[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "The caliphate will be among my nation for thirty years, then there will be kingship after that." Then he said to me, "Hold on to the ship." So I held on to the caliphate of Abu Bakr, the caliphate of Umar, the caliphate of Uthman, and the caliphate of Ali, may Allah be pleased with them. And I found it to be thirty years.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الْخِلَافَةُ بَيْنَ أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ مُلْكٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي سَفِينَةُ أَمْسِكْ فَأَمْسَكْتُ خِلَافَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَخِلَافَةَ عُمَرَ وَخِلَافَةَ عُثْمَانَ وَخِلَافَةَ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَوَجَدْتُهَا ثَلَاثِينَ