ رَضِي الله عَنْهُم. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Ibn `Umar said:

When God's messenger was alive, we used to say, "Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman, God be pleased with them!" Tirmidhi transmitted it.