Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was made caliph, Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) disagreed about some things that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had left behind. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A thing that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left behind and did not alter, I will not alter either. When Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was made caliph, the two of them brought their case to him, and he too said: A thing that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did not alter, I will not alter either. When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was made caliph, the two of them presented their case before him; Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) remained silent and lowered his head. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I feared that he would take that thing into his own possession, so I placed my hand between the shoulders of Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O my father, I adjure you to hand this over to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) handed it over to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأحكام / 7071
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