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hypocrisy, so Allah restrained them through that. Then Abū Bakr opened the people’s eyes to guidance and made known to them the truth they were duty-bound to uphold.”

In Sahīh al-Bukhārī, Anas ibn Mālik (1) related that he heard ‘Umar’s latter address (2), delivered when he sat upon the pulpit. This was the day after the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—passed away. He recited the testimony of faith while Abū Bakr remained silent and did not speak. He said:

“I had hoped that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—would live until he outlived us”—by this, he meant that the Messenger would be the last of them to die—“but if (3) Muhammad (4) has indeed died, Allah (5) has placed among you (6) a light by which you may be guided—the same light by which Allah guided Muhammad (7). Abū Bakr is the companion of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—and the second of the two; and he (8) is the Muslim with the greatest right to take charge of your affairs. So rise and pledge allegiance to him.”

A group of them had already pledged allegiance to him at the assembly hall of Banū Sā‘ida, while the general pledge (9) took place at the pulpit.

It is also related from him (10): “He said: I heard (11) ‘Umar say to Abū Bakr that day, ‘Ascend the pulpit.’ He continued urging him until he ascended [the pulpit] (12), whereupon all the people pledged allegiance to him.”

(1) *Sahīh al-Bukhārī*, 9/81 (Book of Judgments, chapter “Appointing a Successor”). (2) (H), (R), (B), and (Y) read: “the latter.” (3) Al-Bukhārī reads: “but if it be.” (4) (M), (H), and (R) read: “Muhammad.” (5) Al-Bukhārī reads: “For indeed Allah Most High…” (6) (R) and (Y) read: “has placed among you.” (7) Al-Bukhārī reads: “Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” (8) Al-Bukhārī reads: “for indeed he”; another reading has: “and indeed he.” (9) (B) alone reads: “his pledge of allegiance.” (10) *Sahīh al-Bukhārī*, 9/81 (the immediately following hadith). (11) Al-Bukhārī reads: “Al-Zuhrī related from Anas ibn Mālik: I heard…” (12) “The pulpit” is omitted from (N) and (M).

لَنِفَاقًا، فَرَدَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ لَقَدْ بَصَّرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّاسَ الْهُدَى، وَعَرَّفَهُمُ الْحَقَّ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِمْ ". وَفِي صَحِيحِ الْبُخَارِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ (١) : أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ خُطْبَةَ عُمَرَ الْآخِرَةَ (٢) حِينَ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ، وَذَلِكَ الْغَدَ مِنْ يَوْمِ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، فَتَشَّهَدَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ صَامِتٌ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ يَعِيشَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - حَتَّى يَدْبُرَنَا، يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ آخِرَهُمْ ; فَإِنْ يَكُنْ (٣) مُحَمَّدٌ (٤) قَدْ مَاتَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ (٥) قَدْ جَعَلَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ (٦) نُورًا تَهْتَدُونَ بِهِ، بِهِ هَدَى اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدًا (٧) ، وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ، وَإِنَّهُ (٨) أَوْلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِأُمُورِكُمْ، فَقُومُوا فَبَايِعُوهُ، وَكَانَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ قَدْ بَايَعُوهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ، وَكَانَتْ بَيْعَةُ (٩) الْعَامَّةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ". وَعَنْهُ (١٠) : " قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ (١١) عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ: اصْعَدِ الْمِنْبَرَ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهِ حَتَّى صَعِدَ [الْمِنْبَرَ] (١٢) فَبَايَعَهُ النَّاسُ عَامَّةً " .

(١) الْبُخَارِيِّ ٩/٨١ (كِتَابُ الْأَحْكَامِ بَابُ الِاسْتِخْلَافِ) . (٢) ح، ر، ب، ي: الْأَخِيرَةَ. (٣) الْبُخَارِيِّ: فَإِنْ يَكُ. (٤) م، ح، ر: مُحَمَّدًا. (٥) الْبُخَارِيِّ: فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى. (٦) ر، ي: قَدْ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ. (٧) الْبُخَارِيِّ: مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. (٨) الْبُخَارِيِّ: فَإِنَّهُ " وَفِي قِرَاءَةٍ، وَإِنَّهُ ". (٩) ب (فَقَطْ) : بَيْعَتُهُ. (١٠) فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٩/٨١ (الْحَدِيثُ التَّالِي مُبَاشَرَةً) . (١١) الْبُخَارِيِّ: قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ: سَمِعْتُ. (١٢) الْمِنْبَرَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) .