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The Obligation Of Fulfilling Oaths Of Allegiance Is Owed To The First Of Two Caliphs

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Darussalam · Volume 5

33. The Book of Leadership

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الحديث: 1842 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1471

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[4773] 44 - (1842) It was narrated that Abū Hāzim said: "I stayed with Abū Hurairah for five years, and I heard him narrate that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'The Children of Israel were ruled by the Prophets. Every time one Prophet died, another Prophet would succeed him. But there will be no Prophet after me, but there will be many caliphs.' They said: 'What do you command us to do?' He said: 'Fulfill the oath of allegiance to the first one and not the second (if there are two caliphs at one time), and give them their dues, for Allāh will question them about that which He entrusted to them.'"

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44 - (1842) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: قَاعَدْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَسُوسُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ، كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي، وَسَتَكُونُ خُلَفَاءُ فَتَكْثُرُ»، قَالُوا: فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ: «فُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الْأَوَّلِ، فَالْأَوَّلِ، وَأَعْطُوهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَائِلُهُمْ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُمْ»،

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