I saw a dream that I can only interpret as meaning that my death is near; I saw as if a rooster pecked me twice, and I was told that it was a red rooster. I told this dream to Asma’ bint 'Umais, the wife of Abu Bakr , and she said: You will be killed by a Persian man. The people are asking me to appoint a successor, but Allah will not cause His religion and His caliphate, with which He sent His Prophet ﷺ to be lost. If death comes to me soon, then the caliphate is to be decided by these six men with whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was pleased when he died. Whichever of them you swear allegiance to, then listen to him and obey. I know that some people will object to this matter. I have fought them with my own hands in the defence of Islam. They are the enemies of Allah and misguided kafirs. By Allah, I am not leaving behind anything that my Lord instructed me to do and I came to the position of caliphate on that basis that is more important to me than kalalah. By Allah, the Prophet of Allah ﷺ never emphasised any issue to me since I accompanied him more than the issue of kalalah, until he poked me in the chest with his finger and said: ʿIs not ayatas-saif (the verse of summer, i.e., it was revealed in summer), which appears at the end of Sooratan Nisa', sufficient for you?ʿ If I live I will issue a decree that will be so clear that those who read the Qur'an and those who do not read it will be able to make decisions concerning it. I call upon Allah to bear witness over the governors of the regions, for I only sent them to be just and to teach the people their religion and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ and to refer to me concerning any difficult matter. O people, you eat two plants which I find to be nothing but repugnant, this onion and garlic. I remember the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if he noticed their smell coming from a man in the mosque, he would issue orders that he taken out from the mosque to al-Baqee'. Whoever must eat them, let him cook them to death.” He said: He addressed the people on Friday and was attacked on Wednesday.  

الْيَعْمَرِيِّأَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رُؤْيَا لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا نَقَرَنِي نَقْرَتَيْنِ قَالَ وَذَكَرَ لِي أَنَّهُ دِيكٌ أَحْمَرُ فَقَصَصْتُهَا عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ امْرَأَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتْ يَقْتُلُكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْعَجَمِ قَالَ وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَأْمُرُونَنِي أَنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلافَتَهُ الَّتِي بَعَثَ بِهَا نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَإِنْ يَعْجَلْ بِي أَمْرٌ فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى فِي هَؤُلاءِ السِّتَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَاتَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا وَإِنِّي أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ أُنَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُمْ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلامِ أُولَئِكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الْكُفَّارُ الضُّلَّالُوَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَتْرُكُ فِيمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ رَبِّي فَاسْتَخْلَفَنِي شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْكَلالَةِ وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فِي شَيْءٍ مُنْذُ صَحِبْتُهُ أَشَدَّ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَأْنِ الْكَلالَةِ حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي نَزَلَتْ فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَقْضِي فِيهَا بِقَضَاءٍ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ وَمَنْ لَا يَقْرَأُوَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَمْصَارِ إِنِّي إِنَّمَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَيُبَيِّنُوا لَهُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّهِمْ ﷺ وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَيَّ مَا عُمِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أُرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ هَذَا الثُّومُ وَالْبَصَلُ وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُمَا مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأْمُرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يُؤْتَى بِهِ الْبَقِيعَ فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا لَا بُدَّ فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًاقَالَ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَأُصِيبَ يَوْمَ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ  

[Machine] Abu Al-As ibn Ar-Rabi' was a trader who used to go to Sham (Syria). He was a trustworthy man and he had merchandise for the Quraysh with him. A caravan came his way and it was intercepted secretly by a group of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ Companions. They took away his goods and brought them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who distributed them among themselves. Abu Al-As went on until he reached Zainab (his wife), seeking her protection and asked her to intercede with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to return his money to him and what he had of other people's goods. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called those who intercepted the caravan and they answered him. Then he went out until he reached Makkah and he distributed among the people what he had of their goods. When he finished he said: "O assembly of Quraysh! Is there anyone among you to whom I owe anything which I have not returned?" They answered: "No, may Allah reward you with the best. You have been found trustworthy and generous." Abu Al-As said: "By Allah! I was not prevented from accepting Islam before I joined you except that I feared that you would think that I embraced Islam in order to take away your possessions. But I asseverate that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His slave and His Apostle." Ash-Shafi'i said in Al-Musnad: "If they secretly took hold of a person and did not feel secure about him nor recover anything from him, they are allowed to take from him the amount equal to the goods they had. They can cause corruption to his wealth and run away from him." The Shaykh said: "We have already reported the Hadith of Imran ibn Husain regarding the Muslim woman who took the she-camel and fled on it."  

أَبُو الْعَاصِ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ تَاجِرًا إِلَى الشَّامِ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مَأْمُونًا وَكَانَتْ مَعَهُ بَضَائِعُ لِقُرَيْشٍ فَأَقْبَلَ قَافِلًا فَلَقِيَهُ سَرِيَّةٌ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَاقُوا عِيرَهُ وَأَفْلَتَ وَقَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَا أَصَابُوا فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَتَى أَبُو الْعَاصِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ ؓ فَاسْتَجَارَ بِهَا وَسَأَلَهَا أَنْ تَطْلُبَ لَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَدَّ مَالِهِ عَلَيْهِ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ السَّرِيَّةَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ فَرَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مَكَّةَ فَأَدَّى عَلَى النَّاسِ مَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ بَضَائِعِهِمْ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ قَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ هَلْ بَقِيَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ مَعِي مَالٌ لَمْ أَرُدَّهُ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالُوا لَا فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ خَيْرًا قَدْ وَجَدْنَاكَ وَفِيًّا كَرِيمًا فَقَالَ أَمَا وَاللهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أُسْلِمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِلَّا تَخَوُّفًا أَنْ تَظُنُّوا أَنِّي إِنَّمَا أَسْلَمْتُ لِأَذْهَبَ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي الْمُسْلِمِ إِذَا أُسِرَ وَلَمْ يُؤَمِّنُوهُ وَلَمْ يَأْخُذُوا عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُمْ آمِنُونَ مِنْهُ فَلَهُ أَخْذُ مَا قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإِفْسَادُهُ وَالْهَرَبُ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ قَدْ رَوَيْنَا حَدِيثَ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ الْمُسْلِمَةِ الَّتِي أَخَذَتِ النَّاقَةَ وَهَرَبَتْ عَلَيْهَا  

[Machine] The following passage has been translated into English:

"He deserves this position more than those people or the group who were present when the Messenger of Allah passed away, and he was pleased with them. He named Ali, Uthman, Zubair, Talha, Saad, and Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf. He said, 'I bear witness to you, Abdullah Ibn Umar, even though he has no authority in this matter, like the consolation for him.' He also said, 'If the leadership falls into the hands of Saad, then that is good. Otherwise, let him seek the help of whichever one of you he is commanded to.' He said, 'I am not dismissing him due to any disability or betrayal.' He also said, 'I advise the caliph after me regarding the early migrants to acknowledge their rights and protect their sanctity. And I advise him concerning the Ansar, who took on the burden of the home and faith before them, to accept their kindness and pardon their mistakes. And I advise him regarding the people of the provinces, as they are the support of Islam, collectors of wealth, and the anger of the enemies. And let nothing be taken from them except their surplus beyond what pleases them. And I advise him regarding the Bedouins, as they are the roots of the Arabs and the backbone of Islam. Let their surplus be taken from the outskirts of their wealth and distributed to their poor. And I advise him regarding the covenant of Allah and the covenant of His Messenger, to fulfill their promise to them. And I advise him to fight from behind them and to not burden them beyond their capability.' When he passed away, we carried out his will and started walking. He mentioned the incident while burying him. He said, 'When we finished burying him and returned, this group of people assembled.' Abdul Rahman Ibn Awf said, 'Let's leave this matter to three of you.' Az-Zubair said, 'I have entrusted my matter to Ali.' Talha said, 'I have entrusted my matter to Uthman.' Saad said, 'I have entrusted my matter to Abdul Rahman.' Abdul Rahman said, 'Which one of you will absolve himself of this matter so that we can entrust it to him?' By Allah, he will judge with his own understanding and work diligently for the good of the nation. He said, 'The two sheikhs kept quiet.' Abdul Rahman said, 'Are you entrusting it to me? By Allah, I will not fail in fulfilling your best interests.' They said, 'Yes.' Abdul Rahman took the hand of one of them and said, 'You are from the close relatives of the Messenger of Allah and have a distinguished position in Islam. I have full confidence that if I appointed you, you would make justice your priority. And if I appointed Uthman, you would listen and obey him.' Then, he went to the other and said the same. When he made an agreement, he said to Uthman, 'Raise your hand, O Uthman,' and he pledged allegiance to him. Ali also pledged allegiance to him, and the people of the house pledged allegiance to him."  

أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرِ أَوِ الرَّهْطِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَسَمَّى عَلِيًّا وَعُثْمَانَ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَطَلْحَةَ وَسَعْدًا وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ ؓ وَقَالَ لِيَشْهَدْكُمْ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ كَالتَّعْزِيَةِ لَهُ وَقَالَ فَإِنْ أَصَابَتِ الْإِمْرَةُ سَعْدًا فَهُوَ ذَاكَ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَسْتَعِنْ بِهِ أَيُّكُمُ مَا أُمِّرَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ مِنْ عَجْزٍ وَلَا خِيَانَةٍ وَقَالَ أُوصِي الْخَلِيفَةَ مِنْ بَعْدِي بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ لَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَيَحْفَظَ لَهُمْ حُرْمَتَهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّؤُا الدَّارَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَأَنْ يَعْفِي عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِأَهْلِ الْأَمْصَارِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ رِدْءُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَجُبَاةُ الْأَمْوَالِ وَغَيْظُ الْعَدُوِّ وَأَنْ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا فَضْلَهُمْ عَنْ رِضَاهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَعْرَابِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ أَصْلُ الْعَرَبِ وَمَادَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْ حَوَاشِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَيُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِذِمَّةِ اللهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ أَنْ يُوفِي لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُقَاتِلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ لَا يُكَلَّفُوا إِلَّا طَاقَتَهُمْ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي دَفْنِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا فُرِغَ مِنْ دَفْنِهِ وَرَجَعُوا اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفً ؓ اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْكُمْ قَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عُثْمَانَ وَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَيُّكُمَا يَبْرَأُ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ فَنَجْعَلَهُ إِلَيْهِ؟ وَاللهِ عَلَيْهِ وَالْإِسْلَامُ لَيَنْظُرَنَّ أَفْضَلَهُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَيَحْرِصَنَّ عَلَى صَلَاحِ الْأُمَّةِ قَالَ فَأُسْكِتَ الشَّيْخَانِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ أَفَتَجْعَلُونَهُ إِلَيَّ وَاللهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا آلُو عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ؟ فَقَالَا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِ أَحَدِهِمَا فَقَالَ لَكَ مِنْ قَرَابَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالْقِدَمِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ وَاللهُ عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ أَنَا أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ وَلَئِنْ أَنَا أَمَّرْتُ عُثْمَانَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ ثُمَّ خَلَا بِالْآخَرِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ قَالَ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَبَايَعَهُ وَبَايَعَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ؓ وَوَلَجَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ فَبَايَعُوهُ  

"عَنْ مَعْدانَ بْنِ طَلْحَةَ اليَعْمُرِىِّ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ قَامَ عَلَى المِنْبَرِ يَومَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحِمدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَذَكَرَ أبَا بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: رَأيْتُ رَؤْيَا لَا أُرَاهَا إِلَّا لِحُضُورِ أَجَلِى، رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دِيكًا - نَقَرَنِى نَقْرَتَيْنِ - أَحْمَر، فَقَصَصْتُها عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ، فَقَالَتْ: يَقْتُلُكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ العَجَمِ، وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَأمُرُونِى أنْ أَسْتَخْلِفَ، وَإِنَّ اللهَ - ﷻ - لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُضَيِّعَ دِينَهُ وَخِلَافَتَهُ الَّتِى بَعَثَ بِهَا نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ وَإِنْ يُعَجِّلْ بِى أَمر، فَإِنَّ الشُّورَى فِى هَؤُلَاءِ الستَّةِ الَّذِينَ مَاتَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ، عُثْمَانُ، وَعَلِىٌّ، وَطَلْحَةٌ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِى وَقَّاصٍ، فَمَنْ بَايَعْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وأَطِيعُوا، وَإِنَى أَعْلمُ أَنَّ أُنَاسًا سَيَطْعَنُونَ فِى هَذَا الأَمْرِ، أَنَا قَاتَلْتُهُم بِيَدِى هَذِه عَلَى الإِسْلَامِ، أُوَلئَكَ أَعْدَاءُ اللهِ الكُفَّارُ الضُّلَالُ، وَايْمُ اللهِ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِى نَبِى اللهِ ﷺ فِى شَىْءٍ مُنْذُ صَحِبْتُهُ أَشَّدَّ مَا أغْلَظَ بِى فِى شَأنِ الكَلَالَة، حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِى صَدْرِى، وَقَالَ: يَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِى نَزَلَتْ فِى آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَإِنَّى إنْ أَعِشْ فَسَأَقْضِى فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ يَعْلَمُهُ مَنْ يَقْرَأُ، وَمنْ لَا يَقْرَأُ، أُشْهِدُ اللهَ عَلَى أُمَرَاءِ الأَمْصَارِ، إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَعَثْتُهُمْ لِيُعَلِّمُوا النَّاسَ دِينَهُمْ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيَّهِمْ، وَيَرْفَعُوا إِلَىَّ مَا عُمِّىَ عَليْهِمِ، ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَأكُلُونَ مِنْ شَجَرَتَيْنِ لَا أَرَاهُمَا إِلَّا خَبِيثَتَيْنِ: هَذَا الثَّوم وَالْبَصَل، وَايْمُ اللهِ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَرَى نَبِىَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَجِدُ رِيحَهُمَا مِنَ الرَّجُلِ فَيَأمُرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِيَدِهِ فَيُخْرَجُ مِنَ المَسْجِدِ حَتَّى يُؤْتَى بِه الْبَقيعَ، فَمَنْ أَكَلَهُمَا فَلْيُمِتْهُمَا طَبْخًا، فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ يَوْم اْلجُمُعَةِ، وَأُصِيبَ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ".