English translation
7140. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهم: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "This matter (of the caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing."(1)
Hadith 7140
The (chief) rulers (of all Muslims must be) from the Quraish.
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Darussalam · Volume 9
93 - THE BOOK OF AL-AHKĀMSahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 7140 ¦ الجزء: 9 ¦ الصفحة: 62
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Arabic text
7140 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، يَقُولُ: قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ يَزَالُ هَذَا الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ»
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(1) (H.7140) The Prophet ﷺ meant (in this Hadith) that the Muslims are obliged to appoint, as their chief ruler, someone from the tribe of Quraish even if there is only one Quraishi left who is fit (as regards the Islāmic religion) for the caliphate.