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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب قتال أهل البغي
Book of Fighting the Rebels
باب: ما جاء في تنبيه الإمام على من يراه أهلا للخلافة بعده
Chapter: Reports on the ruler indicating whom he considers fit for the caliphate after him
Bayhaqi 16595 — Reports on the ruler indicating whom he considers fit
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، قَالَا: ثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أَنْبَأَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى: " رُؤْيَا الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَحْيٌ، وَقَوْلُهُ: " وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ " قِصَرُ مُدَّتِهِ، وَعَجَلَةُ مَوْتِهِ، وَشُغْلُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ لِأَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ عَنِ الْافْتِتَاحِ وَالتَّزَيُّدِ الَّذِي بَلَغَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي طُولِ مُدَّتِهِ ".
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The dream of the prophets is revelation too, and the weakness in Sayyiduna Abu Bakr's (may Allah be pleased with him) drawing of the bucket means that his period of caliphate would be short and he would die soon. He would be occupied with fighting the apostates, and Sayyiduna Umar's (may Allah be pleased with him) period of caliphate would be long.
