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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الفضائل والمناقب
The Book of Virtues and Merits
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِيمَا اشْتَرَكَ فِيْهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وعلي رَضِىَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding What Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with them) Shared
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 11562 — on What Has Been Reported Regarding What
عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ خَيْرٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِخَيْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا قَالَ فَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِالثَّانِي قَالَ فَذَكَرَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ شِئْتُ لَأَنْبَأْتُكُمْ بِالثَّالِثِ قَالَ وَسَكَتَ فَرَأَيْنَا أَنَّهُ يَعْنِي نَفْسَهُ فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ يَقُولُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ وَإِلَّا صُمَّتَا
It is narrated from Abdu Khair Hamdani, he says: I heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he was seated on the pulpit and was saying: O people! Shall I not tell you who is the most virtuous in this Ummah after the Prophet? Then he mentioned the name of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Then he said: Shall I not tell you about the man who is second in rank in the Ummah after the Prophet? Then he himself mentioned the name of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). And then he said: If I wish, I can tell you about the man who is third in rank. Abdu Khair says that after saying this, he remained silent. We understood that he was referring to himself. I asked him, did you yourself hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying this? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Ka'bah! If I did not hear it myself, may these ears of mine become deaf.
