Masruq narrates: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was teaching us the Qur'an. A man said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, did you ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) how many caliphs will rule this Ummah?" Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Since I came to Iraq, no one before you has asked me about this." Then he said: "Yes, we asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'There will be twelve (caliphs), like the number of the chiefs (nuqaba') of the Children of Israel.'"
Ahmad, Abu Ya'la and al-Bazzar recorded it; its chain contains Mujalid bin Sa'id, whom al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him) declared thiqah (trustworthy) while the majority declared him da'if (weak), and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8967
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (1587 و 1586) اخرجه أبو يعلى فى المسند (5031) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (10310) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (3781) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 3772»
Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was with my uncle in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was delivering a sermon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The affair of this Ummah will remain sound until twelve caliphs have passed." After this the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said something in a low voice. I asked my uncle, who was in front of me: "O uncle, what did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say?" He replied: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) "All of them will be from Quraysh."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and al-Bazzar recorded it; the narrators of al-Tabarani are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8968
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (1585 و 1584) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (120/22) ، أخرجه المستدرك على الصحيحين برقم: 6648، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 6207»
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When twelve men from the Banu Murrah bin Ka'b become rulers, then hatred and hypocrisy will remain (in the affairs of government) until the Day of Resurrection."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Dhu'ad bin Ulbah, who is da'if (weak), and a narrator Isma'il bin Dhu'ad, his student, who is extremely da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8969
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعیف جداً
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 3865»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while he was delivering a sermon on the pulpit, saying: "Twelve rulers will be from Quraysh; the enmity of whoever bears enmity towards them will not harm them." I turned around to look behind me, and there was Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) among the people, and they confirmed this hadith of mine for me exactly as I had heard it. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: In the Sahih, part of it is mentioned from his hadith and the hadith of his father.
Al-Tabarani recorded it.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8970
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:حدیث صحیح بشواھدہ
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (2073) ، أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 2073»
Al-Bazzar recorded this narration from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) alone, and in it he added the words: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went back to his house. I came to him and said: "Then what will happen?" He said: "Then there will be killing and turmoil (harj)." Its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الخلافة / 8972
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (3329) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 20347»