Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3388b

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"From 'Amr ibn al-Harith al-Fihri, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, from Abu Bahriyyah al-Kindi, from 'Umar: that he went out to a gathering in which were 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam, Talhah ibn 'Ubayd Allah and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He said: 'Each of you speaks to himself about the leadership after me.' [They were silent.] He said: 'Does each of you speak to himself about the leadership after me?' Al-Zubayr said: 'Yes, each of us speaks to himself about leadership after you and sees himself as fit for it.' He said: 'Shall I not tell you about yourselves?' They were silent. Then he said: 'Shall I not tell you about yourselves?' They were silent. Then he said: 'Shall I not tell you about yourselves?' (They were silent.) Al-Zubayr said: 'Tell us, and if we were silent, you would tell us.' He said: 'As for you, O Zubayr, you are one whose anger is that of a disbeliever and whose contentment is that of a believer; one day you are a devil and one day you are a human. Have you considered: on the day you are a devil, who will be the caliph on that day?' 'As for you, O Talhah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died while he was displeased with you.' 'As for you, O 'Abd al-Rahman, you are indeed deserving of what good has come to you.' 'As for you, O 'Ali, you are a man of opinion and there is playfulness in you. Among you is a man who, if his faith were divided among an army of soldiers, would suffice them all'—meaning 'Uthman ibn 'Affan. 'As for you, O Sa'd, you are a man of wealth.' 'Amr ibn al-Harith said: The narrator's uprightness is unknown, and what is preserved from 'Umar, and his testimony for them, is that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died while he was pleased with them."

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