Bab Pengangkatan dan Meninggalkannya
Shahih
haddatsana abu kuraybin, muhammadu ibnu alalai haddatsana abu usamaha, an hisyami ibni urwaha, an abihi, ani abni umara, qala hadhartu abi hina ushiba faatsnaw alayhi waqalu jazaka allahu khayran. faqala raghibun warahibun qalu astakhlif faqala atahammalu amrakum hayyan wamayyitan lawadidtu anna hazzhi minha alkafafu la alaa wala li fain astakhlif faqadi astakhlafa man huwa khayrun minni - yani aba bakrin - wain atrukkum faqad tarakakum man huwa khayrun minni rasulu allahi. qala abdu allahi faaraftu annahu hina dzakara rasula allahi ghayru mustakhlifin.
It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar who said: I was present with my father when he was wounded. People praised him and said: May God give you a noble recompense! He said: I am hopeful (of God's mercy) as well as afraid (of His wrath) People said: Appoint anyone as your successor. He said: Should I carry the burden of conducting your affairs in my life as well as in my death? (So far as Caliphate is concerned) I wish I could acquit myself (before the Almighty) in a way that there is neither anything to my credit nor anything to my discredit. If I would appoint my successor, (I would because) one better than me did so. (He meant Abu Bakr.) If I would leave You alone, (I would do so because) one better than me, i. e. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, did so. 'Abdullah says: When he mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ I understood that he would not appoint anyone as Caliph.