ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ تَسُوسُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The Israelites were governed by prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet succeeded him. There will be no prophet after me." They asked, "So what will happen after you?" He replied, "There will be leaders, and there will be many of them." They asked, "What do you command us, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Fulfill your allegiance to the first leader, and then the first, and give them what is their right, for indeed Allah will ask them about what is yours."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ تَسُوسُهُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ كُلَّمَا مَاتَ نَبِيٌّ قَامَ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ» قَالُوا فَمَا يَكُونُ بَعْدَكَ؟ قَالَ «أُمَرَاءُ وَيَكْثُرُونَ» قَالُوا مَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «أَوْفُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الْأَوَّلِ فَالْأَوَّلِ وَأَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمُ الَّذِي لَهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلُهُمْ عَنِ الَّذِي لَكُمْ»