Ina ruwaya biyu daga Shaykhai biyu, cUmar ibn al-Khattab, Allah ya yarda da shi, ya yi jawabi ga mutane a lokacin da ya dawo daga Hajji, a cikin khutbarsa ya ce: "Ya kai labari ya riske ni cewa wani daga cikinku yana cewa: 'Idan cUmar ya mutu, zan yi mubaya'a ga wane.' Kada wani mutum ya ruɗi kansa da cewa: 'Mubaya'ar Abu Bakr ta faru ne ba zato ba tsammani.' Lallai haka ta kasance, amma Allah ya kiyaye (mu) daga sharrinta. Babu wani a cikinku a yau da wuyoyin masu gogayya za su tsaya a bayansa kamar Abu Bakr. Shi ne ɗaya daga cikin mafi alherin mu lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu. cAli da az-Zubair da waɗanda suke tare da su sun zauna a gidan Fatima. Ansarawa duk sun nisanta kansu daga gare mu a cikin rumfar Banu Sa'ida. Muhajirai kuwa sun taru kewaye da Abu Bakr, sai na ce masa: 'Ya Abu Bakr, mu tafi wurin 'yan'uwanmu Ansarawa!' Sai muka tafi, har muka haɗu da wasu mutum biyu nagari suka ambaci mana abin da mutane suka aikata. Suka ce: 'Ina zaku nufa, ya ku Muhajirai?' Na ce: 'Muna son 'yan'uwanmu Ansarawa!' Suka ce: 'Kada ku kusance su, ku yanke shawara a kan al'amarinku, ya ku Muhajirai!' Na ce: 'Wallahi, za mu je wurinsu.' Muka ci gaba har muka isa gare su a cikin rumfar Banu Sa'ida, sai ga su duk sun taru, kuma a tsakiyarsu wani mutum da aka lulluɓe shi sosai. Na ce: 'Wane ne wannan?' Suka ce: 'Sa'd ibn cUbada.' Na ce: 'Me ke damunsa?' Suka ce: 'Yana cikin azaba.' Da muka zauna, mai magana a cikinsu ya tashi, ya yabi Allah kamar yadda Ya cancanta, ya ce: 'Yanzu, mu Ansarawan Allah ne, kuma rundunar Musulunci ce, ku kuma, ya ku Muhajirai, ƙalilan ne daga cikinmu, kuma wata jama'a daga cikinku sun zo a hankali suna son tumɓuke mu su kore mu daga umarni.' Lokacin da ya yi shiru, sai na so in yi magana. Na riga na shirya jawabi wanda ya faranta mini rai, kuma ina so in gabatar da shi a gaban Abu Bakr." Na taba jin tsoron rashin kaifin basira a tare da shi, shi kuwa ya fi ni laushin hali da haƙuri da kuma mutunci. Sai Abu Bakr ya ce, ‘A hankali.’ Ba na son in fusata shi, kuma ya fi ni sani. Na rantse da Allah, bai bar wata kalma da ta faranta mini rai a cikin jawabin da na shirya ba face ya faɗa ta a cikin maganarsa ta bazata, irinta kuma mafi kyau daga cikinta, har sai da ya yi shiru. Ya ce, ‘To, dangane da wannan alheri da kuka ambata game da kanku, kun cancanci hakan, amma Larabawa ba za su taɓa amincewa da wannan umarni ba sai dai a cikin wannan ɓangaren na Quraishawa. Su ne mafi tsakiyar (mafi daraja) cikin Larabawa ta fuskar asali da kabila, kuma ina gamsuwa da ku da ɗaya daga cikin waɗannan mutum biyu, (saboda haka ku yi mubaya’a ga) duk wanda kuka so daga cikinsu.’ Ya kama hannuna da hannun Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (kuma yana zaune tsakaninmu), kuma ban ƙi komai ba na abin da ya faɗa sai wannan. Na rantse da Allah, da an gabatar da ni a bar kaina a yanke, ba tare da na aikata wani laifi ba, zai fi so a wurina da in ɗauki shugabancin mutane waɗanda a cikinsu akwai Abu Bakr. Sai wani mai magana daga cikinsu ya ce, ‘Ni ɗaya ne daga cikin waɗanda ta hanyar shawararsu mutane ke neman sauƙi, kuma ina da iyali da za su taimake ni su kare ni (a zahirin magana, ‘Ni ne dutsen shafawa mai yawan shafuwa a gare su da kuma ɗan dabino mai daraja a gare su’). Bari a sami amir daga cikinmu, a sami amir daga cikinku, ya Quraishawa.’ Sai rikicin ya ƙaru, muryoyi suka tashi har na fara tsoron fitina, don haka na ce, ‘Miƙa hannunka, ya Abu Bakr,’ sai ya miƙa hannunsa, ni na yi masa mubaya’a, Muhajirai suka yi masa mubaya’a, sannan Ansarawa suka yi masa mubaya’a. Na rantse da Allah, ba mu sami a cikin abin da muka taru saboda shi wani al’amari da ya fi dacewa ba face mubaya’a ga Abu Bakr. Mun ji tsoron cewa idan mun rabu da mutane, kuma babu mubaya'a, to za su kulla mubaya'a bayan mun tafi, sai mu zama dole mu yi mubaya'a bisa tushen da ba mu yarda da shi ba, ko kuma mu yi adawa da su, har ya zama fitina a kan hakan.

I lie two Shaykhs narrated that cUmar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, addressed the people upon his return from the Hajj and said in his khutbah: It has reached me that so-andso of you said, ‘If cUmar were to die I would pledge allegiance to so-and-so.’ Let no man deceive himself by saying, ‘The pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr was made suddenly and unexpectedly.’ It was like that but Allah protected (us) from the evil of it. There is not among you today one behind whom the necks of competitors stop short (an Arabic expression) like Abu Bakr. He was one of the best of us when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died. cAli and az-Zubayr and those with them stayed back in the house of Fatimah. The Ansar all stayed away from us in the roofed gallery of Bani Sacidah. The Muhajirun gathered around Abu Bakr, so I said to him, ‘Abu Bakr, let us be off to our brethren, the Ansar! So we went off until two good men met us and mentioned to us what the people had done. They said, ‘Where do you intend (going) Muhajirun? I said, ‘We want our brethren the Ansar! They said, ‘You must not approach them, but decide your own affair, Muhajirun! I said, ‘By Allah, we will go to them.’ We went on until we came to them in the roofed gallery of Bani Sacidah and there they were all gathered, and right in the middle of them a man all muffled up. I said, ‘Who is this?’ They said, ‘Sa°d ibn cUbadah.’ I said, What is wrong with him?’ They said, ‘He is in pain.’ When we sat down, their speaker stood, praised Allah as He is worthy and said, ‘And now, we are the Ansar of Allah, and the battalion of Islam and you, Muhajirun, are a handful of us, and a party of you have come at a leisurely pace wishing to uproot us and exclude us from the command.’ When he became silent I wanted to speak. I had prepared a speech that pleased me and which I wanted to deliver in the presence of Abu Bakr. I used to fear in him a lack of incisiveness and he was milder, more forbearing than me and more dignified. Then Abu Bakr said, ‘Gently.’ I disliked to anger him, and he was more knowledgeable than me. By Allah, he did not leave a word that had pleased me in my prepared speech but that he said it in his spontaneous talk, the like of it and better than it until he was silent. He said, ‘Now, as for that good which you have mentioned about yourselves, you are worthy of it, but the Arabs will never recognise this command except among this section of Quraysh. They are the midmost (noblest) of the Arabs by descent and by tribe, and I am contented for you with either of these two men, (so pledge allegiance to) whichever of them you wish.’ He took hold of my hand and the hand of Abu cUbaydah ibn al-Jarrah (and he was seated between us) and I disliked nothing he had said apart from that. It was, by Allah, such that if I were to be put forward and my head struck off, that not approaching me because of any guilt, it would have been more beloved to me than that I should assume command over a people among whom was Abu Bakr. Then a speaker from them said, ‘I am of those by means of whose counsel people seek relief and one having a family that will aid and defend me (literally, ‘I am their much-rubbed little rubbing post and their honoured little palm-tree’). Let there be from us an amir and from you an amir, Quraysh.’ Then the confusion increased and voices were raised until I became afraid of dissension, so I said, 'Stretch out your hand, Abu Bakr,’ and he stretched out his hand Hlid 1 swore allegiance to him, the Muhajirun swore allegiance to him, then the Ansar swore allegiance to him. By Allah, we did not lind in that for which we assembled a matter more fitting than the pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr. We feared that if we separated from the people and there was no pledge of allegiance that they would conclude a pledge of allegiance after we had gone, and we would have to pledge allegiance on a basis with which we were not pleased, or we would have to oppose them so that there would be strife over that.

An-Nasa'i, Abu Ya'la da al-Hakim, wanda ya ce hadisin sahih ne, sun ruwaito cewa Ibn Mas'ud ya ce: Lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu, Ansarawa sun ce: "Bari ya kasance daga cikinmu amir, daga cikinku kuma amir!" Sai Umar ibn al-Khattab, Allah ya yarda da shi, ya zo gare su ya ce: "Ya ku Ansarawa, ba ku sani ba cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya umarci Abu Bakr ya jagoranci mutane (a sallah)? To wanene a cikinku zai so ya fifita kansa a kan Abu Bakr?" Ansarawa suka ce: "Muna neman tsari da Allah daga mu fifita kanmu a kan Abu Bakr." Ibn Sa'd, al-Hakim da al-Bayhaqi sun ruwaito cewa Abu Sa'id al-Khudri ya ce: Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu, mutane kuma suka taru a gidan Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah, a cikinsu akwai Abu Bakr da Umar. Sai masu jawabi na Ansarawa suka tashi, daya daga cikinsu ya fara magana yana cewa: "Ya ku mutanen Muhajirai, duk lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya naɗa wani daga cikinku a kowane matsayi na iko, sai ya haɗa shi da wani daga cikinmu; saboda haka muna ganin ya kamata a naɗa mutum daga cikinmu da mutum daga cikinku a wannan mukami." Masu jawabi na Ansarawa suka biyo juna a kan wannan magana. Sai Zaid ibn Thabit ya tashi ya ce: "Shin ba ku sani ba cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya kasance daga cikin Muhajirai, kuma halifarsa daga cikin Muhajirai ne, mu kuwa mun kasance Ansarawan Manzon Allah ﷺ, kuma za mu kasance Ansarawan halifar Manzon Allah ﷺ kamar yadda muka kasance Ansarawansa!" Sai ya kama hannun Abu Bakr ya ce: "Ga mutuminku nan." Sai Umar ya yi masa mubaya'a, sannan Muhajirai da Ansarawa suka yi masa mubaya'a. Abu Bakr ya hau minbar, ya duba fuskokin mutane, bai ga az-Zubair ba, sai ya kira az-Zubair, sai ya zo.

An-Nasa’i, Abu Yacla and al-Hakim, who declared it sahih, narrated that Ibn Mascud said: When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was taken, the Ansar said, ‘Let there be from us an amir and from you an amir! cUmar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, came to them and said, 'Ansar, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people (in salah)? So which of you would be pleased to give himself precedence O ver Abu Bakr?’ The Ansar said, ‘We seek refuge with Allah that we should give ourselves precedence over Abu Bakr.’ Ibn Sacd, al-Hakim and al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Sacid al- Khudri said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died and the people assembled in the house of Sacd ibn °Ubadah and among them were Abu Bakr and cUmar, and the public speakers of the Ansar stood up and one of them began to speak, saying, ‘You men of the Muhajirun, whenever the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace, appointed one of you to any position of authority, he paired one of us with him; we think therefore that a man from us and a man from you should be appointed to this command.’ The public speakers of the Ansar followed each other on that same theme. Then Zaid ibn ’ lhabit stood up and said, ‘Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was one of the Muhajirun and his khalifah is one of the Muhajirun and we were the Ansar of the Messenger of Allah and we shall be the Ansar of the khalifah of the Messenger of Allah just as we were his Ansar! He took the hand of Abu Bakr and said, ‘This is your man,’ then cUmar swore allegiance to him and then the Muhajirun and the Ansar. Abu Bakr ascended the minbar and looked at people’s faces and did not find az-Zubayr, so he called for az-Zubayr and he came.

Ya ce (Abu Bakr), "Ka ce, ɗan ƙanwar Manzon Allah ﷺ, kuma almajirinsa, cewa kana son ka karya sandar Musulmai." Sai ya ce, "Babu laifi a kanka, Khalifan Manzon Allah ﷺ," sai ya tashi ya yi masa mubaya'a. Sannan ya duba fuskokin mutane bai ga Ali ba, sai ya kira shi, ya zo. Ya ce, "Ka ce, ɗan ƙanen Manzon Allah ﷺ, kuma surukinsa ga 'yarsa, cewa kana son ka karya sandar Musulmai." Sai ya ce, "Babu laifi a kanka, Khalifan Manzon Allah ﷺ," sai ya yi masa mubaya'a.

He (Abu Bakr) said, ‘You said, son of the aunt of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his disciple, that you want to break the staff of the Muslims.’ So he said, ‘There is no blame on you Khalifah of the Messenger of Allah,’ and he stood and pledged allegiance to him. Then he looked at the faces of the people and could not see cAli so he summoned him and he came. He said, ‘You said, son of the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his relation through marriage to his daughter, that you want to break the staff of the Muslims.’ So he said, ‘There is no blame on you, Khalifah of the Messenger of Allah,’ and he pledged allegiance to him.

Ibn Ishaq ya ce a cikin as-Sirah. az-Zuhri ya ba ni labari: Anas ibn Malik ya ba ni labari, ya ce: Lokacin da aka yi wa Abu Bakr mubaya'a a dakin taro, sai kuma washegari ya zauna a kan minbari, Umar ya tsaya ya yi magana a gaban Abu Bakr, ya yabi Allah, ya ce: "Allah ya tara mulki a gare ku ga mafi kyawun ku, Abokin Manzon Allah ﷺ da "na biyu daga cikin biyu, lokacin da suke biyu a cikin kogo" (Alkur'ani 9: 40). Don haka ku tashi ku yi wa shi mubaya'a," sai mutane suka yi wa Abu Bakr mubaya'a baki ɗaya, a bayyane, bayan mubaya'ar da aka yi a dakin taro. Sannan Abu Bakr ya yi magana, ya yabi Allah, ya ce: "Yanzu, jama'a, an ɗora ni a kan ku, kuma ba ni ne mafi kyawun ku ba. Saboda haka idan na yi daidai, to ku taimake ni, idan kuma na yi ba daidai ba, to ku gyara ni. Gaskiya amana ce mai tsarki, ƙarya kuwa cin amana ce. Mai rauni a cikin ku, a wurina yana da ƙarfi har sai na mayar masa da haƙƙinsa, in Allah ya yarda, kuma mai ƙarfi a cikin ku yana da rauni har sai na karɓi abin da ya kamata daga gare shi, in Allah ya yarda."

Ibn Ishaq said in as-Sirab. az-Zuhri narrated to me: Anas ibn Malik narrated to me and he said: When Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance in the assembly hall, then, on the morrow, he sat upon the minbar and cUmar stood and spoke before Abu Bakr, praised Allah, and said, Allah has gathered your authority to the best of you, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah and the “second of the two when they two were in the cave” (Qur’an 9: 40), so stand and pledge allegiance to him,’ and the people pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr with a general and public allegiance after the allegiance made in the assembly hall. Then Abu Bakr spoke, praised Allah, and said, ‘And now, people, I have been put in authority over you and I am not the best of you. So if I do right then help me, and if I do wrong then put me straight. Truthfulness is a sacred trust and lying is a betrayal. The weak one among you is strong as far as I am concerned until I restore to him his right, inshaAllah, and the strong one of you is weak until I take what is due from him, insha’Allah.

Babu mutanen da suka bar jihadi a hanyar Allah sai Allah ya saukar musu da wulakanci mai tsanani. Haka kuma fasikanci ba ya yaduwa a cikin mutane sai Allah ya lullube su da jarrabawa. "Ku yi mini biyayya muddin ina biyayya ga Allah da Manzonsa, idan kuwa na saba wa Allah da Manzonsa to ba ku da wajibi ku yi mini biyayya. Ku tashi zuwa sallarku, Allah ya yi muku rahama." Musa ɗan Ukba ya ruwaito a cikin littafinsa Maghazi, al-Hakim kuma ya tabbatar da cewa sahihi ne, cewa Abdurrahman ɗan Auf ya ce: Abu Bakar ya yi huɗuba ya ce: "Na rantse da Allah, ban taɓa yin marmarin shugabanci ba, ko da na tsawon yini ko dare ɗaya, kuma ban taɓa sha'awarsa ba, kuma ban taɓa roƙon Allah shi a asirce ko a bayyane ba. Sai dai ina tsoron fitina. Ba ni da hutu a cikin shugabanci. An ɗora mini wani babban al'amari wanda ba ni da ƙarfi a kansa, sai dai idan Allah ya ƙarfafa ni." Ali da Az-Zubair sun ce: "Ba mu yi fushi ba sai dai don mun makara wajen shawara, kuma mun ga Abu Bakar ne ya fi dacewa da ita. Shi ne abokin Kogon. Mun san girmansa da falalarsa. Manzon Allah ﷺ ya umarce shi ya jagoranci mutane a sallah yayin da yake raye." Ibn Sa'ad ya ruwaito cewa Ibrahim at-Tamimi ya ce: Lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu, Umar ya zo wurin Abu Ubaidah ɗan al-Jarrah ya ce: "Miƙa hannunka domin in yi maka mubaya'a."

No people forsake jihad in the way of Allah but that Allah delivers u humiliating blow to them. Nor does indecency ever spread among U people but that Allah envelops them in trials. Obey me as long hs 1 obey Allah and His Messenger, and if I disobey Allah and His Messenger then you do not owe me obedience. Stand up for your prayer, may Allah have mercy upon you.’ Musa ibn cUqbah narrated, in his Maghazi, and al-Hakim, who declared it sahih, that cAbd ar-Rahman ibn cAwf said: Abu Bakr gave an address (khutbah) and said, ‘By Allah, I was never eager for a position of command for even as long as a day or a night, and I never desired it, and I have never asked Allah for it in secret nor openly. However, I was afraid of dissension. I will have no rest in command. I have been invested with a mighty matter for which I have not the energy, nor the power, except it be by Allah’s strengthening.’ cAli and az-Zubayr said, ‘We were not angry except that we were too late for the counsel, and we see Abu Bakr as the person most fitted for it. He was the Companion of the Cave. We know his honour and his excellence. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered him to lead the people in prayer while he was yet alive.’ Ibn Sacd narrated that Ibrahim at-Tamimi said: When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace, died, cUmar came to Abu cUbaydah ibn al-Jarrah and said, ‘Stretch out your hand so that I can pledge allegiance to you.

Kai ne amintaccen mutumin wannan al'umma bisa ga harshen Annabi, Allah ya yi masa salati ya kuma ba shi aminci.” Sai Abu Ubaidah ya ce wa Umar, “Ban taba zaton kai mai rauni ne a hankalinka ba tun kafin wannan, tun da na zama Musulmi. Shin za ka yi mubaya'a gare ni alhali a cikinku akwai as-Siddiq, “na biyu cikin biyun”?” Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ya ce Abu Bakr ya ce wa Umar, “Mika hannunka domin in yi maka mubaya'a.” Umar ya ce masa, “Kai ka fi ni.” Abu Bakr ya ce masa, “Kai ne ka fi ni karfi,” ya kuma maimaita hakan, amma Umar ya ce, “Karfina zai kasance a gare ka tare da cancantarka,” sai ya rantse masa da mubaya'a.

You are the trusted one of this ummah according to the tongue of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ So Abu "Ubaydah said to cUmar, ‘I never thought you weak in your mind before this, since I became a Muslim. Would you pledge allegiance to me when among you there is as-Siddiq, the “second of the two”?’ Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr said that Abu Bakr said to cUmar, ‘Stretch out your hand so that I can pledge allegiance to you.’ cUmar said to him, You are better than me.’ Abu Bakr said to him, ‘You are stronger than me,’ and he repeated it, but cUmar said, ‘My strength shall be for you along with your merit,’ and he swore allegiance to him.

Ahmad ya ruwaito daga Humaid ɗan cAbdur-Rahman ɗan cAuf cewa: Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu alhali Abu Bakar yana tare da wasu mutanen Madina, sai ya zo ya buɗe fuskarsa ya sumbace shi, ya ce: "Ubana da uwata su zama fansarka, yaya zaƙinka a rayuwa da mutuwa. Muhammad ﷺ ya rasu, na rantse da Ubangijin Ka'aba!" Sannan ya ambaci sauran hadisin, sa'an nan ya ce:

Ahmad narrated that Humayd ibn cAbd ar-Rahman ibn cAwf said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died while Abu Bakr was with some of the people of Madinah, so he came and uncovered his face and kissed him and said, ‘May my father and mother be your ransom, how sweet you are in life and death. Muhammad has died, by the Lord of the Kacbah!’ and he mentioned the rest of the hadith and then he said:

Abu Bakr da cUmar sun tafi da gaggawa har suka isa gare su.

Abu Bakr and cUmar went off in haste until they came to them.

Sai Abu Bakar ya yi magana, kuma bai bar komai ba daga abin da Allah ya saukar game da Ansar, ko kuma abin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ambata game da su, face ya ambace shi. Ya ce: "Kun sani cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: 'Idan mutane za su yi tafiya a kwari guda, Ansar kuma su yi tafiya a wani kwari, to zan yi tafiya a kwarin Ansar.' Kai, Sa'd, ka sani cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce yayin da kake zaune: 'Quraishawa ne masu iko a wannan al'amari, kuma mafi alherin mutane za su bi mafi alherinsu, mafi munin mutane kuma za su bi mafi muninsu.'" Sai Sa'd ya ce masa: "Ka faɗi gaskiya. Mu ne mataimakan, ku kuma ne shugabanni." Ibn 'Asakir ya ruwaito cewa Abu Sa'id al-Khudri ya ce: Lokacin da aka yi wa Abu Bakar mubaya'a, ya ga wani yanayin damuwa a tsakanin mutane, sai ya ce: "Me ke hana ku? Ba ni ne mafi cancanta da wannan shugabanci ba? Ba ni ne farkon wanda ya karɓi Musulunci ba?"

Then Abu Bakr spoke and he didn’t leave out anything that Allah had revealed about the Ansar nor anything that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had mentioned about them but that he mentioned it, and he said, ‘You know that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If mankind were to travel in one valley and the Ansar were to travel in another valley, I would travel in the valley of th & Ansar” You know, Sacd, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said while you were seated, “Quraysh are the authorities of this matter, and the best of mankind will follow the best of them and the worst of them will follow the worst of them.’” So Sacd said to him, ‘You have told the truth. We are the deputies and you are the commanders.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that Abu Sacid al-Khudri said: When Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance, he saw some dejection among people and so he said, ‘What is holding you back? Am I not the one with the most right to this command? Am I not the first to accept Islam?

"Ashe ba ni ba ne ...? Ashe ba ni ba ne ...?" Ya kuma ambaci halaye daban-daban.

Am I not ...? Am I not ...?’ and he mentioned various qualities.

Ahmad ya ruwaito daga ar-Rafi' at-Ta'i cewa ya ce: Abu Bakr ya gaya mini game da mubaya'arsa da abin da Ansar suka ce, da abin da Umar ya ce. Ya ce: "Sai suka yi mini mubaya'a, ni kuma na karɓa daga gare su. Na ji tsoron cewa za a samu rarrabuwa, kuma bayan haka, juyawa daga Musulunci." Ibn Ishaq da Ibn Abid, a cikin littafinsa al-Maghazi, daga gare shi cewa (ar-Rafi') ya ce wa Abu Bakr: "Me ya sa ka ɗauki mulkin mutane a kanka, kuma ka hana ni shugabancin mutum biyu ko da?" Ya ce: "Ban iya samun wata mafita daga hakan ba. Na ji tsoron rarrabuwa a cikin al'ummar Muhammad ﷺ." Ahmad ya ruwaito cewa Qais ibn Abi Hazim ya ce: "Na zauna tare da Abu Bakr as-Siddiq wata guda bayan rasuwar Manzon Allah ﷺ," sannan ya ambaci labarinsa. "Sai kuma kira ya tashi a cikin mutane: 'An kira sallah.' Mutane suka taru, sai ya hau minbari ya ce: 'Zan so wani ba ni ba ya kula da wannan mulki a gare ni. Idan kuka kama ni da laifi bisa ga Sunnar Annabinku ﷺ, ba ni da ikon hakan. Shi (Annabi ﷺ) an kiyaye shi daga shaidan, kuma wahayi yana sauka a kansa daga sama.'" Ibn Sa'd ya ruwaito cewa al-Hasan al-Basri ya ce: Lokacin da aka yi wa Abu Bakr mubaya'a, ya tsaya yana jawabi ga mutane, ya ce: "Yanzu, an sanya ni a kan wannan mulki, kuma ina ƙin hakan."

Ahmad narrated that ar-Rafic at-Ta’i said: Abu Bakr told me about his pledge of allegiance and what the Ansar had said, and what cUmar had said, and he said, ‘So they pledged allegiance to me and I accepted it from them. I was afraid that there would be dissension and, after it, reneging (from Islam).’ Ibn Ishaq and Ibn cAbid, in his Maghazi, from him that he (ar-Rafic) said to Abu Bakr, ‘What made you take upon yourself the governance of the people and you forbade me taking command of (even) two people?’ He said, ‘I could not find any escape from that. I was afraid of division in the ummah of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.’ Ahmad narrated that Qais ibn Abi Hazim said, ‘I sat with Abu Bakr as-Siddiq a month after the death of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,’ and he mentioned his story. ‘Then the cry went up among people, “The prayer is summoned.” People gathered and he ascended the minbar then said, “I would love that someone other than me would take care of this authority for me. If you take me to task by the Sunnah of your Prophet I am not up to it. He was protected from the shaytan, and revelation used to descend upon him from heaven.’” Ibn Sacd narrated that al-Hasan al-Basri said: When Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance he stood addressing the people and said, ‘Now, I have been put in charge of this authority and I dislike it.

Ina rantsuwa da Allah, da ina so ɗaya daga cikinku ya kula da wannan al'amari a madadina. Idan kuka ɗora mini alhakin yin aiki kamar aikin Annabi ﷺ, to ba zan iya ɗaukar wannan nauyi ba. Annabi ﷺ bawa ne wanda Allah ya girmama da wahayi, ya kuma kare shi da shi (daga kuskure). Ni mutum ne kawai. Ba ni da wani matsayi fiye da kowannenku. Ku lura da ni: idan kun ga ina tafiya madaidaiciyar hanya, to ku bi ni; idan kuma kun ga na karkata, to ku daidaita ni.

By Allah, I would love that one of you would take care of it for me. If you charge me with acting among you with the like of the action of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, I cannot undertake that. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was a slave whom Allah honoured with revelation and protected him by it (from error). I am only human. I am no better than any of you. Take care of me, and if you see me going straight then follow me and if you see me deviating then set me straight.

Ka sani cewa ina da wani shaiɗan da yake kama ni; idan ka ga na fara fushi, to ka nisance ni, don kada in bar alamu da tabo a gashinka da fatarka." Ibn Sa'd ya ruwaito, da al-Khaɗeeb, a cikin ruwayar Malik, cewa 'Urwah ya ce: Lokacin da aka naɗa Abu Bakr, ya yi wa mutane huɗuba. Ya yabi Allah ya ce: "Yanzu, an naɗa ni shugaba a kanku, ni ba mafi alherinku ba ne.

Know that I have a shaytan who seizes upon me; when you see me becoming angry then avoid me, so that I do not leave traces and marks on your hairs and your-skins.’ Ibn Sacd narrated, and al-Khateeb, in the narration of Malik, that cUrwah said: When Abu Bakr was appointed, he addressed people with a khutbah. He praised Allah and said, ‘Now, I have been appointed in command over you and I am not the best of you.

Duk da cewa an saukar da Alƙur'ani, Annabi ﷺ ya kafa sunnoni daban-daban kamar yadda aka saba, kuma an koyar da mu, mu kuma muka koya. Saboda haka, ku sani, mutane, cewa mafi kaifin hankali shi ne wanda yake da tsoron Allah (taqwa) mafi girma; cewa mafi rashin iya aiki shi ne mugunta; cewa mafi ƙarfi daga cikinku, a wurina, shi ne mai rauni har sai na karɓa masa haƙƙinsa; kuma cewa mafi rauni daga cikinku, a wurina, shi ne mai ƙarfi har sai na karɓi daga gare shi abin da ya kamata ya bayar. Mutane, ni mabiyi ne kawai, ba mai ƙirƙirar bidi'a ba ne, don haka idan na yi aiki da kyau, ku taimake ni, idan kuma na karkata, to ku daidaita ni. Ina faɗin waɗannan kalmomina, kuma ina neman gafarar Allah a gare ni da ku. Malik ya ce: "Babu wanda zai taɓa zama imam (wato amir)

However, the Qur’an was revealed, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laid down as customary different sunnahs and we were taught, so we learnt. So, know, people, that the most acute of sharp intellect is (he who has) the most fearful obedience (,tuqa); that the most incapable (form) of incapacity is wickedness; that the strongest of you, as far as I am concerned, is the weak one until I take his right for him; and that the weakest of you, as far as I am concerned, is the strong one until I take from him what he is due (to give). People, I am only a follower, I am not an innovator, so that if I do well, help me and if I deviate then put me straight. I say these words of mine and I seek the forgiveness of Allah for me and for you.’ Malik said, ‘No-one will ever be an imam (i.e. amir)

...sai dai a kan wannan sharaɗi.” Al-Hakim ya ruwaito a cikin Mustadrak ɗinsa cewa Abu Hurairah, Allah ya yarda da shi, ya ce: Lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu, Makka ta girgiza da girgizar ƙasa, sai Abu Quhafah ya ji haka ya ce, “Me ke faruwa ne?” Suka ce masa, “Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu.” Ya ce, “Lamari ne mai girma. Wane ne ya karɓi shugabanci bayansa?” Suka ce, “Ɗanka.” Ya ce, “Banu ʿAbd Manaf da Banu al-Mughirah sun yarda da hakan?” Suka ce, “Eh.” Sai ya ce, “Babu wanda zai iya kwance abin da suka ɗaga, kuma babu wanda zai iya ɗaga abin da suka kwance.” Al-Waqidi ya ruwaito ta hanyoyi daban-daban cewa ʿAʾisha, Ibn ʿUmar, Saʿid ibn al-Musayyab da wasu sun ba da labari cewa an yi wa Abu Bakr mubaya’a a ranar da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya rasu, a ranar Litinin, ranar 12 ga watan Rabi’ al-Awwal, a shekara ta goma sha ɗaya bayan Hijira.

unless on this condition.’ Al-Hakim narrated in his Mustadrak that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, Makkah was shaken with an earthquake and Abu Quhafah heard that and said, ‘What is this?’ They said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, has died.’ He said, ‘A momentous thing. Who has undertaken the command after him?’ They said, ‘Your son.’ He said, ‘Are Banu cAbd Manaf and Banu al-Mughirah contented with that?’ They said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘No-one may put down what they raise up and no-one may raise up what they put down.’ Al-Waqidi narrated in a variety of ways that cA’ishah, Ibn cUmar, Sacid ibn al-Musayyab and others relate that Abu Bakr was pledged allegiance on the day that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, on Monday the 12th night of Rabic al-Awwal in the eleventh year of the Hijrah.

At-Tabarani ya ruwaito a cikin al-Awsat cewa Ibn cUmar ya ce: Abu Bakr bai taba zama a wurin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya zauna a kai a kan minbari ba har sai da ya hadu da Allah. cUmar bai zauna a wurin da Abu Bakr ya zauna ba har sai da ya hadu da Allah, kuma cUthman bai zauna a wurin cUmar ba har sai da ya hadu da Allah.

At-Tabarani narrated in al-Awsat that Ibn cUmar said: Abu Bakr never sat on that place upon which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sat upon the minbar until he met Allah. cUmar did not sit on the place Abu Bakr sat until he met Allah and cUthman did not sit in cUmar’s place until he met Allah.