Hadith 21919

حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ , حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُمْهَانَ . ح وعَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ , حَدَّثَنِي حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُمْهَانَ , عَنْ سَفِينَةَ , قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ : " الْخِلَافَةُ ثَلَاثُونَ عَامًا , ثُمَّ يَكُونُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْمُلْكُ " , قَالَ سَفِينَةُ : أَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَنَتَيْنِ , وَخِلَافَةَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ , وَخِلَافَةَ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ اثْنَيْ عَشْرَ سَنَةً , وَخِلَافَةَ عَلِيٍّ سِتَّ سِنِينَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ.
It is narrated from Hazrat Safina (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The caliphate will remain for thirty years, after that kingship will come." Hazrat Safina (may Allah be pleased with him) counted it as follows: two years of the caliphate of Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him), ten years of Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), twelve years of Hazrat Usman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), and six years of Hazrat Ali Murtaza (may Allah be pleased with him) (making a total of thirty years).
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21919
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