Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Among you is one who will fight over the interpretation of the Qur'an just as I fought over its revelation." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, will it be me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, will it be me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No; rather, it will be the one mending the sandals." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had given his sandals to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was mending them.
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8950
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه ابو يعلي فى المسند (1086) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (33/3) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 10865، 11364، وأخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 4679، وأخرجه شرح السنة برقم: 2557»