مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب المناقب
The Book of Merits
(اسْتِحْقَاقُ قُرَيْشٍ لِلْخِلَافَةِ مَشْرُوطٌ بِالدِّينِ)
(The eligibility of Quraysh for the caliphate was conditional on adherence to religion)
Hadith 5982
وَعَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فِي قُرَيْشٍ لَا يُعَادِيهِمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا كَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى وَجهه مَا أَقَامُوا الدّين» . رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ
Mu'awiya told that he heard God's messenger say, "This matter belongs to Quraish, and so long as they observe the religion no one will be hostile to them without God overturning him on his face." Bukhari transmitted it.
