His Statement To A Woman: “And If You Do Not Find Me Then Go To Abū Bakr”
Darussalam · Volume 6
46. Chapters On Al-Manāqib (Virtues) From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 53
Source no. 3676 · Volume 8 · Page 176
Sahih
صحيح
Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.
3676. Jubair bin Muʿim narrated, that a woman came to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to speak to him about something. Then he ordered her with something, and she said: “What should I do O Messenger of Allāh if I do not find you?” He said: “If you do not find me, then go to Abū Bakr.” (Sahih) [Abū ʿEisā said:] This Hadith is Sahih [Gharib from this route].
٣٦٧٦ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ جُبَيْرَ بْنَ مُطْعِمٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ «أَنَّ امْرَأَةً» أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَأَمَرَهَا بِأَمْرٍ، فَقَالَتْ: أَرَأَيْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنْ لَمْ أَجِدْكَ؟ قَالَ: إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِينِي فَائْتِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ.
Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.
It seems from this narration, that the Prophet ﷺ had promised to the woman to give her something. She asked him that if she could not find him or he dies before the promise is fulfilled, what should she do? The Prophet ﷺ told her to go to Abū Bakr. This is a clear indication that Abū Bakr will be Caliph and he will fulfill his promise.