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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أهم أحداث السنة الحادية عشرة للهجرةMost Important Events of the Eleventh Year of Hijrah
بَابُ هَلْ أَوْضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِشَيْءٍ أَمْ لَا؟ وَهَلْ عَهِدَ لَاحَدٍ بِالْخَلَافَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أم لا؟Chapter on Whether the Messenger of Allah ﷺ Made a Bequest or Not, and Whether He Appointed Anyone to the Caliphate After Him or Not
Hadith 11003
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَسْتَخْلِفْ أَحَدًا وَلَوْ كَانَ مُسْتَخْلِفًا لَاسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَوْ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from this world and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not appoint anyone as a caliph. If he (peace and blessings be upon him) were to appoint anyone as a caliph, he would have appointed Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) or Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The meaning of this hadith is that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not explicitly designate anyone in such a manner that, after him, so-and-so and so-and-so would be caliphs in a specific order. This does not contradict the action of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, according to which he gave precedence to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu for leading the prayer (imamah), although there is certainly an indication in it.
