English translation
[6222] 33 - (2405) It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said on the Day of Khaibar: “I shall give this flag to a man who loves Allâh and His Messenger, and Allâh will grant victory at his hands.” ‘Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭâb said: “I never desired leadership except on that day.” He said: “I came before him in the hope that I might be called to it, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ called ‘Alī bin Abī Tālib. He gave it to him and said: ‘March, and do not turn around until Allāh grants you victory.’ ‘Alī walked a little way, then he stopped, but he did not turn around, and he shouted: “O Messenger of Allāh, on what basis should I fight the people?” He said: “Fight them until they bear witness that none has the right to we worshiped but Allāh and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allāh. If they do that, then they have protected from you their blood and their wealth, except for a right that is due, and their reckoning will be with Allāh.”