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may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that the rule of these men was a prophetic caliphate (1), followed thereafter by kingship. Alī is not mentioned in it because the people were not united during his time; rather, they were divided. Under him, neither the prophetic caliphate nor kingship was fully established.

Abū Dāwūd also narrated from Ibn Shihāb, from Amr ibn Abān, from Jābir, who used to relate that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“A righteous man was given a vision tonight (2) in which Abū Bakr was attached to the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—Umar was attached to Abū Bakr, and Uthmān was attached to Umar.”

Jābir said:

“When we rose to leave the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—we said: ‘As for the righteous man, he is the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace. As for those attached to one another, they are the leaders of this cause with which Allah sent His Prophet.’” (3)

Abū Dāwūd also narrated from Hammād ibn Salama, from Ashath ibn Abd al-Rahmān, from his father, from Samura ibn Jundub, that a man said:

“O Messenger of Allah, I saw what appeared to be a bucket lowered from heaven. Abū Bakr came, took hold of its crosspieces (4), and drank only a little. Umar then came, took hold of its crosspieces (5), and drank until he had drunk his fill,

(1) “Prophethood” is omitted in N and M. (2) N and M read “he saw.” (3) This hadith was discussed previously on p. 491. It is found in *Sunan Abī Dāwūd*, 4:290, where the wording is: “As for their being attached …” Ibn al-Athīr states in *al-Nihāya fī Gharīb al-Hadīth*, 4:182 (Cairo ed., 1311): “*Nīṭa Rasūlu Allāh*—‘the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—was attached’—means *ulliqa* (‘was suspended’), with damma on the ayn and kasra on the doubled lām.” (4) N reads *bi-arāqatihā*; A reads *bi-arāqihā*. (5) N reads *bi-arāqatihā*; A reads *bi-arāqihā*.

- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّ وِلَايَةَ هَؤُلَاءِ خِلَافَةُ نُبُوَّةٍ (١) ، ثُمَّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مُلْكٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ ذِكْرُ عَلِيٍّ؛ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجْتَمِعِ النَّاسُ فِي زَمَانِهِ بَلْ كَانُوا مُخْتَلِفِينَ، لَمْ يَنْتَظِمْ فِيهِ خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ وَلَا الْمُلْكُ. وَرَوَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَيْضًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبَانٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَ: " أُرِيَ (٢) اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نِيطَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَنِيطَ عُمَرُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَنِيطَ عُثْمَانُ بِعُمَرَ " . قَالَ جَابِرٌ: فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قُلْنَا: أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، وَأَمَّا الْمَنُوطُ بَعْضُهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ، فَهُمْ وُلَاةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ بِهِ نَبِيَّهُ» " (٣) . وَرَوَى أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَيْضًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، «أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دَلْوًا أُدْلِيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا (٤) فَشَرِبَ شُرْبًا ضَعِيفًا، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا (٥) فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى تَضَلَّعَ،

(١) نُبُوَّةٍ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) . (٢) ن، م: رَأَى. (٣) سَبَقَ الْكَلَامُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ص ٤٩١ وَهُوَ فِي سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٤/٢٩٠، وَفِيهَا: وَأَمَّا تَنَوُّطُ. . وَفِي " النِّهَايَةِ فِي غَرِيبِ الْحَدِيثِ " لِابْنِ الْأَثِيرِ ٤/١٨٢ (ط. الْقَاهِرَةِ، ١٣١١) : نِيطَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: أَيْ عُلِّقَ (بِضَمِّ الْعَيْنِ وَتَشْدِيدِ اللَّامِ وَكَسْرِهَا) . (٤) ن: بِعَرَاقَتِهَا؛ أ: بِعَرَاقِهَا. (٥) ن: بِعَرَاقَتِهَا؛ أ: بِعَرَاقِهَا.