Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdullah bin Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Aqra’ (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hazrat Khams (may Allah have mercy on him) had a doubt and said: I do not know whether by Aqra’ is meant the muezzin or someone else… In any case, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a messenger and summoned the chief priest and asked him, while I was standing by both of them, shading them from the sun with my shadow, “Is our mention present in your books?” The priest replied, “The mention of your qualities and your deeds is there.” He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, “What do you know about me?” He said, “About you, I find the mention of the horn of iron.” The narrator says: Signs of anger appeared on the face of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said, “The horn of iron?” He replied, “It means that you are very trustworthy.” At this, he (may Allah be pleased with him) was very pleased. He asked, “How is the mention of the one after me?” He said, “He will be a true caliph who will give preference to his close relatives.” The narrator says that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “May Allah have mercy on Ibn Affan.” He (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, “How is the mention of the one after him?” He said, “There will be a very severe rift.” The narrator says that there was something in the hand of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) which he was turning over. He (may Allah be pleased with him) threw it down and said two or three times, “Alas for the disgraced person!” He said, “O Commander of the Faithful! Do not say so. Surely, he will be a Muslim caliph and a good man. But he will be made caliph while the sword will be hanging and blood will have been shed.” The narrator says, then he (may Allah be pleased with him) turned to me and said, “It is time for prayer.”