Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 4-863b
"عَنْ أَبىِ وَائلٍ قَالَ: قِيل لِعَلىٍّ: أَلاَ تَسْتَخْلفُ، فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رسُولَ الله ﷺ لَم يَسْتَخْلِفْ، فَإِنْ يُرِدِ الله بِالنَّاسِ خَيْرًا فَسَيَجْمَعْهُمْ عَلَى خَيْرِهِمْ كَمَا جَمَعَهُمْ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهِمْ عَلَى خيْرِهِم".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ab Wāʾl
- Qīl Liʿal Alā Tastakhlf
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"On the authority of Abu Wa'il, who said: It was said to 'Ali: Will you not appoint a successor? He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not appoint a successor. But if Allah wills good for the people, He will gather them upon their best, just as He gathered them after their Prophet upon their best."
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Notes
ابن أبى عاصم، [عق] العقيلى في الضعفاء وأبو الشيخ في الوصايا، والعشارى في فضائل الصديق، [ق] البيهقى في السنن
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