Musnad Ahmad — Hadith #44819
Hadith #44819
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ مَقَالَةً فَآلَيْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَهَا لَكُمْ زَعَمُوا أَنَّكَ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْلِفٍ فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَحْفَظُ دِينَهُ وَإِنِّي إِنْ لَا أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَسْتَخْلِفْ وَإِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَدْ اسْتَخْلَفَ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبَا بَكْرٍ فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْدِلُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدًا وَأَنَّهُ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْلِفٍ.
Abdul Razzaq told us, Muammar told us, on the authority of Al-Zuhri, on the authority of Salim, on the authority of Ibn Omar, may God be pleased with him, that he said to Omar, may God be pleased with him, “I I heard people saying something, so I decided to say it to you. They claimed that you are not backward. So he lowered his head for an hour, then raised it. He said, “God Almighty preserves His religion, and I will not appoint a successor, for the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, did not appoint a successor, even if He appointed his successor, for Abu Bakr, may God be pleased with him, appointed his successor. He said, “By God, it is nothing but the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, mentioned.” As for Abu Bakr, I knew that he was not just with the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to anyone and that he was not a successor.
Narrated by
Salim from ibn Umar (RA)
Source
Musnad Ahmad # 2/332
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 2: Chapter 2