When Umar bin Khattab was laid out between the pulpit and the grave, Ali
came forward and stood before the rows of people. He said three times, "This is the man." Then he said, "May the mercy of Allah be upon you. There is none among the creation of Allah, may He be exalted, whose record of deeds I would rather meet Allah with, after the record of the Prophet ﷺ, than this man whose body lies covered with his garment."
حدثنا عبد الله حدثني محمد بن جعفر الوركاني حدثنا أبو معشر نجيح المدني مولى بني هاشم عن نافع
وضع عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه بين المنبر والقبر فجاء علي رضي الله عنه حتى قام بين يدي الصفوف فقال هو هذا ثلاث مرات ثم قال رحمة الله عليك ما من خلق الله تعالى أحب إلي من أن ألقاه بصحيفته بعد صحيفة النبي ﷺ من هذا المسجى عليه ثوبه
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Its isnad is daif due to the weakness of Abu Mashar. See 867, 898.