مسند احمد
Musnad Ahmad
مسند الخلفاء الراشدينMusnad of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
مسنَدِ عَلِیِّ بنِ اَبِی طَالِب رَضِیَ اللَّه عَنهMusnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith 921
اُردوEn
(حديث موقوف) حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَنْبَأَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " لَمْ يَعْهَدْ إِلَيْنَا عَهْدًا نَأْخُذُ بِهِ فِي إِمَارَةِ ، وَلَكِنَّهُ شَيْءٌ رَأَيْنَاهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ أَنْفُسِنَا ، ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، فَأَقَامَ وَاسْتَقَامَ ، ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ رَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى عُمَرَ ، فَأَقَامَ وَاسْتَقَامَ ، حَتَّى ضَرَبَ الدِّينُ بِجِرَانِهِ " .
On the day of the Battle of Jamal, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that regarding leadership, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not give us any specific instruction that we should act upon; rather, it was a matter that we selected for ourselves. First, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) became the caliph—may Allah's mercy descend upon him—he remained steadfast and established (the caliphate). Then Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) became the caliph—may Allah's mercy descend upon him as well—he remained steadfast and established (the caliphate) until the religion laid its neck on the ground (i.e., it became firm and strong).
