"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Abu Bakr and 'Umar are the leaders of the mature people of Paradise, the first and the last, except for the Prophets and the Messengers.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 100)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ سَيِّدَا كُهُولِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ إِلَّا النَّبِيِّينَ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ»  

[Machine] "O Commander of the Believers, the weight of my deception has become heavy upon me, so speak to him and lighten my burden." Umar said to him, "Fear Allah and be good to your master." The servant became angry and said, "The people have enough of your fairness, aside from me." He then plotted to kill him and made a dagger with two heads and named it. He then went to Hurmuzan and said, "What do you think of this?" He replied, "With this, you will not strike anyone except that you kill them."  

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ قَدْ أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ غَلَّتِي فَكَلِّمْهُ يُخَفِّفْ عَنِّي فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ «اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَأَحْسِنْ إِلَى مَوْلَاكَ» فَغَضِبَ الْعَبْدُ وَقَالَ وَسِعَ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ عَدْلُكَ غَيْرِي فَأَضْمَرَ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ فَاصْطَنَعَ خَنْجَرًا لَهُ رَأْسَانِ وَسَمَّهُ ثُمَّ أَتَى بِهِ الْهُرْمُزَانَ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَرَى هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ لَا تَضْرِبُ بِهَذَا أَحَدًا إِلَّا قَتَلْتَهُ  

[Machine] Aisha said, "Abu Bakr sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ while I was with him in a single cot. The Prophet granted him permission and he fulfilled his need while the Prophet remained in that state on the cot. Then Abu Bakr left and Umar ibn Al-Khattab sought permission from him and he granted him permission. Umar fulfilled his need while the Prophet remained in that state on the cot. Then Uthman ibn Affan sought permission from him and he fixed his clothes and sat down. He fulfilled his need and then left. Aisha said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr sought permission from you and fulfilled his need while you were in that state. Then Umar sought permission from you and fulfilled his need while you were in that state. Then Uthman sought permission from you and you fixed your clothes.' The Prophet said, 'O Aisha, Uthman is a modest man, and if I had given him permission in that state, I feared that he would not fulfill his need.'"  

قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فِي مِرْطٍ وَاحِدٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فِي الْمِرْطِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ وَأَنَا عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فِي الْمِرْطِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ؓ فَأَصْلَحَ عَلَيْهِ ثِيَابَهُ وَجَلَسَ فَقَضَى إِلَيْهِ حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَضَى إِلَيْكَ حَاجَتَهُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى حَالِكَ تِلْكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ عُمَرُ فَقَضَى إِلَيْكَ حَاجَتَهُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْحَالِ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْكَ عُثْمَانُ فَأَصْلَحْتَ ثِيَابَكَ وَاحْتَفَظْتَ فَقَالَ «يَا عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ عُثْمَانَ رَجُلٌ حَيِيٌّ وَلَوْ أَذِنْتُ لَهُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ خَشِيتُ أَنْ لَا يَقْضِيَ إِلَيَّ حَاجَتَهُ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ was lying in the bed in my apartment with his thigh uncovered and Abu Bakr sought permission to enter. It was given to him and he conversed in the same very state (the Prophet's thigh or shank uncovered). Then ʿUmar sought permission for entering and it was given to him and he conversed in that very state. Then ʿUthman sought permission to enter; Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down and he set right his clothes. Muhammad (one of the narrators) said: I do not say that it happened on the same day. He (ʿUthman) then entered and conversed and as he went out, ʿAisha said: Abu Bakr entered and you did not stir and did not observe much care (in arranging your clothes), then ʿUmar entered and you did not stir and did not arrange your clothes, then ʿUthman entered and you got up and set your clothes right, so he ﷺ said: Should I not show modesty to one whom even the Angels show modesty. (Using translation from Muslim 2401)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُضْطَجِعًا فِي بَيْتِهِ كَاشِفًا عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَتَحَدَّثَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُمَرُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَتَحَدَّثَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ عُثْمَانُ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَسَوَّى ثِيَابَهُ فَدَخَلَ فَتَحَدَّثَ فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمْ تَهَشَّ لَهُ وَلَمْ تُبَالِ بِهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُمَرُ فَلَمْ تَهَشَّ لَهُ وَلَمْ تُبَالِ بِهِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ فَجَلَسْتَ فَسَوَّيْتَ ثِيَابَكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَلَا أَسْتَحِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ تَسْتَحِي مِنْهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ»  

The prophet of Allah ﷺ ascended Uhud, and Abu Bakr, ’Umar and 'Uthman followed him. It began to shake with them. The prophet of Allah ﷺ struck it with his foot and said: Be still, for only a prophet, an ever-truthful and two martyrs are on you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4651)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَعِدَ أُحُدًا فَتَبِعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ فَرَجَفَ بِهِمْ فَقَالَ «اثْبُتْ نَبِيٌّ وَصِدِّيقٌ وَشَهِيدَانِ»  

[Machine] Who was in charge the day the two armies met? He said, "Yes." The man said, "Allah is the greatest," and then he left. Ibn Umar was asked, "What did you do? Let this man go and inform the people that you belittled Uthman." He said, "Bring him back to me." When he came, he said, "Do you remember what you asked me about?" He said, "I asked you if Uthman participated in the Battle of Badr." I said, "No." He said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him on the day of Badr because he had a need for him and he struck him with an arrow." And he said, "And I asked you if you witnessed the pledge of Ridwan." I said, "No." He said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him on a mission and then he struck his hand with his own hand and said, 'Which of these two hands is better, the hand of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or the hand of Uthman?'" He said, "And I asked you if he was in charge the day the two armies met." I said, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, Allah says, 'Satan made them slip because of some of what they earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.' Go and give it your utmost effort."  

كَانَ فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّى يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ الرَّجُلُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقِيلَ لِابْنِ عُمَرَ مَا صَنَعْتَ يَنْطَلِقُ هَذَا فَيُخْبِرُ النَّاسَ أَنَّكَ تَنَقَّصْتَ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ «رُدُّوهُ عَلَيَّ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ تَحْفَظُ مَا سَأَلْتَنِي عَنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ سَأَلْتُكَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ أَشَهِدَ بَدْرًا؟ فَقُلْتَ لَا قَالَ «فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ وَضَرَبَ لَهُ بِسَهْمٍ» وَقَالَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ أَشَهِدَ بَيْعَةَ الرِّضْوَانِ؟ فَقُلْتَ لَا قَالَ «إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى يَدِهِ أَيَّتُهُمَا خَيْرٌ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ يَدُ عُثْمَانَ؟ » قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُكَ هَلْ كَانَ فِيمَنْ تَوَلَّى يَوْمَ الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ؟ فَقُلْتَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {إِنَّمَا اسْتَزَلَّهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ بِبَعْضِ مَا كَسَبُوا وَلَقَدْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ} اذْهَبْ فَاجْهَدْ عَلَى جَهْدِكَ»  

[Machine] The translation of the passage into English is: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in a courtyard, and I was with him. Then a man came and sought permission to enter. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Behold, it was Abu Bakr. Then another man came and sought permission to enter. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Behold, it was Umar bin Khattab. Then another man came and sought permission to enter. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Grant him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise.' Behold, it was Uthman bin Affan."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ فِي حَائِطٍ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "Guard the door." Then a man came seeking permission and he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise." Then Abu Bakr came seeking permission and he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise." Then 'Umar came seeking permission and he remained silent ﷺ, then he said, "Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise, for he will face a severe trial." Then 'Uthman came...  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِي «احْفَظِ الْبَابَ» فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَقَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا عُمَرُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «ائْذَنْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوًى شَدِيدَةٍ تُصِيبُهُ» فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ  

Open it for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise and, lo, it was Abu Bakr. I opened (the gate) for him and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then another person asked for the door to be opened, whereupon he said: Open it and give him the glad tidings of Piradise. He said: I went away and, lo, it was 'Umar. I opened it for him and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise. Then still another man asked for the door to be opened, and thereupon Allah's Apostle ﷺ said: Open it and give him the glad tidings of Paradise after a trial would afflict him. I went and, lo, it was 'Uthman b. 'Affan. 1 opened the door and gave him the glad tidings of Paradise and informed him (what the Prophet had said). Thereupon he said: O Allah, grant me steadfastness. Allah is one Whose help is to be sought. (Using translation from Muslim 2403a)   

عَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ بِعُودٍ فِي الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ يَنْكُتُ بِهِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ فَقَالَ ﷺ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ» فَإِذَا هُوَ عُمَرُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ آخَرُ فَجَلَسَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ «افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوًى» قَالَ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ فَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَقُلْتُ لَهُ الَّذِي قَالَ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ صَبْرًا أَوْ قَالَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

Last night a good man had a vision in which Abu Bakr seemed to be joined to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ‘Umar to Abu Bakr, and ‘Uthman to ‘Umar. Jabir said: When we got up and left the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we said: The good man is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and that their being joined together means that they are the rulers over this matter with which Allah has sent His Prophet ﷺ. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Yunus and Shu’aib, but they did not mention ‘Amr b. Aban. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4636)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنِّي أُرِيتُ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نِيطَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنِيطَ عُمَرُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَنِيطَ عُثْمَانُ بِعُمَرَ» قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْنَا أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَمَّا مَا ذَكَرَ مِنْ نَوْطِ بَعْضِهِمْ بِبَعْضٍ فَهُمْ وُلَاةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ بِهِ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ  

[Machine] They both used to raid, then they approached me and each of them did not know that his companion had told me about Murrah Al-Bahzi. He said, while we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on one of the roads of Al-Madinah, "How do you deal with a turmoil that is spreading throughout the earth as if it were the sting of a bee?" They said, "What should we do, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Hold onto this and its people." So I hurried until I reached the man and said, "Is this him, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Yes." And there was 'Uthman bin 'Affan.  

كَانَا يُغَازِيَانِ فَحَدَّثَانِي وَلَا يَشْعُرُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا أَنَّ صَاحِبَهُ حَدَّثَنِيهِ عَنْ مُرَّةَ الْبَهْزِيِّ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي طَرِيقٍ مِنْ طُرُقِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُونَ فِي فِتْنَةٍ تَثُورُ فِي أَقْطَارِ الْأَرْضِ كَأَنَّهَا صَيَاصِي الْبَقَرِ»؟ قَالُوا نَصْنَعُ مَاذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «عَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا وَأَصْحَابِهِ» قَالَ فَأَسْرَعْتُ حَتَّى عَطَفْتُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ قُلْتُ هَذَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «هَذَا» فَإِذَا هُوَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ ؓ  

[Machine] "Shall I not tell you a hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? I said, 'Yes.' She said, 'Once, Hafsah and I were with him, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'If only we had a man who would narrate to us.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I send for Abu Bakr to come and narrate to us?' She said, 'Then she fell silent.' Hafsah said, 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I send for Umar to come and narrate to us?' He then fell silent ﷺ . So he called a man and spoke privately to him about something without us. The man went away and then Uthman came and greeted him with his face. I heard him ﷺ say, 'O Uthman, indeed Allah may give you a shirt, so if they insist on removing it, do not remove it three times.' I said, 'O Mother of the believers, where were you during this hadith?' She said, 'O my son, I forgot it as if I had never heard it before.'"  

أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكَ بِحَدِيثٍ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَتْ إِنِّي عِنْدَهُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا رَجُلٌ يُحَدِّثُنَا» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْعَثُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ يَجِيءُ فَيُحَدِّثُنَا؟ قَالَتْ فَسَكَتَ فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَبْعَثُ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَيَجِيءُ فَيُحَدِّثُنَا؟ قَالَتْ فَسَكَتَ ﷺ فَدَعَا رَجُلًا فَأَسَرَّ إِلَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ دُونَنَا فَذَهَبَ فَجَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ بِوَجْهِهِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّهُ يُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا فَإِنْ أَرَادُوكَ عَلَى خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ ثَلَاثًا» قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَيْنَ كُنْتِ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ؟ قَالَتْ يَا بُنَيَّ أُنْسِيتُهُ كَأَنِّي لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ قَطُّ  

"When 'Uthman was besieged, he looked out over them from atop his house and said: 'I remind you by Allah. Do you know that when (mount) Hira shook, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Be firm O Hira! For there is none upon you except a Prophet, a Siddiq, and a martyr?"' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I remind you by Allah! Do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, about the army of distress (Al-'Usrah): "Who will spend something which shall be accepted (by Allah)?" And the people were struggling during difficult times, so I prepared that army?' They said: 'Yes.' Then he said: 'I remind you by Allah. Do you know that no one drank from the well of Rumah but have to pay for it, then I bought it and made it for the rich, the poor, and the wayfarer?' They said: 'O Allah! Yes!'" And he listed other things. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih Gharib from this route; as a narration of Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami from 'Uthman. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3699)   

لَمَّا حُصِرَ عُثْمَانُ وَأُحِيطَ بِدَارِهِ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ انْتَفَضَ بِنَا حِرَاءُ قَالَ «اثْبُتْ حِرَاءُ فَمَا عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا نَبِيٌّ أَوْ صِدِّيقٌ أَوْ شَهِيدٌ» قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ فِي غَزْوَةِ الْعُسْرَةِ «مَنْ يُنْفِقْ نَفَقَةً مُتَقَبَّلَةً»؟ وَالنَّاسُ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُعْسِرُونَ مُجْهَدُونَ فَجَهَّزْتُ ثُلُثَ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشِ مِنْ مَالِي فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ نَشَدْتُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رُومَةَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُشْرَبُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا بِثَمَنٍ فَابْتَعْتُهَا بِمَالِي فَجَعَلْتُهَا لِلْغَنِيِّ وَالْفَقِيرِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ؟ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ فِي أَشْيَاءَ عَدَّدَهَا  

I saw ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab a few days before he was stabbed in Medina. He was standing with Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman and ʿUthman bin Hunaif to whom he said, "What have you done? Do you think that you have imposed more taxation on the land (of As-Swad i.e. 'Iraq) than it can bear?" They replied, "We have imposed on it what it can bear because of its great yield." ʿUmar again said, "Check whether you have imposed on the land what it can not bear." They said, "No, (we haven't)." ʿUmar added, "If Allah should keep me alive I will let the widows of Iraq need no men to support them after me." But only four days had elapsed when he was stabbed (to death ). The day he was stabbed, I was standing and there was nobody between me and him (i.e. ʿUmar) except ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas. Whenever ʿUmar passed between the two rows, he would say, "Stand in straight lines." When he saw no defect (in the rows), he would go forward and start the prayer with Takbir. He would recite Surat Yusuf or An-Nahl or the like in the first rakʿa so that the people may have the time to Join the prayer. As soon as he said Takbir, I heard him saying, "The dog has killed or eaten me," at the time he (i.e. the murderer) stabbed him. A non-Arab infidel proceeded on carrying a double-edged knife and stabbing all the persons he passed by on the right and left (till) he stabbed thirteen persons out of whom seven died. When one of the Muslims saw that, he threw a cloak on him. Realizing that he had been captured, the non-Arab infidel killed himself, ʿUmar held the hand of ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf and let him lead the prayer. Those who were standing by the side of ʿUmar saw what I saw, but the people who were in the other parts of the Mosque did not see anything, but they lost the voice of ʿUmar and they were saying, "Subhan Allah! Subhan Allah! (i.e. Glorified be Allah)." ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf led the people a short prayer. When they finished the prayer, ʿUmar said, "O Ibn ʿAbbas! Find out who attacked me." Ibn ʿAbbas kept on looking here and there for a short time and came to say. "The slave of Al Mughira." On that ʿUmar said, "The craftsman?" Ibn ʿAbbas said, "Yes." ʿUmar said, "May Allah curse him. I did not treat him unjustly. All the Praises are for Allah Who has not caused me to die at the hand of a man who claims himself to be a Muslim. No doubt, you and your father (Abbas) used to love to have more non-Arab infidels in Medina." Al-Abbas had the greatest number of slaves. Ibn ʿAbbas said to ʿUmar. "If you wish, we will do." He meant, "If you wish we will kill them." ʿUmar said, "You are mistaken (for you can't kill them) after they have spoken your language, prayed towards your Qibla, and performed Hajj like yours." Then ʿUmar was carried to his house, and we went along with him, and the people were as if they had never suffered a calamity before. Some said, "Do not worry (he will be Alright soon)." Some said, "We are afraid (that he will die)." Then an infusion of dates was brought to him and he drank it but it came out (of the wound) of his belly. Then milk was brought to him and he drank it, and it also came out of his belly. The people realized that he would die. We went to him, and the people came, praising him. A young man came saying, "O chief of the believers! Receive the glad tidings from Allah to you due to your company with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and your superiority in Islam which you know. Then you became the ruler (i.e. Caliph) and you ruled with justice and finally you have been martyred." ʿUmar said, "I wish that all these privileges will counterbalance (my shortcomings) so that I will neither lose nor gain anything." When the young man turned back to leave, his clothes seemed to be touching the ground. ʿUmar said, "Call the young man back to me." (When he came back) ʿUmar said, "O son of my brother! Lift your clothes, for this will keep your clothes clean and save you from the Punishment of your Lord." ʿUmar further said, "O ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar! See how much I am in debt to others." When the debt was checked, it amounted to approximately eighty-six thousand. ʿUmar said, "If the property of ʿUmar's family covers the debt, then pay the debt thereof; otherwise request it from Bani ʿAdi bin Kaʿb, and if that too is not sufficient, ask for it from Quraish tribe, and do not ask for it from any one else, and pay this debt on my behalf." ʿUmar then said (to ʿAbdullah), "Go to ʿAisha (the mother of the believers) and say: "ʿUmar is paying his salutation to you. But don't say: 'The chief of the believers,' because today I am not the chief of the believers. And say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission to be buried with his two companions (i.e. the Prophet, and Abu Bakr)." ʿAbdullah greeted ʿAisha and asked for the permission for entering, and then entered to her and found her sitting and weeping. He said to her, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab is paying his salutations to you, and asks the permission to be buried with his two companions." She said, "I had the idea of having this place for myself, but today I prefer ʿUmar to myself." When he returned it was said (to ʿUmar), "ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar has come." ʿUmar said, "Make me sit up." Somebody supported him against his body and ʿUmar asked (ʿAbdullah), "What news do you have?" He said, "O chief of the believers! It is as you wish. She has given the permission." ʿUmar said, "Praise be to Allah, there was nothing more important to me than this. So when I die, take me, and greet ʿAisha and say: "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks the permission (to be buried with the Prophet ﷺ ), and if she gives the permission, bury me there, and if she refuses, then take me to the grave-yard of the Muslims." Then Hafsa (the mother of the believers) came with many other women walking with her. When we saw her, we went away. She went in (to ʿUmar) and wept there for sometime. When the men asked for permission to enter, she went into another place, and we heard her weeping inside. The people said (to ʿUmar), "O chief of the believers! Appoint a successor." ʿUmar said, "I do not find anyone more suitable for the job than the following persons or group whom Messenger of Allah ﷺ had been pleased with before he died." Then ʿUmar mentioned ʿAli, ʿUthman, AzZubair, Talha, Saʿd and ʿAbdur-Rahman (bin ʿAuf) and said, "Abdullah bin ʿUmar will be a witness to you, but he will have no share in the rule. His being a witness will compensate him for not sharing the right of ruling. If Saʿd becomes the ruler, it will be alright: otherwise, whoever becomes the ruler should seek his help, as I have not dismissed him because of disability or dishonesty." ʿUmar added, "I recommend that my successor takes care of the early emigrants; to know their rights and protect their honor and sacred things. I also recommend that he be kind to the Ansar who had lived in Medina before the emigrants and Belief had entered their hearts before them. I recommend that the (ruler) should accept the good of the righteous among them and excuse their wrong-doers, and I recommend that he should do good to all the people of the towns (Al-Ansar), as they are the protectors of Islam and the source of wealth and the source of annoyance to the enemy. I also recommend that nothing be taken from them except from their surplus with their consent. I also recommend that he do good to the 'Arab bedouin, as they are the origin of the 'Arabs and the material of Islam. He should take from what is inferior, amongst their properties and distribute that to the poor amongst them. I also recommend him concerning Allah's and His Apostle's protectees (i.e. Dhimmis) to fulfill their contracts and to fight for them and not to overburden them with what is beyond their ability." So when ʿUmar expired, we carried him out and set out walking. ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar greeted (ʿAisha) and said, "ʿUmar bin Al-Khattab asks for the permission." ʿAisha said, "Bring him in." He was brought in and buried beside his two companions. When he was buried, the group (recommended by ʿUmar) held a meeting. Then ʿAbdur-Rahman said, " Reduce the candidates for rulership to three of you." Az-Zubair said, "I give up my right to ʿAli." Talha said, "I give up my right to ʿUthman," Saʿd, 'I give up my right to ʿAbdur-Rahman bin ʿAuf." ʿAbdur-Rahman then said (to ʿUthman and ʿAli), "Now which of you is willing to give up his right of candidacy to that he may choose the better of the (remaining) two, bearing in mind that Allah and Islam will be his witnesses." So both the sheiks (i.e. ʿUthman and ʿAli) kept silent. ʿAbdur-Rahman said, "Will you both leave this matter to me, and I take Allah as my Witness that I will not choose but the better of you?" They said, "Yes." So ʿAbdur-Rahman took the hand of one of them (i.e. ʿAli) and said, "You are related to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the earliest Muslims as you know well. So I ask you by Allah to promise that if I select you as a ruler you will do justice, and if I select ʿUthman as a ruler you will listen to him and obey him." Then he took the other (i.e. ʿUthman) aside and said the same to him. When ʿAbdur-Rahman secured (their agreement to) this covenant, he said, "O ʿUthman! Raise your hand." So he (i.e. ʿAbdur-Rahman) gave him (i.e. ʿUthman) the solemn pledge, and then ʿAli gave him the pledge of allegiance and then all the (Medina) people gave him the pledge of allegiance. (Using translation from Bukhārī 3700)  

أَنْ تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ » قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَمَا فِيهَا كَثِيرُ فَضْلٍ فَقَالَ «انْظُرَا أَنْ لَا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ » فَقَالَا لَا فَقَالَ «لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللَّهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَى رَابِعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِذَا رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَرَأَ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا كَانَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ وَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِسِكِّينٍ ذِي طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ وَأَخَذَ عُمَرُ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَأَمَّا مَنْ يَلِي عُمَرَ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ مَا الْأَمْرُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ فَصَلَّى عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بِالنَّاسِ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي؟ فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ فَقَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُهُ بِمَعْرُوفٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَجْعَلْ مَنِيَّتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَوَلَجْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ النَّاسُ يُثْنُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِبُشْرَى اللَّهِ قَدْ كَانَ لَكَ مِنْ صُحْبَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقِدَمِ الْإِسْلَامِ مَا قَدْ عَمِلْتَ ثُمَّ اسْتُخْلِفْتَ فَعَدَلْتَ ثُمَّ شَهَادَةٌ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَفَافٌ لَا عَلَيَّ وَلَا لِي فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا إِزَارُهُ يَمَسُّ الْأَرْضَ فَقَالَ رُدُّوا عَلَيَّ الْغُلَامَ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ارْفَعْ ثَوْبَكَ فَإِنَّهُ أَنْقَى لِثَوْبِكَ وَأَتْقَى لِرَبِّكَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ انْظُرْ مَا عَلَيَّ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فَحَسَبُوهُ فَوَجَدُوهُ سِتَّةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفًا فَقَالَ إِنْ وَفَّى مَالُ آلِ عُمَرَ فَأَدِّهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَإِلَّا فَسَلْ فِي بَنِي عَدِيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَفِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ فَسَلْ فِي قُرَيْشٍ وَلَا تَعْدُهُمْ إِلَى غَيْرِهِمْ اذْهَبْ إِلَى أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْ لَهَا يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ السَّلَامَ وَلَا تَقُلْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنِّي لَسْتُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِأَمِيرٍ فَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ فَوَجَدَهَا تَبْكِي فَقَالَ لَهَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَنْ يُدْفَنَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ كُنْتُ أَرَدْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي وَلَأُوثِرَنَّهُ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَجَاءَ فَلَمَّا أَقْبَلَ قِيلَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَدْ جَاءَ فَقَالَ ارْفَعَانِي فَأَسْنَدَهُ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مَا قَالَتْ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي تُحِبُّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَدْ أَذِنَتْ لَكَ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مَا كَانَ شَيْءٌ أَهَمَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمَضْطَجِعِ فَإِذَا أَنَا قُبِضْتُ فَسَلِّمْ وَقُلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَإِنْ أَذِنَتْ لِي فَأَدْخِلُونِي وَإِنْ رَدَّتْنِي فَرُدُّونِي إِلَى مَقَابِرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَفْصَةُ وَالنِّسَاءُ يَسْتُرْنَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَيْنَاهَا قُمْنَا فَمَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ الرِّجَالُ فَوَلِجَتْ دَاخِلًا ثُمَّ سَمِعْنَا بُكَاءَهَا مِنَ الدَّاخِلِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَوْصِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اسْتَخْلِفْ قَالَ » مَا أَرَى أَحَدًا أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَنْهُمْ رَاضٍ فَسَمَّى عَلِيًّا وَطَلْحَةَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدًا ؓ قَالَ وَلْيَشْهَدْ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ شَيْءٌ كَهَيْئَةِ التَّعْزِيَةِ لَهُ فَإِنْ أَصَابَ الْأَمْرَ سَعْدٌ فَهُوَ ذَلِكَ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَسْتَعِنْ بِهِ أَيُّكُمْ مَا أُمِّرَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ أَعْزِلْهُ مِنْ عَجْزٍ وَلَا خِيَانَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُوصِي الْخَلِيفَةَ بَعْدِي بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْمُهَاجِرِينَ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ لَهُمْ فَيْئَهُمْ وَيَحْفَظَ لَهُمْ حُرْمَتَهُمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَنْصَارِ خَيْرًا الَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُوا الدَّارَ وَالْإِيمَانَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ أَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْ مُحْسِنِهِمْ وَيُعْفَى عَنْ مُسِيئِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِأَهْلِ الْأَمْصَارِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُمْ رِدْءُ الْإِسْلَامِ وَجُبَاةُ الْمَالِ وَغَيْظُ الْعَدُوِّ وَأَنْ لَا يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا فَضْلُهُمْ عَنْ رِضًا وَأُوصِيهِ بِالْأَعْرَابِ خَيْرًا إِنَّهُمْ أَصْلُ الْعَرَبِ وَمَادَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ حَوَاشِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَيُرَدَّ فِي فُقَرَائِهِمْ وَأُوصِيهِ بِذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ وَذِمَّةِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُوَفَّى لَهُمْ بِعَهْدِهِمْ وَأَنْ يُقَاتَلَ مِنْ وَرَائِهِمْ وَأَنْ لَا يُكَلَّفُوا إِلَّا طَاقَتُهُمْ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ خَرَجْنَا بِهِ نَمْشِي فَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عُمَرُ فَقَالَتْ أَدْخِلُوهُ فَأُدْخِلَ فَوُضِعَ هُنَاكَ مَعَ صَاحِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فُرِغَ مِنْ دَفْنِهِ وَرَجَعُوا اجْتَمَعَ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّهْطُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ اجْعَلُوا أَمْرَكُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثَةٍ مِنْكُمْ فَقَالَ الزُّبَيْرُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ وَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَالَ طَلْحَةُ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ أَمْرِي إِلَى عُثْمَانَ فَجَاءَ هَؤُلَاءِ الثَّلَاثَةُ عَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لِلْآخَرَيْنِ أَيُّكُمَا يَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ وَيَجْعَلُهُ إِلَيْهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَالْإِسْلَامُ لَيَنْظُرَنَّ أَفْضَلَهُمْ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَلَيَحْرِصَنَّ عَلَى صَلَاحِ الْأُمَّةِ قَالَ فَأَسْكَتَ الشَّيْخَانِ عَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ اجْعَلُوهُ إِلَيَّ وَاللَّهُ عَلَيَّ أَنْ لَا آلُوَ عَنْ أَفْضَلِكُمْ قَالَا نَعَمْ فَجَاءَ بِعَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَكَ مِنَ الْقِدَمِ وَالْإِسْلَامِ وَالْقَرَابَةِ مَا قَدْ عَلِمْتَ آللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ لَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُكَ لَتَعْدِلَنَّ وَلَئِنْ أَمَّرْتُ عَلَيْكَ لَتَسْمَعَنَّ وَلَتُطِيعَنَّ؟ ثُمَّ جَاءَ بِعُثْمَانَ فقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا أَخَذَ الْمِيثَاقَ قَالَ لِعُثْمَانَ ارْفَعْ يَدَكَ فَبَايَعَهُ ثُمَّ بَايَعَهُ عَلِيٌّ ثُمَّ وَلَجَ أَهْلُ الدَّارِ فَبَايَعُوهُ  

"When he was ill, the Messenger of Allah said: 'I would like to have some of my Companions with me.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Shall we call Abu Bakr for you?' But he remained silent. We said: 'Shall we call 'Umar for you?' But he remained silent. We said: 'Shall we call 'Uthman for you?' He said: 'Yes.' So 'Uthman came and he spoke to him in private. The Prophet started to speak to him and 'Uthman's expression changed." Qais said: "Abu Sahlah, the freed slave of 'Uthman, narrated to me that on the Day of the House, 'Uthman bin 'Affan said: 'The Messenger of Allah told me what would come to pass and now I am coming to that day.'"In his narration of the Hadith, 'Ali (one of the narrators) said (that he said): "And I am going to bear it with patience." Qais said: "They used to think that that was the Day of the House." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 113)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ «وَدِدْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدِي بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِي» قَالَتْ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا نَدْعُو لَكَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ فَسَكَتَ قُلْنَا عُمَرُ فَسَكَتَ قُلْنَا عَلِيٌّ فَسَكَتَ قُلْنَا عُثْمَانُ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى عُثْمَانَ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُكَلِّمُهُ وَوَجْهُهُ يَتَغَيَّرُ قَالَ قَيْسٌ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَهْلَةَ أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ يَوْمَ الدَّارِ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ عَهْدًا وَأَنَا صَابِرٌ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ قَيْسٌ كَانُوا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ  

سَمِعَ عُثْمَانُ أَنَّ وَفْدَ أَهْلَ مِصْرَ قَدْ أَقْبَلُوا فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُمْ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا بِهِ أَقْبَلُوا نَحْوَهُ إِلَى الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهِ فَقَالُوا لَهُ ادْعُ الْمُصْحَفَ فَدَعَا بِالْمُصْحَفِ فَقَالَ لَهُ افْتَحِ السَّابِعَةَ قَالَ وَكَانُوا يُسَمُّونَ سُورَةَ يُونُسَ السَّابِعَةَ فَقَرَأَهَا حَتَّى أَتَى عَلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ فَجَعَلْتُمْ مِنْهُ حَرَامًا وَحَلَالًا قُلْ آللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمْ أَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَفْتَرُونَ} قَالُوا لَهُ قِفْ أَرَأَيْتَ مَا حَمَيْتَ مِنَ الْحِمَى آللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكَ بِهِ أَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ تَفْتَرِي؟ فَقَالَ أَمْضِهِ نَزَلَتْ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا وَأَمَّا الْحِمَى لِإِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ زَادَتْ إِبِلُ الصَّدَقَةِ فَزِدْتُ فِي الْحِمَى لَمَّا زَادَ فِي إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ أَمْضِهِ قَالُوا فَجَعَلُوا يَأْخُذُونَهُ بِآيَةٍ آيَةٍ فَيَقُولُ أَمْضِهِ نَزَلَتْ فِي كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا تُرِيدُونَ؟ قَالُوا مِيثَاقَكَ قَالَ فَكَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ شَرْطًا فَأَخَذَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ لَا يَشُقُّوا عَصًا وَلَا يُفَارِقُوا جَمَاعَةً مَا قَامَ لَهُمْ بِشَرْطِهِمْ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا تُرِيدُونَ؟ قَالُوا نُرِيدُ أَنْ لَا يَأْخُذَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ عَطَاءً قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ لِمَنْ قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَلِهَؤُلَاءِ الشِّيُوخِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ فَرَضُوا وَأَقْبَلُوا مَعَهُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ رَاضِينَ قَالَ فَقَامَ فَخَطَبَ فَقَالَ أَلَا مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ زَرْعٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِزَرْعِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ ضَرْعٌ فَلْيَحْتَلِبْهُ أَلَا إِنَّهُ لَا مَالَ لَكُمْ عِنْدَنَا إِنَّمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ لِمَنْ قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ وَلِهَؤُلَاءِ الشِّيُوخِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ فَغَضِبَ النَّاسُ وَقَالُوا هَذَا مَكْرُ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْمِصْرِيُّونَ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ فِي الطَّرِيقِ إِذَا هُمْ بِرَاكِبٍ يَتَعَرَّضُ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ يُفَارِقُهُمْ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ يُفَارِقُهُمْ وَيَسُبُّهُمْ قَالُوا مَا لَكَ إِنَّ لَكَ الْأَمَانَ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا رَسُولُ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَى عَامِلِهِ بِمِصْرَ قَالَ فَفَتَّشُوهُ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالْكِتَابِ عَلَى لِسَانِ عُثْمَانَ عَلَيْهِ خَاتَمُهُ إِلَى عَامِلِهِ بِمِصْرَ أَنْ يَصْلِبَهُمْ أَوْ يَقْتُلَهُمْ أَوْ يَقْطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ فَأَقْبَلُوا حَتَّى قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَوْا عَلِيًّا فَقَالُوا أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى عَدُوِّ اللَّهِ كَتَبَ فِينَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَلَّ دَمَهُ قُمْ مَعَنَا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَا أَقُومُ مَعَكُمْ قَالُوا فَلِمَ كَتَبْتَ إِلَيْنَا؟ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا قَطُّ فَنَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ أَلِهَذَا تُقَاتِلُونَ؟ أَوْ لِهَذَا تَغْضَبُونَ فَانْطَلَقَ عَلِيٌّ فَخَرَجَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى قَرْيَةٍ وَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ فَقَالُوا كَتَبْتَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا هُمَا اثْنَتَانِ أَنْ تُقِيمُوا عَلَيَّ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَوْ يَمِينِي بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مَا كَتَبْتُ وَلَا أَمْلَيْتُ وَلَا عَلِمْتُ وَقَدْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الْكِتَابَ يُكْتَبُ عَلَى لِسَانِ الرَّجُلِ وَقَدْ يُنْقَشُ الْخَاتَمُ عَلَى الْخَاتَمِ فَقَالُوا وَاللَّهِ أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ دَمَكَ وَنَقَضُوا الْعَهْدَ وَالْمِيثَاقَ فَحَاصَرُوهُ فَأَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَمَا أَسْمَعُ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَرُدَّ رَجُلٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ رُومَةَ مِنْ مَالِي فَجَعَلْتُ رِشَائِي فِيهَا كَرِشَاءِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ قِيلَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَعَلَامَ تَمْنَعُونِي أَنْ أَشْرَبَ مِنْهَا حَتَّى أُفْطِرَ عَلَى مَاءِ الْبَحْرِ؟ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ هَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنِّي اشْتَرَيْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَزِدْتُهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ؟ قِيلَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّ أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ مُنِعَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ فِيهِ قَبْلِي؟ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللَّهَ هَلْ سَمِعْتُمْ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَذْكُرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا؟ أَشْيَاءَ فِي شَأْنِهِ عَدَّدَهَا قَالَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَوَعَظَهُمْ وَذَكَّرَهُمْ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْ مِنْهُمُ الْمَوْعِظَةُ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ تَأْخُذُ مِنْهُمُ الْمَوْعِظَةُ فِي أَوَّلِ مَا يَسْمَعُونَهَا فَإِذَا أُعِيدَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ لَمْ تَأْخُذْ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ افْتَحِي الْبَابَ وَوَضَعَ الْمُصْحَفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ رَأَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَهُ «أَفْطِرْ عِنْدَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ» فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ فَخَرَجَ وَتَرَكَهُ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ آخَرُ فَقَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ وَالْمُصْحَفُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى لَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَاتَّقَاهُ بِيَدِهِ فَقَطَعَهَا فَلَا أَدْرِي أَقْطَعَهَا وَلَمْ يُبِنْهَا أَمْ أَبَانَهَا؟ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهَا لَأَوَّلُ كَفٍّ خَطَّتِ الْمُفَصَّلَ وَفِي غَيْرِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ التُّجِيبِيُّ فَضَرَبَهُ مِشْقَصًا فَنَضَحَ الدَّمُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ} قَالَ وَإِنَّهَا فِي الْمُصْحَفِ مَا حُكَّتْ قَالَ وَأَخَذَتْ بِنْتُ الْفُرَافِصَةِ فِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ حُلِيَّهَا وَوَضَعَتْهُ فِي حِجْرِهَا وَذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ تَفَاجَّتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ قَاتَلَهَا اللَّهُ مَا أَعْظَمَ عَجِيزَتَهَا فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّ أَعْدَاءَ اللَّهِ لَمْ يُرِيدُوا إِلَّا الدُّنْيَا *  

"We set out as pilgrims and came to Al-Madinah intending to perform Hajj. While we were in our camping place unloading our mounts, someone came to us and said: 'The people have gathered in the Masjid and there is panis.' So we set out and found the people gathered around a group in the middle of the Masjid, among whom were 'Ali, Zubayr, Talhah and Sa'd bin Abi Waqas. While we were like that, 'Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, came, wearing a yellow cloak with which he had covered his head. He said: 'Is Talhah here? Is Az-Zubair here? Is Sa'd here?' They said: 'Yes.' He said: 'I adjure you be the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, din't the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever buys the Mirbad [1] of Banu so-and so, Allah will forgive him, and I bought it for twenty or twenty-five thousand, then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him, and he said: Add it to our Masjid and the reward for it will be yours?' They said: 'By Allah, yes.' He said: 'I adjure you by the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, didn't the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever buys the well of Rumah, Allah will forgive him, so I bought it for such and such and amount, then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and told him, and he said: Give it to provide water for the Muslims, and the reward for it will be yours?' They said: 'By Allah, yes.' He said: 'I adjure you by the One beside Whom there is none worthy of worship, didn't the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Whoever equips these (men)- meaning the army of Al-'Usrah (Tabuk) - Allah will forgive him, so I equipped them until they were not lacking even a rope or a bridle?' They said: 'By Allah, yes.' He said: 'O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness.'" [1] Mirbad: A place for drying dates. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3182)   

قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَقِيلَ هَذَا عُثْمَانُ وَعَلَيْهِ مُلَيَّةٌ لَهُ صَفْرَاءُ قَدْ قَنَّعَ بِهَا رَأْسَهُ قَالَ هَا هُنَا عَلِيٌّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ هَا هُنَا طَلْحَةُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنِ ابْتَاعَ مِرْبَدَ بَنِي فُلَانٍ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ فَابْتَعْتُهُ بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا أَوْ خَمْسَةً وَعِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا» فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهُ فَقَالَ «اجْعَلْهُ فِي مَسْجِدِنَا وَأَجْرُهُ لَكَ»؟ قَالَ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ يَبْتَاعُ رُومَةَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ» فَابْتَعْتُهَا بِكَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ قَدِ ابْتَعْتُهَا فَقَالَ «اجْعَلْهَا سِقَايَةً لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَجْرُهَا لَكَ»؟ قَالَ فَقَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ «مَنْ جَهَّزَ هَؤُلَاءِ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ» يَعْنِي جَيْشَ الْعُسْرَةِ فَجَهَّزْتُهُمْ حَتَّى لَمْ يَفْقِدُوا عِقَالًا وَلَا خِطَامًا؟ قَالُوا اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اشْهَدْ ثَلَاثًا  

Fatima complained of the suffering caused to her by the hand mill. Some Captives were brought to the Prophet, she came to him but did not find him at home ʿAisha was present there to whom she told (of her desire for a servant). When the Prophet ﷺ came, Aisha informed him about Fatima's visit. ʿAli added "So the Prophet ﷺ came to us, while we had gone to our bed I wanted to get up but the Prophet ﷺ said, "Remain at your place". Then he sat down between us till I found the coolness of his feet on my chest. Then he said, "Shall I teach you a thing which is better than what you have asked me? When you go to bed, say, 'Allahu-Akbar' thirty-four times, and 'Subhan Allah thirty-three times, and 'Al hamdu-li l-lah thirty-three times for that is better for you both than a servant." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3705)  

أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ شَكَتْ مِمَّا تَلْقَى مِنْ أَثَرِ الرَّحَى فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَبْيٌ فَانْطَلَقَتْ فَلَمْ تَجِدْهُ فَوَجَدَتْ عَائِشَةَ فَأَخْبَرَتْهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ بِمَجِيءِ فَاطِمَةَ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَيْنَا وَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا مَضَاجِعَنَا فَذَهَبْتُ لِأَقُومَ فَقَالَ «عَلَى مَكَانِكُمَا» فَقَعَدَ بَيْنَنَا حَتَّى وَجَدْتُ بَرْدَ قَدَمَيْهِ عَلَى صَدْرِي فَقَالَ «أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكُمَا خَيْرًا مِمَّا سَأَلْتُمَانِي إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَضَاجِعَكُمَا فَكَبِّرَا أَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَسَبِّحَا ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَتَحَمَّدَا ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ»  

Fatimah complained to me about the flour, so I said, "Why don't you go to your father and ask him for a servant?" She went to the Prophet ﷺ to request a servant but did not find him. She returned to her place. When the Prophet ﷺ came, he was wearing a garment with a fringe at the bottom, and when we wore it lengthwise, our feet would extend beyond it, and when we wore it widthwise, our heads and feet would protrude.

The Prophet ﷺ asked Fatimah, "Did you come earlier with a need?" She replied, "No." I said, "Yes, she complained to me about the flour, and I suggested she ask her father for a servant." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Shall I guide you to something better for the two of you than having a servant? When you go to bed, say 'SubhanAllah' (Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, 'Alhamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times, and 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) thirty-four times."  

شَكَتْ لِي فَاطِمَةُ مِنَ الطَّحِينِ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا قَالَ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمْ تُصَادِفْهُ فَرَجَعَتْ مَكَانَهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أُخْبِرَ فَأَتَانَا وَعَلَيْنَا قَطِيفَةٌ إِذَا لَبِسْنَاهَا طُولًا خَرَجَتْ مِنْهَا جُنُوبُنَا وَإِذَا لَبِسْنَاهَا عَرْضًا خَرَجَتْ مِنْهَا أَقْدَامُنَا وَرُءُوسُنَا۔

قَالَ «يَا فَاطِمَةُ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّكِ جِئْتِ فَهَلْ كَانَتْ لَكِ حَاجَةٌ؟ » قَالَتْ لَا قُلْتُ بَلَى شَكَتْ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الطَّحِينِ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا فَقَالَ «أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكُمَا عَلَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنْ خَادِمٍ؟ إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَضَاجِعَكُمَا تَقُولَانِ ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَأَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ تَسْبِيحَةً وَتَحْمِيدَةً وَتَكْبِيرَةً»  

[Machine] To the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you have hurt me." He said, "Whoever hurts Ali has also hurt me."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «قَدْ آذَيْتَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أُوذِيَكَ قَالَ «مَنْ آذَى عَلِيًّا فَقَدْ آذَانِي»  

'Ali observed: By Him Who split up the seed and created something living, the Apostle (may peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a promise that no one but a believer would love me, and none but a hypocrite would nurse grudge against me. (Using translation from Muslim 78)  

«وَالَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَذَرَأَ النَّسْمَةَ إِنَّهُ لَعَهْدُ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ ﷺ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّنِي إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يُبْغِضُنِي إِلَّا مُنَافِقٌ»  

[Machine] This is Fulan, a prince from the city, inviting you to insult Ali on the pulpit. He said, "What should I say?" He said, "You say to him, Abu Turab." Sahl laughed and said, "By Allah, no one called him Abu Turab except the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Ali never had a name dearer to him than this." Ali entered upon Fatimah, then left and came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Fatimah. He said, "Where is your cousin?" She said, "He is lying in the mosque." The Prophet ﷺ went out and found his cloak had fallen off his back. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped the dust off his back and said, "Sit, Abu Turab." By Allah, no name was dearer to Ali than this name, only the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him by this name.  

هَذَا فُلَانٌ أَمِيرٌ مِنْ أُمَرَاءِ الْمَدِينَةِ يَدْعُوكَ لتَسُبَّ عَلِيًّا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ قَالَ أَقُولُ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ تَقُولُ لَهُ أَبُو تُرَابٍ فَضَحِكَ سَهْلٌ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا سَمَّاهُ إِيَّاهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا كَانَ لِعَلِيٍّ اسْمٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُ دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ؟ » قَالَتْ هُوَ ذَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ رِدَاءَهُ قَدْ سَقَطَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَيَقُولُ «اجْلِسْ أَبَا تُرَابٍ» وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ اسْمٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْهُ مَا سَمَّاهُ إِيَّاهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ «أَنْتَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى» قَالَ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ سَعْدًا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

Messenger of Allah, are you leaving me behind amongst women and children? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Aren't you satisfied with being unto me what Aaron was unto Moses but with this exception that there would be no prophet after me? (Using translation from Muslim 2404b)  

خَلَّفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُخَلِّفُنِي فِي النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ؟ فَقَالَ «أَمَا تَرْضَى أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنِّي بِمَنْزِلَةِ هَارُونَ مِنْ مُوسَى إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me: “Shall I not teach you some words that if you say them, you will be forgiven, even though you are already forgiven. There is no god but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Generous; there is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Almighty, Glory be to Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the mighty Throne, praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 712)  

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا عَلِيُّ أَلَا أُعَلِّمُكَ كَلِمَاتٍ إِذَا قُلْتَهُنَّ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَعَ أَنَّهُ مَغْفُورٌ لَكَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ»  

that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dispatched an army and he put 'Ali bin Abi Talib in charge of it. He left on the expedition and he entered upon a female slave. So four of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ scolded him, and they made a pact saying: "[If] we meet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ we will inform him of what 'Ali did." When the Muslims returned from the journey, they would begin with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and give him Salam, then they would go to their homes. So when the expedition arrived, they gave Salam to the Prophet ﷺ, and one of the four stood saying: "O Messenger of Allah! Do you see that 'Ali bin Abi Talib did such and such." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned away from him. Then the second one stood and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the third stood before him, and said as he said, and he turned away from him. Then the fourth stood and said as they had said. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ faced him, and the anger was visible on his face, he said: "What do you want from 'Ali?! What do you want from 'Ali?! What do you want from 'Ali?! Indeed 'Ali is from me, and I am from him, and he is the ally of every believer after me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3712)   

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَلِيًّا قَالَ فَمَضَى عَلِيٌّ فِي السَّرِيَّةِ فَأَصَابَ جَارِيَةً فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِذَا لَقِينَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِمَا صَنَعَ عَلِيٌّ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ وَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِذَا قَدِمُوا مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَدَؤُوا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ وَنَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُونَ إِلَى رِحَالِهِمْ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَتِ السَّرِيَّةُ سَلَّمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ أَحَدُ الْأَرْبَعَةِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا صَنَعَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا صَنَعَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا صَنَعَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَالْغَضَبُ يُعْرَفُ فِي وَجْهِهِ فقَالَ «مَا تُرِيدُونَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ ثَلَاثًا إِنَّ عَلِيًّا مِنِّي وَأَنَا مِنْهُ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ بَعْدِي»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever I am his guardian, then Ali is his guardian."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ كُنْتُ وَلِيُّهُ فَعَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard saying on the day of Ghadir Khumm, "When people stood up, testifying that they heard him say, 'Do you not know that I have more authority over the believers than themselves?' They replied, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Whoever I am his master, then Ali is his master. O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him and be an enemy to whoever opposes him.' After that, I went out with something in my heart, and then I met Zaid bin Arqam and mentioned this to him. He said, 'Indeed, we have heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying the same thing to him.'"  

سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَوْمَ غَدِيرِ خُمٍّ لَمَّا قَامَ فَقَامَ أُنَاسٌ فَشَهِدُوا أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوهُ يَقُولُ «أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «مَنْ كُنْتُ مَوْلَاهُ فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَوْلَاهُ اللَّهُمَّ وَالِ مَنْ وَالَاهُ وَعَادِ مَنْ عَادَاهُ» فَخَرَجْتُ وَفِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ فَلَقِيتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَرْقَمَ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ قَدْ سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tomorrow I will give the flag to a man with whose leadership Allah will grant (the Muslim) victory." So the people kept on thinking the whole night as to who would be given the flag. The next morning the people went to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and every one of them hoped that he would be given the flag. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Where is ʿAli bin Abi Talib?" The people replied, "He is suffering from eye trouble, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ." He said, "Send for him and bring him to me." So when ʿAli came, the Prophet ﷺ spat in his eyes and invoked good on him, and be became alright as if he had no ailment. The Prophet ﷺ then gave him the flag. ʿAli said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Shall I fight them (i.e. enemy) till they become like us?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Proceed to them steadily till you approach near to them and then invite them to Islam and inform them of their duties towards Allah which Islam prescribes for them, for by Allah, if one man is guided on the right path (i.e. converted to Islam) through you, it would be better for you than (a great number of) red camels." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3701)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَأُعْطِيَنَّ الرَّايَةَ غَدًا رَجُلًا يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ» قَالَ فَبَاتَ النَّاسُ لَيْلَتَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يُعْطَاهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ غَدَوْا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كُلُّهُمْ يَرْجُو أَنْ يُعْطَاهَا فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ»؟ قَالُوا تَشْتَكِي عَيْنَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَأَرْسِلُوا إِلَيْهِ» فَلَمَّا جَاءَ بَصَقَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ وَدَعَا لَهُ فَبَرَأَ حَتَّى كَأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ بِهِ وَجَعٌ وَأَعْطَاهُ الرَّايَةَ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُقَاتِلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مِثْلَنَا؟ قَالَ «انْفُذْ عَلَى رِسْلِكَ حَتَّى تَنْزِلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ ثُمَّ ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَخْبِرْهُمْ بِمَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ حَقِّ اللَّهِ فِيهِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَنْ يَهْدِيَ اللَّهُ بِكَ رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ حُمْرُ النَّعَمِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Today, I will give the flag to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger." The people were eager and asked, "Where is Ali?" They said he had eye pain, so he called him. He spat in his hands and wiped Ali's eyes with them. Then he handed him the flag, and Allah granted him victory.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَأَدْفَعَنَّ الرَّايَةَ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ» فَتَطَاوَلَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ «أَيْنَ عَلِيٌّ»؟ فَقَالُوا يَشْتَكِي عَيْنَهُ فَدَعَاهُ فَبَزَقَ فِي كَفَّيْهِ وَمَسَحَ بِهِمَا عَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ ثُمَّ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ الرَّايَةَ فَفَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said on the day of Khaybar, "Today, I will give the banner to a man who loves Allah and His Messenger, and Allah will grant victory to him." Umar said, "I never desired leadership except on that day, so I felt a sense of superiority." The Prophet ﷺ told Ali, "Arise," and gave him the banner, then said to him, "Go and do not look back until Allah grants you victory." Ali walked for a while and then stood without looking back at the army. He asked himself, "Why am I fighting these people?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Fight them until they bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah. Once they do, their lives and wealth will be protected, except by the right due to them, and their reckoning will be with Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ «لَأَدْفَعَنَّ الْيَوْمَ اللِّوَاءَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ يَفْتَحُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ عُمَرُ فَمَا أَحْبَبْتُ الْإِمَارَةَ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ فَتَطَاوَلْتُ لَهَا فَقَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ «قُمْ» فَدَفَعَ اللِّوَاءَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ «اذْهَبْ وَلَا تَلْتَفِتْ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ» فَمَشَى هُنَيْهَةً ثُمَّ قَامَ وَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ لِلْعَزْمَةِ فَقَالَ عَلَى مَا أُقَاتِلُ النَّاسَ؟ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «قَاتِلْهُمْ حَتَّى يَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوهَا فَقَدْ عَصَمُوا دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ»  

[Machine] "We went out to Khaibar, and my uncle 'Amir was walking ahead of the people while he was saying,"  

خَرَجْنَا إِلَى خَيْبَرَ وَكَانَ عَمِّي عَامِرٌ يَرْتَجِزُ بِالْقَوْمِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ  

[Machine] "O people, yesterday a man left you whom no one preceded or will catch up with. He was the Messenger of Allah who was sent by the sender and was given the banner. He does not return until Allah grants him victory, with Jibril on his right and Mika'il on his left. He does not leave behind any white or yellow except for seven hundred silver coins that were left from his charity. He wanted to buy a servant with them."  

«يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَقَدْ فَارَقَكُمْ أَمْسِ رَجُلٌ مَا سَبَقَهُ وَلَا يُدْرِكُهُ الْآخِرُونَ لَقَدْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَبْعَثُهُ الْمَبْعَثَ فَيُعْطِيهِ الرَّايَةَ فَمَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يَفْتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ جِبْرِيلُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمِيكَائِيلُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ مَا تَرَكَ بَيْضَاءَ وَلَا صَفْرَاءَ إِلَّا سَبْعَ مِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَضَلَتْ مِنْ عَطَائِهِ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ بِهَا خَادِمًا»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Indeed, among you there will be those who fight for the interpretation of the Quran, just as I fought for its revelation." Abu Bakr asked, "Am I the one, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "No." Umar asked, "Am I the one, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "No, but you are the companion of the sandals." Ali asked, "Was it me, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "No, but you are the one who will repair them."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى تَأْوِيلِ الْقُرْآنِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى تَنْزِيلِهِ» قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا» قَالَ عُمَرُ أَنَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنْ خَاصِفُ النَّعْلِ» قَالَ وَكَانَ أَعْطَى عَلِيًّا نَعْلَهُ يَخْصِفُهُ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿThere will emerge some people among whom is a man with a defective arm, or an incomplete arm, or a small arm.ʿ If you could exercise restraint, I would have told you what Allah promised on the lips of Muhammad ﷺ to those who kill them. ‘Abeedah said to ʿAli ؓ Did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He said: Yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah; yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah, yes, by the Lord of the Kaʿbah. (Using translation from Aḥmad 735)   

ذَكَرَ عَلِيٌّ رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ الْخَوَارِجَ فَقَالَ «فِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُخْدَجُ الْيَدِ أَوْ مُودَنُ الْيَدِ لَوْلَا أَنْ تَبْطَرُوا لَأَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِمَا وَعَدَ اللَّهُ عَلَى لِسَانِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ أَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ إِي وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ»  

[Machine] Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi, the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , narrated to me that when the Haruriyyah rebels appeared while he was with Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), they said, "There is no ruling except for Allah." Ali said, "This is a truthful statement, but they intend falsehood. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ described certain people, and I know the description of those individuals. They claim the truth with their tongues, but it is not permissible for them. He pointed towards his throat, indicating the most hated creation of Allah among them, whose one hand has a black mole resembling a nipple. When Ali killed them, he said, "Look!" They looked but did not find him. Ali said, "Go back, by Allah, I have not lied nor have I been lied to twice or thrice." Then they found him in a ruin, so they brought him until they placed him before Ali. I, Ubaidullah, was present at that moment during their conversation and the words of Ali about them.  

أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي رَافِعٍ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ الْحَرُورِيَّةَ لَمَّا خَرَجَتْ وَهُوَ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالُوا لَا حُكْمَ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ أُرِيدَ بِهَا بَاطِلٌ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصَفَ أُنَاسًا إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ وَصْفَهُمْ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ «يَقُولُونَ الْحَقَّ بِأَلْسِنَتِهِمْ لَا يَجُوزُ هَذَا مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَارَ إِلَى حَلْقِهِ مِنْ أَبْغَضِ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ إِلَيْهِ فِيهِمْ أَسْوَدُ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ حَلَمَةُ ثَدْيٍ فَلَمَّا قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ ؓ قَالَ انْظُرُوا فَنَظَرُوا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا فَقَالَ ارْجِعُوا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ وَجَدُوهُ فِي خَرِبَةٍ فَأَتَوْا بِهِ حَتَّى وَضَعُوهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا حَاضِرٌ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَقَوْلِ عَلِيٍّ فِيهِمْ  

I fell sick and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by me when I was saying O Allah, if my time has come then grant me relief; if it has not yet come then raise me in status; and if this is a trial then grant me patience. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “What did you say?” He repeated to him what he had said, and he nudged him with his foot and said: ʿO Allah, grant him well beingʿ or “O Allah, heal him.” - Shuʿbah was not certain. He [‘Ali] said: And I never suffered that sickness again after that. (Using translation from Aḥmad 841)  

كُنْتُ شَاكِيًا فَمَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ أَجْلِي قَدْ حَضَرَ فَأَرِحْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ مُتَأَخِّرًا فَارْفَعْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ بَلَاءً فَصَبِّرْنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ قُلْتَ؟ » فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَضَرَبَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ عَافِهِ أَوِ اشْفِهِ» شُعْبَةُ الشَّاكُّ قَالَ فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُ وَجَعِي ذَلِكَ بَعْدُ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "The caliphate after me will last for thirty years, then it will become a monarchy." He said, "Hold on to the caliphate of Abu Bakr for two years, and Umar for ten years, and Uthman for twelve years, and Ali for six years." Ali bin Al-Jaad said, "I said to Hammad bin Salamah, the ship of the speaker said to hold on?" He said, "Yes."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الْخِلَافَةُ بَعْدِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا» قَالَ أَمْسِكْ خِلَافَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ سَنَتَيْنِ وَعُمَرَ ؓ عَشْرًا وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَعَلِيٍّ ؓ سِتًّا قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْجَعْدِ قُلْتُ لِحَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ سَفِينَةُ الْقَائِلُ أَمْسِكْ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ»  

[Machine] Abu Bakr came to the Prophet ﷺ and sat in front of him. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, you know the advice I have given and my contributions to Islam. And indeed, I… and indeed, I…” The Prophet ﷺ asked, “What is it?” He said, "Marry me to Fatimah." Abu Bakr was silent, so he returned to Umar and said to him, "I have perished and my family has perished." Umar asked, "What is that?" Abu Bakr replied, "I proposed to Fatimah to the Prophet ﷺ , but he rejected me." Umar said, "Wait until I go to the Prophet ﷺ and ask him for the same." Ali and I came to Umar while I was suffering from a nosebleed. They said, "We have come to you on behalf of your cousin with a proposal." Ali woke me up to the matter, so I got up, took off my garment and came to the Prophet ﷺ to sit in front of him. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, you know my contributions to Islam and my advice. And indeed, I… and indeed, I..." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What is it?" I said, "Marry me to Fatimah." He asked, "Do you have anything?" I said, "My horse and my armor." He said, "You have to keep your horse, but sell your armor." So I sold it for four hundred and eighty dirhams and brought it to him until I placed it in his chamber. He took a handful from it and said, "O Bilal, go out and prepare it (for Fajr prayer)." He also instructed them to prepare a bed for her, covered with a mat and a pillow stuffed with fibers from the date-palm, and said to Ali, "When she comes to you, do not say anything until I come to you." She came with Umm Ayman and they both sat next to the house, and I on the other side. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the house and said, "Is my brother here?" Umm Ayman said, "Your brother and you have married his daughter." He said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the house and said to Fatimah, "Bring me some water." She got up and brought a water jug from inside the house. He ﷺ took it and rinsed his mouth with it. Then, he said to her, "Come forward." So she moved closer, and he poured water between her breasts and over her head, saying, "O Allah, I seek refuge for her and her progeny from the cursed Satan." Then, he ﷺ said to her, "Turn around." So she turned around and he poured water over her back, saying the same invocation. Then, he ﷺ said, "Bring me more water." Ali said, "By then, I knew what he intended." So, I got up and filled the jug with water, and brought it to him. He took it and rinsed his mouth with it. Then, he said to me, "Come forward." So, I moved closer, and he poured water over my head and between my breasts, saying the same invocation. Then, he ﷺ said, "Turn around." So I turned around, and he poured water over my back while repeating the same invocation. Then, he said to Ali, "Enter with your family, in the name of Allah and by His blessings."  

جَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَعَدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ مُنَاصَحَتِي وَقِدَمِي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَإِنِّي وَإِنِّي قَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ » قَالَ تُزَوِّجُنِي فَاطِمَةَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَرَجَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ هَلَكْتُ وَأُهْلِكْتُ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ خَطَبْتُ فَاطِمَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي قَالَ مَكَانَكَ حَتَّى آتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَطْلُبُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي طَلَبْتَ فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَعَدَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ مُنَاصَحَتِي وَقِدَمِي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَإِنِّي وَإِنِّي قَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ » قَالَ تُزَوِّجُنِي فَاطِمَةَ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ يَنْتَظِرُ أَمْرَ اللَّهِ فِيهَا قُمْ بِنَا إِلَى عَلِيٍّ حَتَّى نَأْمُرَهُ يَطْلُبُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي طَلَبْنَا قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَتَيَانِي وَأَنَا أُعَالِجُ فَسِيلًا لِي فَقَالَا إِنَّا جِئْنَاكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ بِخِطْبَةٍ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَنَبَّهَانِي لِأَمْرٍ فَقُمْتُ أَجُرُّ رِدَائِي حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَعَدْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ قِدَمِي فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَمُنَاصَحَتِي وَإِنِّي وَإِنِّي قَالَ «وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ » قُلْتُ تُزَوِّجُنِي فَاطِمَةَ قَالَ «وَعِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ» قُلْتُ فَرَسِي وَبَدَنِي قَالَ «أَمَّا فَرَسُكَ فَلَا بُدَّ لَكَ مِنْهُ وَأَمَّا بَدَنُكَ فَبِعْهَا» قَالَ فَبِعْتُهَا بِأَرْبَعِ مِائَةٍ وَثَمَانِينَ فَجِئْتُ بِهَا حَتَّى وَضَعْتُهَا فِي حِجْرِهِ فَقَبَضَ مِنْهَا قَبْضَةً فَقَالَ «أَيْ بِلَالُ ابْتَغِنَا بِهَا طِيبًا» وَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يُجَهِّزُوهَا فَجَعَلَ لَهَا سَرِيرًا مُشْرَطًا بِالشَّرْطِ وَوِسَادَةً مِنْ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ وَقَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ «إِذَا أَتَتْكَ فَلَا تُحْدِثْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى آتِيَكَ» فَجَاءَتْ مَعَ أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ حَتَّى قَعَدَتْ فِي جَانِبِ الْبَيْتِ وَأَنَا فِي جَانِبٍ وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَا هُنَا أَخِي؟ » قَالَتْ أُمُّ أَيْمَنَ أَخُوكَ وَقَدْ زَوَّجْتَهُ ابْنَتَكَ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» وَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْبَيْتَ فَقَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ «إِيتِينِي بِمَاءٍ» فَقَامَتْ إِلَى قَعْبٍ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَأَتَتْ فِيهِ بِمَاءٍ فَأَخَذَهُ ﷺ وَمَجَّ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهَا «تَقَدَّمِي» فَتَقَدَّمَتْ فَنَضَحَ بَيْنَ ثَدْيَيْهَا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ ﷺ لَهَا «أَدْبِرِي» فَأَدْبَرَتْ فَصَبَّ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهَا وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ ﷺ «إِيتُونِي بِمَاءٍ» قَالَ عَلِيٌّ فَعَلِمْتُ الَّذِي يُرِيدُ فَقُمْتُ فَمَلَأْتُ الْقَعْبَ مَاءً وَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهِ فَأَخَذَهُ وَمَجَّ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي «تَقَدَّمْ» فَصَبَّ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَبَيْنَ ثَدْيَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُعِيذُهُ بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَدْبِرْ» فَأَدْبَرْتُ فَصَبَّهُ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيَّ وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُعِيذُهُ بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ «ادْخُلْ بِأَهْلِكَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالْبَرَكَةِ»  

When Ali married Fatimah, the Prophet ﷺ said to him: Give her something. He said: I have nothing with me. He said: Where is your Hutamiyyah (coat of mail). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2125)   

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَعْطِهَا شَيْئًا» قَالَ مَا عِنْدِي شَيْءٌ قَالَ «فَأَيْنَ دِرْعُكَ الْحُطَمِيَّةُ»  

[Machine] He heard him say, "Ali did not make permissible anything for Fatima except with a body made of iron."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ «مَا اسْتَحَلَّ عَلِيٌّ فَاطِمَةَ إِلَّا بِبَدَنٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave Fatimah a trousseau of a velvet garment, a waterskin and a leather pillow stuffed with idhkhir fibres. (Using translation from Aḥmad 643)   

«جَهَّزَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاطِمَةَ فِي خَمِيلَةٍ وَوِسَادَةِ أَدَمٍ حَشْوُهَا لِيفٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, she is young." So Ali proposed to her and married her to him.  

رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا صَغِيرَةٌ» فَخَطَبَهَا عَلِيٌّ فَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْهُ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Bara' saying that when Ibrahim, the son of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, died, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, he has a wet nurse in paradise."  

سَمِعْتُ الْبَرَاءِ يَقُولُ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ لَهُ مُرْضِعًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

I have never seen anyone more kind to one's family than Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Ibrahim was sent to the suburb of Medina for suckling. He used to go there and we accompanied him. He entered the house, and it was filled with smoke as his foster-father was a bricksmith. He took him (his son Ibrihim) and kissed him and then came back. 'Amr said that when Ibrihim died. Allah's LMessenger ﷺ said: Ibrihim is my son and he dies as a suckling babe. He has now two foster-mothers who would complete his suckling period in Paradise. (Using translation from Muslim 2316)   

مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا أَرْحَمُ بِالْعِيَالِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابْنُهُ مُسْتَرْضِعًا فِي عَوَالِي الْمَدِينَةِ فَكَانَ يَنْطَلِقُ وَنَحْنُ مَعَهُ فَيَدْخُلُ الْبَيْتَ وَكَانَ ظِئْرُهُ قَيْنًا فَيَأْخُذُهُ فَيُقَبِّلُهُ وَيَرْجِعُ قَالَ عَمْرٌو فَلَمَّا مَاتَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ ابْنِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ فِي الثَّدْيِ وَإِنَّ لَهُ ظِئْرَيْنِ تُكْمِلَانِ رَضَاعَهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Sufficient for you among the women of mankind are Mariam bint 'Imran, Khadijah bint Khuwailid, Fatimah bint Muhammad and Asiyah the wife of Fir'awn." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3878)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ مَرْيَمُ بِنْتُ عِمْرَانَ وَخَدِيجَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ وَفَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَآسِيَةُ امْرَأَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ»  

[Machine] I said to Fatimah bint Rasulullah (Peace be upon him), "I saw you weeping heavily for the Prophet (Peace be upon him) during his illness, so I cried. Then you wept for him a second time, so I laughed." She said, "I wept for him because he informed me that he would soon pass away. So I cried. Then I wept for him a second time because he informed me that I will be the first of his family to join him in the afterlife, and that I will be the leader of the women of Paradise, except for Maryam bint Imran. So I laughed."  

قُلْتُ لِفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَيْتُكِ أَكْبَبْتِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَبَكَيْتِ ثُمَّ أَكْبَبْتِ عَلَيْهِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَضَحِكْتِ « قَالَتْ » أَكْبَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ فَبَكَيْتُ ثُمَّ أَكْبَبْتُ عَلَيْهِ الثَّانِيَةَ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي أَوَّلُ أَهْلِهِ لُحُوقًا بِهِ وَأَنِّي سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِلَّا مَرْيَمَ بِنْتَ عِمْرَانَ فَضَحِكَتُ «  

[Machine] She said, "I have never seen anyone whose speech and conversation resemble that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ more than Fatimah. Whenever she entered upon him, he would stand up for her, kiss her, welcome her, hold her hand, and seat her in his gathering. And whenever he entered upon her, she would stand up for him, kiss him, and hold his hand. When he was in the illness in which he died, he whispered to her and she wept, then he whispered to her again and she smiled. I asked her about that and she said, 'He whispered to me that he was going to die, so I wept. Then he whispered to me again and told me that I would be the first of his family to join him, so I smiled.'"  

أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ «مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشْبَهَ كَلَامًا وَحَدِيثًا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ وَكَانَتْ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَامَ إِلَيْهَا وَقَبَّلَهَا وَرَحَّبَ بِهَا وَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهَا وَأَجْلَسَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِهِ وَكَانَتْ هِيَ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلَتْهُ وَأَخَذَتْ بِيَدِهِ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ فَأَسَرَّ إِلَيْهَا فَبَكَتْ ثُمَّ أَسَرَّ إِلَيْهَا فَضَحِكَتْ فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَحْسَبُ أَنَّ لِهَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَضْلًا عَلَى النَّاسِ فَإِذَا هِيَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ بَيْنَا هِيَ تَبْكِي إِذَا هِيَ تَضْحَكُ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَأَلْتُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ أَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ فَبَكَيْتُ ثُمَّ أَسَرَّ إِلَيَّ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي أَوَّلُ أَهْلِهِ لُحُوقًا بِهِ فَضَحِكَتْ»  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَاجَيْتُمُ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ} صَدَقَةً قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَرَى دِينَارًا؟ » قُلْتُ لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ قَالَ «فَكَمْ؟ » قُلْتُ شَعِيرَةٌ قَالَ «إِنَّكَ لَزَهِيدٌ» فَنَزَلَتْ {أَأَشْفَقْتُمْ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَاتٍ} الْآيَةَ قَالَ فَبِي خَفَّفَ اللَّهُ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ  

[Machine] "When this verse was revealed: 'O you who have believed, when you converse privately, then do not converse in sin and aggression and disobedience to the Messenger but converse in virtue and righteousness. And fear Allah to whom you will be gathered' (Al-Mujadila 58:9), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed Ali: 'O Ali, let them give charity before revealing their secrets.' Ali asked: 'O Messenger of Allah, how much should they give?' The Prophet ﷺ responded: 'A dinar.' Ali said: 'They cannot afford it.' The Prophet ﷺ then said: 'Then half a dinar.' Ali replied: 'They cannot afford it either.' The Prophet ﷺ asked: 'Then how much?' Ali said: 'A handful of dates.' The Prophet ﷺ said to Ali: 'Indeed, you are austere.' Then Allah revealed the verse: 'Do you fear to present before your consultation charities? Then when you do not and Allah has forgiven you, then [at least] establish prayer and give zakah' (Al-Hashr 59:9). Ali used to say: 'I was the one whose hardship was eased for this Ummah (nation).'"  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نَاجَيْتُمُ} الرَّسُولَ فَقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَةً قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِعَلِيٍّ «يَا عَلِيُّ مُرْهُمْ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقُوا» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِكَمْ؟ قَالَ «بِدِينَارٍ» قَالَ لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ قَالَ «فَبِنِصْفِ دِينَارٍ» قَالَ لَا يُطِيقُونَهُ قَالَ «فَبِكَمْ»؟ قَالَ بِشَعِيرَةٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِعَلِيٍّ «إِنَّكَ لَزَهِيدٌ» قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {أَأَشْفَقْتُمْ أَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَجْوَاكُمْ صَدَقَاتٍ فَإِذَا لَمْ تَفْعَلُوا وَتَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ} قَالَ فَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ يَقُولُ بِي خُفِّفَ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ