Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (5/61)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

In the hadith of al-Miswar ibn Makhrama (1), al-Miswar (2) said: “The members of the council appointed by Umar assembled and consulted one another. Abd al-Rahmān (3) told them, ‘I shall not speak for myself regarding this office (4). But if you wish (5), I will choose one of you for you.’ They therefore entrusted the matter to Abd al-Rahmān. When they entrusted their affair to him, the people turned to Abd al-Rahmān [until I saw no one following that group or treading at its heels; the people instead turned to Abd al-Rahmān] (6), consulting him during those (7) nights. Then came the night whose following morning found us pledging allegiance (8) to Uthmān.

Al-Miswar said: Abd al-Rahmān came to me after a portion (9) of the night had passed and knocked on the door until I awoke. He said, ‘I see that you are asleep. By Allah, I have scarcely slept at all tonight (10). Go and summon al-Zubayr and Saʿd.’ I summoned them for him, and he consulted them (11). He then called me and said, ‘Summon Alī for me.’ I summoned him, and he spoke with him privately [until far into the night. Alī then rose and left him, still hopeful, while Abd al-Rahmān had feared

(1) The words “ibn Makhrama” are omitted from H and B. (2) The phrase “al-Miswar said” is omitted from B. W reads: “Al-Miswar ibn Makhrama said.” (3) A reads: “Then Abd al-Rahmān said”; B, H, and Y: “Then Abd al-Rahmān ibn Awf said”; N, M, and R: “Abd al-Rahmān said.” (4) Al-Bukhārī reads: “I am not one to compete with you for this office.” (5) N, M, and A read: “if I wish.” (6) The text between square brackets appears in W and al-Bukhārī. Al-Bukhārī reads: “those members of the council.” (7) H and B read: “during those [nights].” (8) N reads: “in which we pledged allegiance.” (9) H and B read: *hajʿa* (“a portion of the night”). (10) W, H, and Y read: “these three [nights]”; A, R, and B: “during these three [nights].” (11) H, A, B, and R read: “Then he spoke privately with both of them.”

وَفِي حَدِيثِ الْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ (١) قَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ (٢) : إِنَّ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ وَلَّاهُمْ عُمَرُ اجْتَمَعُوا فَتَشَاوَرُوا. قَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ (٣) : لَسْتُ بِالَّذِي أَتَكَلَّمُ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ (٤) وَلَكِنَّكُمْ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ (٥) اخْتَرْتُ لَكُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، فَلَمَّا وَلَّوْا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمْرَهُمْ مَالَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ [حَتَّى مَا أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَتْبَعُ ذَلِكَ الرَّهْطَ وَلَا يَطَأُ عَقِبَهُ، وَمَالَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ] (٦) يُشَاوِرُونَهُ تِلْكَ (٧) اللَّيَالِي، حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي أَصْبَحْنَا مِنْهَا فَبَايَعْنَا (٨) عُثْمَانَ. قَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ: طَرَقَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بَعْدَ هَجْعٍ (٩) مِنَ اللَّيْلِ، فَضَرَبَ الْبَابَ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظْتُ، فَقَالَ: أَرَاكَ نَائِمًا؛ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا اكْتَحَلْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ (١٠) بِكَبِيرِ نَوْمٍ، انْطَلِقْ فَادْعُ الزُّبَيْرَ وَسَعْدًا، فَدَعَوْتُهُمَا لَهُ، فَشَاوَرَهُمَا (١١) ، ثُمَّ دَعَانِي، فَقَالَ: ادْعُ لِي عَلِيًّا، فَدَعَوْتُهُ، فَنَاجَاهُ [حَتَّى إِبْهَارِ اللَّيْلِ، ثُمَّ قَامَ عَلِيٌّ مِنْ عِنْدَهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى طَمَعٍ، وَقَدْ كَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَخْشَى

(١) بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ح) ، (ب) . (٢) عِبَارَةُ " قَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ " سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ب) ، وَفِي (و) : قَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ بْنُ مَخْرَمَةَ. (٣) أ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، ب، ح، ي: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ، ن، م، ر: قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ. (٤) الْبُخَارِيُّ: لَسْتُ بِالَّذِي أُنَافِسُكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ. (٥) ن، م، أ: إِنْ شِئْتُ. (٦) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ فِي (و) ، الْبُخَارِيُّ وَفِي الْبُخَارِيِّ أُولَئِكَ الرَّهْطِ. (٧) ح، ب: فِي تِلْكَ. (٨) ن: فِيهَا بَايَعْنَا. (٩) ح، ب: هَجْعَةٍ. (١٠) و، ح، ي: هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثَ أ، ر، ب: فِي هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثِ. (١١) ح، أ، ب، ر: فَسَارَّهُمَا.