Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Ahkam (Judgements)
51- بَابُ الاِسْتِخْلاَفِ:
(51) Chapter. The appointment of a caliph (to succeed another).
5 hadith · references 7217–7221
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Bukhari · 7217ذَاكِ لَوْ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَيٌّ فَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكِ وَأَدْعُو لَكِ ، فَقَالَتْ 64 عَائِشَةُ 64 : وَا ثُكْلِيَاهْ ، وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَظُنُّكَ تُحِبُّ مَوْتِي ، وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَاكَ لَظَلَلْتَ آخِرَ يَوْمِكَ مُعَرِّسًا بِب`Aisha said, "O my head!" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If that (i.e., your death) should happen while I am still alive, I would ask Allah to forgive you and would invoke Allah for you." `Aisha said, "O my life which is g5 narratorsBukhari · 7218إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ ، فَقَدِ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ ، مِنِّي أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَإِنْ أَتْرُكْ ، فَقَدْ تَرَكَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي ، رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَIt was said to `Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" `Umar said, "If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter undecided, i6 narratorsBukhari · 7219كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَعِيشَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَدْبُرَنَا ، يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ آخِرَهُمْ ، فَإِنْ يَكُ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ مَاتَ ، فَإِنَّ الThat he heard `Umar's second speech he delivered when he sat on the pulpit on the day following the death of the Prophet (ﷺ) `Umar recited the Tashahhud while Abu Bakr was silent. `Umar said, "I wish that Allah's Messeng6 narratorsBukhari · 7220أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ امْرَأَةٌ ، فَكَلَّمَتْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ ، فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ ، قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ جِئْتُ وَلَمْ أَجِدْكَ ، كَأَنَّهَا تُرِيدُ A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him. She said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! If I come and do not find you?" (As if she meant, "...if you die?") The Prophet said,5 narratorsBukhari · 7221تَتْبَعُونَ أَذْنَابَ الْإِبِلِ حَتَّى يُرِيَ اللَّهُ خَلِيفَةَ نَبِيِّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ أَمْرًا يَعْذِرُونَكُمْ بِهِAbu 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."6 narrators