Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)
2- بَابُ الأُمَرَاءُ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ:
(2) Chapter. The (chief) rulers (of all Muslims must be) from the Quraish.
2 hadith · references 7139–7140
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Bukhari · 7139أَمَّا بَعْدُ ، فَإِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رِجَالًا مِنْكُمْ يُحَدِّثُونَ أَحَادِيثَ لَيْسَتْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُوثَرُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَأُولَئِكَ جُهَّالُكُمْ ، فَإِيَّاكThat while he was included in a delegation of Quraish staying with Muawiya, Muawiya heard that `Abdullah bin `Amr had said that there would be a king from Qahtan tribe, whereupon he became very angry. He stood up, and af10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7140لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing."4 narrators