صحيح البخاري

Hadith 7221

Book 94: The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)

كِتَاب الْأَحْكَامِ

Chapter 51

(51) Chapter. The appointment of a caliph (to succeed another).

51- بَابُ الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ:

English narration

Narrated by أبو بكر الصديق

Abu Bakr said to the delegate of Buzakha. "Follow the tails of the camels till Allah shows the Caliph (successor) of His Prophet and Al-Muhajirin (emigrants) something because of which you may excuse yourselves."

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ لِوَفْدِ بُزَاخَةَ : "

تَتْبَعُونَ أَذْنَابَ الْإِبِلِ حَتَّى يُرِيَ اللَّهُ خَلِيفَةَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَمْرًا يَعْذِرُونَكُمْ بِهِ

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Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 7221In-book: Book 94, Hadith 7221

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