[Machine] He heard Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman say, "O people, don't you ask me? People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, and I used to ask him about evil. Allah sent His Prophet ﷺ to invite people from disbelief to faith, and from misguidance to guidance. Whoever responded to his call, they embraced the truth and revived what was dead within them. And whoever rejected his call, they remained in falsehood even if they were physically alive. Then prophethood came to an end, and the caliphate followed the path of prophethood."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ الْيَمَانِ يَقُولُ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَلَا تَسْأَلُونِي؟ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ إِنَّ اللهَ بَعَثَ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ فَدَعَا النَّاسَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ وَمِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ إِلَى الْهُدَى فَاسْتَجَابَ لَهُ مَنْ اسْتَجَابَ فَحَيِيَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ مَا كَانَ مَيْتًا وَمَاتَ مِنَ الْبَاطِلِ مَا كَانَ حَيًّا ثُمَّ ذَهَبَتِ النُّبُوَّةُ فَكَانَتِ الْخِلَافَةُ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ النُّبُوَّةِ