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tabarani:13 – [Chain 1] ʿAlī b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Ḥajjāj b. al-Mahhāl [Chain 2] al-Miqdām > Asad b. Mūsá > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Saʿīd b. Jumhān

[Machine] From the ship of Mawla (servant) of the Prophet ﷺ , from the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "The caliphate will last for thirty years, then it will become a kingdom." He said, "Hold on to two (caliphs) Abu Bakr and ten (caliphs) Umar, and twelve (caliphs) Uthman, and six (caliphs) Ali."

الطبراني:١٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الْمَهَّالِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْمِقْدَامُ ثنا أَسَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ

عَنْ سَفِينَةَ مَوْلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْخِلَافَةُ ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مُلْكًا» قَالَ «أمْسَكَ ثِنْتَيْنِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعَشْرًا عُمَرُ وَاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ عُثْمَانُ وَسِتًّا عَلِيٌّ ؓ»

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tabarani:6444 – Zakariyyā b. Yaḥyá al-Sājī > Sawwār b. ʿAbdullāh b. Sawwār al-ʿAnbarī > ʿAbd al-Wārith b. Saʿīd > Saʿīd b. Jumhān > Safīnah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The caliphate of prophethood will last for thirty years, then Allah will give it to whomever He wills, or He will give His kingdom to whomever He wills." Sa'id said, "Abu Bakr held it for two years, and 'Umar held it for ten years, and 'Uthman held it for twelve years, and 'Ali held it for six years."

الطبراني:٦٤٤٤ – حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى السَّاجِيُّ ثنا سَوَّارُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَوَّارٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ عَنْ سَفِينَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ يُؤْتِي اللهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ أَوْ قَالَ مُلْكَهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ» قَالَ سَعِيدٌ «أَمْسَكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ وَعُمَرُ عَشْرًا وَعُثْمَانُ ثِنْتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَعَلِيٌّ سِتًّا»

tabarani:136 – ʿUbayd b. Ghannām > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yazīd b. Hārūn > al-ʿAwwām b. Ḥawshab > Saʿīd b. Jumhān > Safīnah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The caliphate after me in my nation will be for thirty years." He said, "So we counted and found Abu Bakr for two years, and Umar for ten, and Uthman for twelve, and Ali for six."

الطبراني:١٣٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ غَنَّامٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنا الْعَوَّامُ بْنُ حَوْشَبٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُمْهَانَ عَنْ سَفِينَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْخِلَافَةُ بَعْدِي فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً» قَالَ فَحَسِبْنَا فَوَجَدْنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَنَتَيْنِ وَعُمَرُ عَشْرٍ وَعُثْمَانُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَعَلِيٌّ سِتٍّ ؓ