Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44787
Hadith #44787
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، قِيلَ لَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَتْرُكْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدْ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ.
Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, Hisham ibn Urwa narrated to us, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ibn Umar, that Umar was told not to become a successor, so he said, “If I leave... Then he who is better than me has left the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and if he is appointed as successor, then he who is better than me has appointed Abu Bakr as successor. May God be pleased with him
Narrated by
Ibn Urmar (RA)
Source
Musnad Ahmad # 2/299
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 2: Chapter 2