صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابةThe Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب مِنْ فَضَائِلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ:Chapter: The Virtues Of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (RA)
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي مَرَضِهِ : " ادْعِي لِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَبَاكِ ، وَأَخَاكِ ، حَتَّى أَكْتُبَ كِتَابًا ، فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى مُتَمَنٍّ ، وَيَقُولُ قَائِلٌ أَنَا أَوْلَى ، وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا أَبَا بَكْرٍ " .
A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his (last) illness asked me to call Abu Bakr, her father, and her brother too, so that he might write a document, for he feared that someone else might be desirous (of succeeding him) and that some claimant may say: I have better claim to it, whereas Allah and the Faithful do not substantiate the claim of anyone but that of Abu Bakr.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is explicitly established that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) intended to appoint Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) as the caliph. However, due to this prophecy that neither Allah nor the believers would approve of anyone’s caliphate except Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu), the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) postponed his intention.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6181
