The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If I were to appoint anyone of my ummah to a position of authority without consultation, I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (Abdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا أَحَدًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If I was going to appoint anyone of them as a leader without any consultation, I would appoint Ibn Umm 'Abd over them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا أَحَدًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنْهُمْ لأَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If I was going to appoint anyone as a leader without any consultation, I would appoint Ibn Umm 'Abd."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا أَحَدًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ لأَمَّرْتُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿIf I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consulting the believers, I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (Abdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا أَحَدًا دُونَ مَشُورَةِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَأَمَّرْتُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿIf I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consultation, I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (Abdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا أَحَدًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ لَأَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consulting (the believers), I would have appointed Ibn Umm ʿAbd (ʿAbdullah bin Masʿood).ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 739)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْ كُنْتُ مُسْتَخْلِفًا أَحَدًا مِنْ غَيْرِ مَشُورَةٍ لَاسْتَخْلَفْتُ عَلَيْهِمُ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ»
"لَوْ كُنْتُ مُؤَمِّرًا عَلَى أُمَّتِي أحَدًا مِنْ غَيرِ مَشُورَةٍ مِنْهُمْ، لأَمَّرْتُ عَلَيهِم ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ".