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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارةThe Book of Caliphate and Leadership
الْبَابُ الْخَامِسَ فِي تَحْقِيقِ رُؤْيَاهُ، وَطَعْنِ الْعَجَمِي إِيَّاهُ ، وَذِكْرِ شَيْءٍ مِنْ وَصَايَاهُ، وَتَنَاءِ النَّاسِ عَلَيْهِ، وَبُكَائِهِمْ عِنْدَهُ، وَعَدْمِ اسْتِخْلَافِهِThe Fifth Chapter Regarding the Fulfillment of His Dream, His Stabbing by the Foreigner, Mention of Some of His Bequests, the Praise of the People for Him, Their Weeping Over Him, and His Not Appointing a Successor
Hadith 12229
اُردوEn
عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِمْيَرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِالْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَتَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ طُعِنَ فَقَالَ احْفَظْ عَنِّي ثَلَاثًا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ لَا يُدْرِكَنِي النَّاسُ أَمَّا أَنَا فَلَمْ أَقْضِ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ قَضَاءً وَلَمْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ عَلَى النَّاسِ خَلِيفَةً وَكُلُّ مَمْلُوكٍ لَهُ عَتِيقٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّاسُ اسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَالَ أَيَّ ذَلِكَ أَفْعَلُ فَقَدْ فَعَلَهُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي إِنْ أَدَعْ إِلَى النَّاسِ أَمْرَهُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَهُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ وَإِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدْ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَبْشِرْ بِالْجَنَّةِ صَاحَبْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَطَلْتَ صُحْبَتَهُ وَوُلِّيتَ أَمْرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَوِيتَ وَأَدَّيْتَ الْأَمَانَةَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا تَبْشِيرُكَ إِيَّايَ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي قَالَ عَفَّانُ فَلَا وَاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي الدُّنْيَا بِمَا فِيهَا لَافْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ هَوْلِ مَا أَمَامِي قَبْلَ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ الْخَبَرَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكَ فِي أَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَفَافًا لَا لِيَ وَلَا عَلَيَّ وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرْتَ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَلِكَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was attacked, I was the first to go to him and he said to me: Remember three things of mine, I fear that people may not reach me. First, that I have not made any final decision regarding the matter of Kalalah. Second, that I have not appointed anyone as the caliph over the people. And third, that all the slaves who are in my possession are all free. Then the people said to him: Please appoint someone as caliph. He said: Whichever of the two matters I do, the superior personality before me has already done it. If I leave the matter of caliphate to the people, then the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also did the same, and if I appoint someone as caliph, then before me Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did this, and he is better than me. I said to him: Glad tidings of Paradise to you, you had the honor of long companionship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you were entrusted with the position of Commander of the Faithful, so you demonstrated strength and fulfilled the trust excellently. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: As for your giving me glad tidings of Paradise, by Allah, I fear the Hereafter so much that before knowing the final outcome, even if I had the wealth of the whole world, I would give it all as ransom to escape this fear. Regarding what you said about the caliphate and leadership over the believers, I would prefer that if the reckoning is even, that is, I neither gain anything nor am I accused of any crime, then I would consider this sufficient for myself. However, as for the companionship of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that you mentioned, that honor is indeed a source of distinction.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … For details regarding kalalah, see hadith numbers (6383, 8572).
