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bayhaqi:16587Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Muḥammad b. Ṣālḥ b. Hāniʾ > al-Faḍl b. Muḥammad al-Bayhaqī > Ibrāhīm b. al-Mundhir al-Ḥizāmī > Muḥammad b. Fulayḥ > Mūsá b. ʿUqbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿAwf > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿAwf

[Machine] I was never eager for leadership, neither by day nor by night. I was not interested in it, nor did I ask Allah for it, privately or publicly. But I feared discord, and I have no comfort in leadership. However, I was entrusted with a great responsibility that I am not capable of handling and it can only be fulfilled with the strength from Allah. If I wished, the strongest of people would have accepted my position today, but the immigrants accepted what they said and offered no excuses. Ali and Zubair said, "We were only angry because we were excluded from the consultation, and we believe that Abu Bakr is the most deserving person after the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . He is the companion in the cave and the second of two. Indeed, we recognize his honor and greatness, and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , commanded him to lead the people in prayer while he was alive."  

البيهقي:١٦٥٨٧وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صالحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ ثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ كَانَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ كَسَرَ سَيْفَ الزُّبَيْرِ ؓ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ وَاللهِ

مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلَا لَيْلَةً قَطُّ وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا اللهَ فِي سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَمَا لِي فِي الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قُلِّدْتُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا مَا لِي بِهِ طَاقَةٌ وَلَا يُدَانُ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ اللهِ ولَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِي عَلَيْهَا الْيَوْمَ فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ ؓ مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لِأَنَّا أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَثَانِي اثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْرِفُ شَرَفَهُ وَكُبْرَهُ وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ  


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hakim:4422Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ b. Hāniʾ > al-Faḍl b. Muḥammad al-Bayhaqī > Ibrāhīm b. al-Mundhir al-Ḥizāmī > Muḥammad b. Fulayḥ > Mūsá b. ʿUqbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿAwf

[Machine] "And he said, by Allah, I have never been eager for leadership, neither day nor night, nor have I desired it. I have never asked Allah, Almighty and Glorious, for it, neither secretly nor openly. But I feared Fitnah (trials and tribulations), and I am not at ease with leadership. However, I have been entrusted with a great task, for which I have no strength or capability except by relying on the strength and might of Allah, Almighty and Glorious. If I had wished, the Muslims would have accepted my leadership today. The Muhajirun (those who migrated from Mecca to Medina), accepted what I said and did not object to it. Ali and Zubair also did not express anger, except because we were deprived of participating in the consultation. We believe that after the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr is the most deserving of leadership. He was the companion of the cave and the second of the two, and we are well aware of his nobility and greatness. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed him to lead the people in prayer while he was alive."  

الحاكم:٤٤٢٢حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ صَالِحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ كَانَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ كَسَرَ سَيْفَ الزُّبَيْرِ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ

وَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلَا لَيْلَةً قَطُّ وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا اللَّهَ ﷻ فِي سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَمَا لِي فِي الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قُلِّدْتُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا مَا لِي بِهِ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ وَلَا يَدَ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِي الْيَوْمَ فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لِأَنَّا قَدْ أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لِصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ بِشَرَفِهِ وَكِبَرِهِ «وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ»  

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suyuti:1-322bSaʿd b. Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. ʿAwf
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السيوطي:١-٣٢٢b

"عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ كَانَ مَعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ مَسْلَمَةَ كَسَرَ سَيْفَ الزُّبَيْرِ، ثُمَّ قَام أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ: وَالله مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلاَ لَيْلَةً قَطُّ، وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا، وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا الله فِى سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ، وَلَكِنِّى أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ، وَمَالِى فِى الإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنِّى قُلَّدْتُ أَمرًا عَظِيمًا مَالِى بِهِ طَاقَةٌ وَلَا يَدٌ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ الله، وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ

أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِى عَلَيْهَا الْيَوْمَ، فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ، وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ، وَقَالَ عَلِىٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ: مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لأَنَّا قَدْ أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ، وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ، وَثَانِى اثْنَيْنِ، وَإِنَّا لَنَعْرِفُ شَرَفَهُ، وَكِبَرَه، لَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَىٌّ".  

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