السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب قتال أهل البغي
Book of Fighting the Rebels
باب: من جعل الأمر شورى بين المستصلحين له
One who left the matter to consultation among those fit for it
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ، أَنْبَأَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْبَخْتَرِيِّ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، ثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمُرِيِّ، أَنّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، حَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا نَقَرَنِي نَقْرَةً أَوْ نَقْرَتَيْنِ، وَإِنِّي لَا أَرَى ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجْلِي، وَإِنَّ أُنَاسًا يَأْمُرُونَ بِأَنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضِيعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلَافَتَهُ وَمَا بَعَثَ بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِنْ عَجِلَ بِي أَمْرٌ فَالشُّورَى بَيْنَ هَؤُلَاءِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ، فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا، وَإِنَّ نَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَإِنْ فَعَلُوا فَأُولَئِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الْكَفَرَةُ الضُّلَّالُ، أَنَا جَاهَدْتُهُمْ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ، وَإِنِّي لَا أَدَعُ شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ عِنْدِي مِنْ أَمْرِ الْكَلَالَةِ، وَمَا أَغْلَظَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي شَيْءٍ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِيهِ، فَطَعَنَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي، أَوْ فِي جَنْبِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: " يَا عُمَرُ يَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ، وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ أَقْضِ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ لَا يَخْتَلِفُ فِيهِ أَحَدٌ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ، أَوْ لَمْ يَقْرَأِ الْقُرْآنَ "، وَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ، فَإِنِّي إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ، وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَيْنَا مَا أَشْكَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَإِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أُرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ، قَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى الرَّجُلَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُوجَدُ رِيحُهُمَا مِنْهُ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ، فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًا: الثُّومُ وَالْبَصَلُ. قَالَ: خَطَبَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ، وَمَاتَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ لِأَرْبَعٍ بَقِينَ مِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ ⦗٢٥٩⦘ أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ وَغَيْرِهِ.
Ma'dan bin Abi Talhah al-Ya'mari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) praised and glorified Allah, then mentioned the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), then said: "O people! I saw (in a dream) as if a rooster pecked me once or twice, and I see this as nothing other than a sign that my death is near. Some people are urging me to nominate a successor, and Allah Almighty will never let His religion, His caliphate and that with which He sent His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) go to waste. If my end comes quickly, then (the matter will be decided by) consultation among these six people with whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased when he passed away. Whomever you pledge allegiance to, listen to him and obey. Many people will find fault with this; if they do so, they are the enemies of Allah, the disbelievers, the misguided. I fought them with this hand of mine for Islam. And I am not leaving behind anything more important to me than 'al-kalalah' (a person who leaves neither parent nor child), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was never as stern with me about anything as he was about it; he (peace and blessings be upon him) jabbed my chest with his finger and said: 'O Umar! The verse of summer at the end of Surah al-Nisa' [Surah al-Nisa: 176] is sufficient for you.' If I live, I will give a judgement on it about which no one will differ, whether he reads the Qur'an or does not read the Qur'an. And I call Allah to witness over the governors of the provinces: I sent them only to teach the people their religion and the Sunnah of their Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and to refer to us whatever they find difficult. And O people! You eat from two plants which I consider nothing but foul. In the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) I saw that if their smell was found on a man, he would be taken by the hand and put out to al-Baqi'. Whoever eats them, let him kill (their smell) by cooking them; they are garlic and onions." Ma'dan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered this sermon on Friday, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away on Wednesday, when four days of Dhul-Hijjah remained.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ، قَالَا: أَنْبَأَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُبْدُوسٍ، ثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، ثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، فِي قِصَّةِ مَقْتَلِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: فَقَالُوا: أَوْصِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، اسْتَخْلِفْ، فَقَالَ: مَا أَحَدٌ أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرِ أَوِ الرَّهْطِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ، فَسَمَّى عَلِيًّا وَعُثْمَانَ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَطَلْحَةَ وَسَعْدًا وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ، وَقَالَ: لِيَشْهَدْكُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ، كَالتَّعْزِيَةِ لَهُ، وَقَالَ: فَإِنْ أَصَابَتِ الْإِمْرَةُ سَعْدًا فَهُوَ ذَاكَ، وَإِلَّا فَلْيَسْتَعِنْ بِهِ أَيُّكُمُ مَا أُمِّرَ، فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ مِنْ عَجْزٍ وَلَا خِيَانَةٍ، وَقَالَ: أُوصِي الْخَلِيفَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِي بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ، أَنْ يَعْلَمَ لَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ، وَيَحْفَظَ لَهُمْ حُرْمَتَهُمْ، وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّؤُا الدَّارَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْفِي عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ، وَأُوصِيهِ بِأَهْلِ الْأَمْصَارِ خَيْرًا، فَإِنَّهُمْ رِدْءُ الْإِسْلَامِ، وَجُبَاةُ الْأَمْوَالِ، وَغَيْظُ الْعَدُوِّ، وَأَنْ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا فَضْلَهُمْ عَنْ رِضَاهُمْ، وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَعْرَابِ خَيْرًا، فَإِنَّهُمْ أَصْلُ الْعَرَبِ، وَمَادَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ، أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْ حَوَاشِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَيُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ، وَأُوصِيهِ بِذِمَّةِ اللهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ، أَنْ يُوفِي لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ، وَأَنْ يُقَاتِلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ، وَأَنْ لَا يُكَلَّفُوا إِلَّا طَاقَتَهُمْ. فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي، وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي دَفْنِهِ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا فُرِغَ مِنْ دَفْنِهِ وَرَجَعُوا، اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطُ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفً رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْكُمْ، قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ: قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ: قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عُثْمَانَ، وَقَالَ سَعْدٌ: قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: أَيُّكُمَا يَبْرَأُ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَنَجْعَلَهُ إِلَيْهِ؟ وَاللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَالْإِسْلَامُ لَيَنْظُرَنَّ أَفْضَلَهُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ، وَلَيَحْرِصَنَّ عَلَى صَلَاحِ الْأُمَّةِ، قَالَ: فَأُسْكِتَ الشَّيْخَانِ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ: أَفَتَجْعَلُونَهُ إِلَيَّ، وَاللهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا آلُو عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ؟ فَقَالَا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَحَدِهِمَا، فَقَالَ: لَكَ مِنْ قَرَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْقِدَمِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ، وَاللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ أَنَا أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ، وَلَئِنْ أَنَا أَمَّرْتُ عُثْمَانَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ، ثُمَّ خَلَا بِالْآخَرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ. فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ قَالَ: ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ يَا عُثْمَانُ، فَبَايَعَهُ وَبَايَعَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا، وَوَلَجَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ فَبَايَعُوهُ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.
Amr bin Maymun, relating the story of the killing of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), said: The people said: "Make your will, O Commander of the Believers; nominate a successor." He said: "No one is more entitled to this matter than these people, or this group, with whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased when he passed away." And he named Ali, Uthman, al-Zubayr, Talhah, Sa'd and Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with them). He said: "Abdullah bin Umar will be present with you, but he will have no share in the matter", as if by way of consolation to him. And he said: "If the leadership goes to Sa'd, then so be it; otherwise, whichever of you is made leader, let him seek his help, for I did not dismiss him because of incapacity or treachery." And he said: "I advise the caliph after me regarding the first Muhajirun, that he recognise their right and safeguard their honour. And I advise him regarding the Ansar, who settled in the abode (of Madinah) and (adopted) faith before them, that he accept from those of them who do good and pardon those of them who do wrong. And I advise him to treat the people of the cities well, for they are the support of Islam, the collectors of wealth and a source of rage for the enemy, and that nothing be taken from them except their surplus, with their consent. And I advise him to treat the Bedouins well, for they are the root of the Arabs and the substance of Islam: that (zakah) be taken from the lesser of their wealth and returned to their poor. And I advise him regarding the covenant of Allah and the covenant of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) (with the non-Muslim subjects), that he fulfil their covenant for them, fight (to defend) them, and not burden them beyond their capacity." When he passed away, we carried him out and set off walking, and he narrated the account of his burial. He said: When the burial was over and they had returned, this group gathered, and Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Entrust your matter to three of you." Al-Zubayr said: "I have entrusted my matter to Ali." Talhah said: "I have entrusted my matter to Uthman." Sa'd said: "I have entrusted my matter to Abd al-Rahman." Then Abd al-Rahman said (to Ali and Uthman): "Which of you two will withdraw from this matter, so that we entrust it to him? By Allah, and with Islam (as witness) over him, he will look to the best of them in his view and will strive for the welfare of the Ummah." The two elders fell silent. So Abd al-Rahman said: "Will you then entrust it to me, and I take Allah as witness over me that I will not fall short in choosing the best of you?" They said: "Yes." Then he took the hand of one of them and said: "You have the kinship with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the precedence in Islam that you know. By Allah, if I make you leader, you must act justly; and if I make Uthman leader, you must listen and obey." Then he took the other aside and said the same to him. When he had taken the pledge (from both), he said: "Raise your hand, O Uthman." So he pledged allegiance to him, and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) pledged allegiance to him, and the people of the house came in and pledged allegiance to him.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثَنَا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْحِمْصِيُّ، ثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَنْبَأَ ⦗٢٦٠⦘ سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: دَخَلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ حِينَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الْمَوْتُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ، وَكَانَ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ غَائِبًا بِأَرْضِهِ بِالسَّرَاةِ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ عُمَرُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي قَدْ نَظَرْتُ لَكُمْ فِي أَمْرِ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ أَجِدْ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ شَقاقًّا فِيكُمْ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيكُمْ شَيْءٌ، فَإِنْ كَانَ شِقَاقٌ فَهُوَ مِنْكُمْ، وَإِنَّ الْأَمْرَ إِلَى سِتَّةٍ: إِلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ، وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، وَالزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، وَطَلْحَةَ، وَسَعْدٍ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ قَوْمَكُمْ إِنَّمَا يُؤَمِّرُونَ أَحَدَكُمْ أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّاسِ يَا عُثْمَانَ، فَلَا تَحْمِلَنَّ بَنِي أَبِي مُعَيْطٍ عَلَى رِقَابِ النَّاسِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّاسِ يَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ، فَلَا تَحْمِلَنَّ أَقَارِبَكَ عَلَى رِقَابِ النَّاسِ، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ يَا عَلِيُّ، فَلَا تَحْمِلَنَّ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ عَلَى رِقَابِ النَّاسِ، قُومُوا فَتَشَاوَرُوا وَأَمِّرُوا أَحَدَكُمْ، فَقَامُوا يَتَشَاوَرُونَ، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: فَدَعَانِي عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ لِيُدْخِلَنِي فِي الْأَمْرِ، وَلَمْ يُسَمِّنِي عُمَرُ، وَلَا وَاللهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ، عِلْمًا مِنْهُ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ مَا قَالَ أَبِي، وَاللهِ لَقَلَّمَا سَمِعْتُهُ حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا كَانَ حَقًّا، فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ عُثْمَانُ دُعَائِي قُلْتُ: أَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ، تُؤَمِّرُونَ وَأَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَيُّ؟ فَوَاللهِ لَكَأَنَّمَا أَيْقَظْتُ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مِنْ مَرْقَدٍ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: أَمْهِلُوا، فَإِنْ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ فَلْيُصَلِّ لِلنَّاسِ صُهَيْبٌ مَوْلَى بَنِي جُدْعَانَ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ، ثُمَّ أَجْمِعُوا فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ أَشْرَافَ النَّاسِ وَأُمَرَاءَ الْأَجْنَادِ، فَأَمِّرُوا أَحَدَكُمْ، فَمَنْ تَأْمَّرَ عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When death came upon Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Abd al-Rahman bin Awf, al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam and Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with them) came to him. Talhah bin Ubaydullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was absent at his land in al-Sarat. Umar looked at them for a while and then said: "I have looked into the people's affair for you, and I have not found any discord among the people concerning you, unless there is something among yourselves; if there is discord, it will come from you. The matter belongs to six: Uthman bin Affan, Ali bin Abi Talib, Abd al-Rahman bin Awf, al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam, Talhah and Sa'd. Your people will only make one of you three the leader. O Uthman, if you are given any charge over the people's affairs, do not place Banu Abi Mu'ayt over the necks of the people. O Abd al-Rahman, if you are given any charge over the people's affairs, do not place your relatives over the necks of the people. O Ali, if you are given any charge, do not place Banu Hashim over the necks of the people. Get up, consult one another and appoint one of you as leader." So they got up to consult. Abdullah said: Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) called me once or twice to include me in the matter, though Umar had not named me. By Allah, I would not have liked to be with them, knowing that what my father had said would come to pass in their affair. By Allah, I rarely heard him move his lips with anything except that it turned out true. When Uthman called me repeatedly, I said: "Have you no sense? Are you appointing a leader while the Commander of the Believers is still alive?" By Allah, it was as if I had woken Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from sleep. Umar said: "Wait. If something happens to me (i.e. I die), let Suhayb, the freed slave of Banu Jud'an, lead the people in prayer for three nights. Then on the third day gather the nobles of the people and the commanders of the armies, and appoint one of you as leader. Whoever assumes leadership without consultation, strike his neck."
