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The appointment of a caliph (to succeed another).(٥١) باب الاستخلاف

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Darussalam · Volume 9

93 - THE BOOK OF AL-AHKĀM

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الحديث: 7219 ¦ الجزء: 9 ¦ الصفحة: 81

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7219. Narrated Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه that he heard 'Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following the death of the Prophet ﷺ. 'Umar recited the Tashah-hud(2) while Abū Bakr was silent. 'Umar said, "I wish that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ had outlived all of us, i.e., had been the last (to die). But if Muḥammad ﷺ is dead, Allāh تعالى nevertheless has kept the light amongst you from which you can receive the same guidance as Allāh تعالى guided Muḥammad ﷺ with that. And Abū Bakr is the Companion of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. He is the second of the two in the cave. He is the most entitled person among the Muslims to manage your affairs. Therefore get up and give the Bai'a (pledge) to him." Some people had already given the Bai'a (pledge) to him in the shed of Banī Sā'ida but the Bai'a given by the public was at the pulpit. I heard 'Umar saying to Abū Bakr on that day, "Please ascend the pulpit," and kept on urging him till he ascended the pulpit whereupon, all the people gave the Bai'a to him.

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7219 - حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ خُطْبَةَ عُمَرَ الآخِرَةَ حِينَ جَلَسَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ، وَذَلِكَ الغَدَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَتَشَهَّدَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ صَامِتٌ لاَ يَتَكَلَّمُ، قَالَ: «كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَعِيشَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَدْبُرَنَا، يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ آخِرَهُمْ، فَإِنْ يَكُ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدْ جَعَلَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ نُورًا تَهْتَدُونَ بِهِ، هَدَى اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَوْلَى المُسْلِمِينَ بِأُمُورِكُمْ، فَقُومُوا فَبَايِعُوهُ»، وَكَانَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ قَدْ بَايَعُوهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ، وَكَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ العَامَّةِ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ: عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ: «اصْعَدِ المِنْبَرَ»، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى صَعِدَ المِنْبَرَ، فَبَايَعَهُ النَّاسُ عَامَّةً

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  1. 1

    (1) (H.7218) 'Umar refused to appoint his successor lest he should be held responsible for the mistakes in future.

  2. 2

    (2) (H.7219) i.e., none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh, and Muḥammad ﷺ is His slave and His Messenger.