أَبُو سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سَلْمَانَ ؓ

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, every prophet has a successor, so who is your successor?" He remained silent about it. Then, after some time, he saw me and said, "O Salman!" I hurried towards him and said, "Here I am, at your service!" He asked, "Do you know who is the successor of Musa?" I replied, "Yes, it is Yusha bin Nun." He said, "Why?" I said, "Because he was the most knowledgeable among them." He then said, "Indeed, my successor and the one in charge of my secrets and the best one to carry on after me, and to fulfill my obligations and pay off my debts, is Ali ibn Abi Talib." Abu Al-Qasim said, "His statement 'successor' means that he appointed him as a guardian for his family, not in terms of the caliphate. And his statement 'the best one to carry on after me' means from his household." ﷺ  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ وَصِيٌّ فَمَنْ وَصِيُّكَ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَلَمَّا كَانَ بَعْدُ رَآنِي فَقَالَ «يَا سَلْمَانُ» فَأَسْرَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ قَالَ «تَعْلَمُ مَنْ وَصِيُّ مُوسَى؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ يُوشَعُ بْنُ نُونٍ قَالَ «لِمَ؟» قُلْتُ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَعْلَمُهُمْ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ وَصِيِّ وَمَوْضِعُ سِرِّي وَخَيْرُ مَنْ أَتْرُكُ بَعْدِي وَيُنْجِزُ عِدَتِي وَيَقْضِي دَيْنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ» قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ قَوْلُهُ وَصِيِّ يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ أَوْصَاهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ لَا بِالْخِلَافَةِ وَقَوْلُهُ خَيْرُ مَنْ أَتْرُكُ بَعْدِي يَعْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ﷺ