Hadith 21928

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ , حَدَّثَنَا حَشْرَجُ ابْنُ نُبَاتَةَ الْعَبْسِيُّ كُوفِيٌّ , حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُمْهَانَ , حَدَّثَنِي سَفِينَةُ , قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْخِلَافَةُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً , ثُمَّ مُلْكًا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ " , ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي سَفِينَةُ : أَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ , وَخِلَافَةَ عُمَرَ , وَخِلَافَةَ عُثْمَانَ , وَأَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُمْ , قَالَ : فَوَجَدْنَاهَا ثَلَاثِينَ سَنَةً , ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ يَتَّفِقُ لَهُمْ ثَلَاثُونَ , فَقُلْتُ لِسَعِيدٍ : أَيْنَ لَقِيتَ سَفِينَةَ ؟ قَالَ : لَقِيتُهُ بِبَطْنِ نَخْلٍ فِي زَمَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ , فَأَقَمْتُ عِنْدَهُ ثَمَانِ لَيَالٍ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ أَحَادِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : قُلْتُ لَهُ : مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ قَالَ : مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرِكَ , سَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَفِينَةَ , قُلْتُ : وَلِمَ سَمَّاكَ سَفِينَةَ ؟ قَالَ : خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ , فَثَقُلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَتَاعُهُمْ , فَقَالَ لِي : " ابْسُطْ كِسَاءَكَ " , فَبَسَطْتُهُ , فَجَعَلُوا فِيهِ مَتَاعَهُمْ , ثُمَّ حَمَلُوهُ عَلَيَّ , فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " احْمِلْ , فَإِنَّمَا أَنْتَ سَفِينَةُ " , فَلَوْ حَمَلْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ وِقْرَ بَعِيرٍ , أَوْ بَعِيرَيْنِ , أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٍ , أَوْ أَرْبَعَةٍ , أَوْ خَمْسَةٍ , أَوْ سِتَّةٍ , أَوْ سَبْعَةٍ , مَا ثَقُلَ عَلَيَّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَجْفُوا .
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 for the Caliphate of Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him), ten years for Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him), twelve years for Hazrat Usman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), and six years for Hazrat Ali Murtaza (may Allah be pleased with him) (making a total of thirty years). The narrator of the hadith says: I asked Saeed bin Jumhan, "Where did you meet Hazrat Safina (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said, "During the time of Hajjaj bin Yusuf, I met him in Batn Nakhlah, and I stayed with him for eight nights and kept asking him about the ahadith of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I also asked him his name, but he replied, 'I cannot tell you that. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named me Safina.' I asked, 'Why did the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) name you Safina?' He replied, 'Once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), their luggage was gathered and the bundle was loaded onto me. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Carry it, for you are Safina (a ship)." That day, even if not one or two, but the load of seven camels had been placed on me, I would not have felt any burden, except if they had overburdened me.'"
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 21928
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