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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5031 — We were present in the gathering of Sayyiduna
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ قَالَ : كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بَعْدَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَهُوَ يُقْرِئُنَا الْقُرْآنَ ، فَسَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ ، يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، هَلْ سَأَلْتُمْ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كَمْ يَمْلِكُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ خَلِيفَةٌ ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ : مَا سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا أَحَدٌ مُنْذُ قَدِمْتُ الْعِرَاقَ قَبْلَكَ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَقَالَ : اثْنَا عَشَرَ ، مِثْلَ نُقَبَاءِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ .
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated: We were present in the gathering of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) after the Maghrib prayer, and he was teaching us the Noble Qur'an. Meanwhile a man asked him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman, did you ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) how many caliphs this Ummah would have?" Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (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! I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'There will be twelve caliphs, like the number of the chieftains (nuqaba') of the Children of Israel.'"
