Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-1378b
"عن ابن عمر قال: دَخَلَ على عمَر بن الخطاب حينَ نزلَ به الموتُ عثمانُ بن عفانَ، وعلىُّ بن أَبى طالب، وعبدُ الرحمن بن عوفٍ، والزبيرُ بن العوَّام، وسعدُ بن أَبى وقاصٍ، وكان طلحةُ بن عبيد غائِبًا بأرضِ بالسراة، فنظر إليهم عمر ساعةً، ثم قال: إنى نظرتُ لَكُمْ في أمرِ الناس فلم أَجِدْ عند النَّاسِ شِقَاقًا إلَّا أن يكونَ مِنكم شَىْءٌ، فإِنْ كان شِقَاقٌ فهو مِنْكُمْ، وإِنَّ الأمر إلى ستَّةٍ: إلى عثمان، وعلىِّ بن أَبى طالب، وعبد الرحمن بن عوف، والزبير بن العوام، وطلحةَ، وسعدٍ، ثم إن قومكم إنَّمَا يُؤَمِّرونَ أحدَكم أيها الثلاثة، فإن كنتَ على شَىْءٍ من أمر الناس يا عثمان فلا تحملنَّ بَنِى أَبى مُعيطٍ على رقاب الناس، وإن كنت على شَئ من أمرِ الناس يا عبد الرحمن، فلا تحملن أقارِبَك على رقابِ الناس، وإن كنت على شَىْءٍ يا علىُّ فلا تَحِمْلنَّ بنى هاشم على رقابِ النَّاسِ (ثم قال): قوموا فتشاوَرُوا وأمِّروا أحدَكُم، فقاموا يتشاوَرُون قال عبد اللَّه: فدعانى عثمان مرةً أو مرتين لِيُدْخِلنى في الأمرِ، ولم يُسمِّنِى عمرُ، وَلَا واللَّه مَا أحَبَّ أَنِّى كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ عِلْمًا مِنْهُ بأنه سَيكُونُ في أمرهم ما قَالَ، إِنِّى واللَّه لقَلّمَا واللَّه رأيته يُحَرِّك شفتيه بشئ قط إِلا كان حقا، فَلَمَّا أَكثر عثمانُ دعائى قلت: ألا تَعْقلِون؟ أتؤمرون وأميرُ المؤمنين حَىٌّ؟ ! فواللَّه لكأنما أيقظت عمرَ من مرْقَدٍ، فقال عمر: أَمهلوا فإن حدث بى حدَث فليصل بالناس صهيبٌ ثلاث ليال، ثم اجْمَعُوا في اليوم الثالث أشرافَ الناس وَأُمَرَاءَ الأَجْنَادِ فَأمِّروا أحدَكم، فمن تأمَّر من غير مشورةٍ فاضْربُوا عُنقَه".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ibn ʿMr
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On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, who said: When death came upon 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas entered upon him, and Talhah ibn 'Ubayd was absent in the land of al-Sarah. 'Umar looked at them for a while, then said: "I have considered the matter of the people for you, and I have found among the people no discord except that it may be from you. If there is discord, it is from you. The matter lies with six: with 'Uthman, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, Talhah, and Sa'd. Your people will only appoint one of you three. If you, O 'Uthman, are in charge of any matter of the people, do not carry the Banu Abi Mu'ayt upon the necks of the people. If you, O 'Abd al-Rahman, are in charge of any matter of the people, do not carry your relatives upon the necks of the people. If you, O 'Ali, are in charge of anything, do not carry the Banu Hashim upon the necks of the people." Then he said, "Stand up, consult one another, and appoint one of you." They stood to consult. 'Abdullah said: 'Uthman called me once or twice to include me in the matter, but 'Umar did not name me. By Allah, he did not love that I should be with them, knowing that what he said would happen in their affair. By Allah, I never saw him move his lips with anything except that it was true. When 'Uthman persisted in calling me, I said, "Do you not understand? Will you appoint while the Commander of the Faithful is alive?" By Allah, it was as if I had awakened 'Umar from sleep. 'Umar said, "Wait. If something happens to me, let Suhayb lead the people in prayer for three nights. Then on the third day gather the nobles of the people and the commanders of the armies, and appoint one of you. Whoever appoints himself without consultation, strike his neck."
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[ق] البيهقى في السنن [كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
machine translation[Q] Al-Bayhaqī in al-Sunan; [Kr] Ibn ʿAsākir in his Tārīkh.
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