Sunan Abi Dawud · Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
باب فِي الْخُلَفَاءِ
Chapter: The Caliphs.
25 hadith · references 4632–4656
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Abu Dawud · 4632إِنِّي أَرَى اللَّيْلَةَ ظُلَّةً يَنْطِفُ مِنْهَا السَّمْنُ وَالْعَسَلُ ، فَأَرَى النَّاسَ يَتَكَفَّفُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ فَالْمُسْتَكْثِرُ وَالْمُسْتَقِلُّ ، وَأَرَى سَبَبًا وَاصِلًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَأَرَIbn Abbas said: Abu Hurairah said that a man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I saw (in my dream) a piece of cloud from which ghee and honey were dropping. I saw the people spreading their hands. Some of them t8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4633حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ،The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He refused to tell him (his mistake).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4634مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ : أَنَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ أَنْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَNarrated Abu Bakrah: One day the Prophet ﷺ said: Which of you had dream? A man said: It is I. I saw as though a scale descended from the sky. You and Abu Bakr were weighed and you were heavier; Abu Bakr and Umar were wei5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4635حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيه ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ذَاتَ يَAbu Bakrah said: One day the Prophet ﷺ asked: Which of you had a dream? He then mentioned the rest of the tradition to the same effect, but he did not mention the word “disliked”. Instead, he said: The Messenger of Allah5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4636أُرِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نِيطَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَنِيطَ عُمَرُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَنِيطَ عُثْمَانُ بِعُمَرَ ، قَالَ جَابِرٌ : فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رJabir bin Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Last night a good man had a vision in which Abu Bakr seemed to be joined to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Umar to Abu Bakr, and Uthman to Umar. Jabir said: When8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4637يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دَلْوًا دُلِّيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَشَرِبَ شُرْبًا ضَعِيفًا ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى تَضَلَّعَ ، Samurah bin Jundub told that a man said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I saw (in a dream) that a bucket was hung from the sky. Abu Bakr came, caught hold of both ends of its wooden handle, and drank a little of it. Next came Uma6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4638لَتَمْخُرَنَّ الرُّومُ ، الشَّامَ أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا ، لَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا دِمَشْقَ ، وَعَمَّانُMakhul said: The Romans will enter Syria and stay there for forty days, and no place will be saved from them but Damascus and 'Uman.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4639سَيَأْتِي مَلِكٌ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الْعَجَمِ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْمَدَائِنِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا دِمَشْقَAbu al-Ayas Abdur-Rahman bin Salam said: A king of the foreigners will come and prevail over all the cities except Damascus.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4640مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمَلَاحِمِ : أَرْضٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا الْغُوطَةُMakhul reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The place of the assembly of Muslims at the time of war will be in a land called al-Ghutah.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4641إِنَّ مَثَلَ عُثْمَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَيُفَسِّرُهَا : إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الAwf said: I heard al-Hajjaj addressing the people say: The similitude of Uthman with Allah is like the similitude of Jesus son of Mary. He then recited the following verse and explained it: “Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! 4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4642رَسُولُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي حَاجَتِهِ أَكْرَمُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ خَلِيفَتُهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لِلَّهِ : عَلَيَّ أَلَّا أُصَلِّيَ خَلْفَكَ صَلَاةً أَبَدًا ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ قَوْمًا يُجَاهِدُونَكَ لَأُجَاهِدَنَّكAl-Rabi bin Khalid al-Dabbi said: I heard al-Hajjaj say in his address: Is the messenger of one of you sent for some need is more respectable with him or his successor among his people? I thought in my mind: I make a vow7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4643اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَثْنَوِيَّةٌ ، وَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَثْنَوِيَّةٌ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ ، وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتُ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْ بَابٍAsim said: I heard al-Hajjaj say on the pulpit: Fear Allah as much as possible; there is no exception in it. Hear and obey the Commander of the Faithful Abd al-Malik; there is no exception in it. I swear by Allah, if ord4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4644هَذِهِ الْحَمْرَاءُ هَبْرٌ هَبْرٌ ، أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ قَدْ قَرَعْتُ عَصًا بِعَصًا لَأَذَرَنَّهُمْ كَالْأَمْسِ الذَّاهِبِ ، يَعْنِي الْمَوَالِيَAl-Amash said: These clients (i. e., non-Arabs) are to be struck and cut off. I swear by Allah, if I strike a stick with a stick, I would annihilate them like the day that passed away. Al-hamra means clients or non-Arabs4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4645فَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا لِخَلِيفَةِ اللَّهِ ، وَصَفِيِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَSulaiman al-Amash said: I prayed the Friday prayer with al-Hajjaj and he addressed. He then transmitted the tradition of Abu Bakr bin Ayyash. He said in it: Hear and obey the caliph of Allah and his select Abd al-Malik b5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4646خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ، ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ أَوْ مُلْكَهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُNarrated Safinah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The Caliphate of Prophecy will last thirty years; then Allah will give the Kingdom of His Kingdom to anyone He wills. Saeed told that Safinah said to him: Calculate Abu Bakr's caliph4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4647خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ، ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللَّهُ الْمُلْكَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ أَوْ مُلْكَهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُSafinah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The caliphate of Prophecy will last thirty years; then Allah will give the Kingdom to whom he wishes; or his kingdom to whom he wishes.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4648اثْبُتْ حِرَاءُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ أَوْ صِدِّيقٌ أَوْ شَهِيدٌ ، قُلْتُ : وَمَنِ التِّسْعَةُ ؟ قَالَ : رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ،وَعُثْمَانُ ، وَعَلNarrated Saeed ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl: Abdullah ibn Zalim al-Mazini said: I heard Saeed ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl say: When so and so came to Kufah, and made so and so stand to address the people, Saeed ibn Zayd c17 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4649عَشْرَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ : النَّبِيُّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَعُمَرُ ، فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَعُثْمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَعَلِيٌّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَطَلْحَةُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَNarrated Saeed ibn Zayd: Abdur Rahman ibn al-Akhnas said that when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). So Saeed ibn Zayd got up and said: I bear witness to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4650حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى النَّخَعِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنِي جَدِّي رِيَاحُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ فُلَانٍ فِي مَRabah ibn al-Harith said: I was sitting with someone in the mosque of Kufah while the people of Kufah were with him. Then Saeed ibn Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl came and he welcomed him, greeted him, and seated him near his f5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4651أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَعِدَ أُحُدًا فَتَبِعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ ، وَعُثْمَانُ فَرَجَفَ بِهِمْ ، فَضَرَبَهُ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرِجْلِهِ ، وَقَالَ Anas bin Malik said: The prophet of Allah ﷺ ascended Uhud, and Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman followed him. It began to shake with them. The prophet of Allah ﷺ struck it with his foot and said: Be still, for only a prophet, a7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4652أَتَانِي جِبْرِيلُ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَأَرَانِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ الَّذِي تَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أُمَّتِي ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ مَعَكَ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Gabriel came and taking me by the hand showed the gate of Paradise by which my people will enter. Abu Bakr then said: Messenger of Allah! I wish I had been with you so that I mi6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4653لَا يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ أَحَدٌ مِمَّنْ بَايَعَ تَحْتَ الشَّجَرَةِJabir reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: No one of those who took the oath of allegiance under the tree will go to hell.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4654اطَّلَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْAbu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying – will be according to the version of Musa: Perhaps Allah, and Ibn Sinan’s version has: Allah looked at the participants of the battle of Badr (with mercy) and sai8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4655خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَمَنَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُ يَعْنِي عُرْوَةَ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ، فَجَعَلَ يُكَلِّمُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكُلAl-Miswar bin Makhramah said: The prophet ﷺ went out during the time of (treaty of) al-Hudaibiyyah. He then mentioned the rest of the tradition. He said: Urwah bin Masud then came to him and began to speak to the Prophet6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4656بَعَثَنِي عُمَرُ إِلَى الْأُسْقُفِّ فَدَعَوْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ : وَهَلْ تَجِدُنِي فِي الْكِتَابِ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : كَيْفَ تَجِدُنِي ؟ قَالَ : أَجِدُكَ قَرْنًا فَرَفَعَ عَلَيْهِ الدِّرَّةَ ، فَقَالَ : قNarrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Al-Aqra, the muadhdhin (announcer) of Umar ibn al-Khattab said: Umar sent me to a bishop and I called him. Umar said to him: Do you find me in the Book? He said: Yes. He asked: How do you fi6 narrators