Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (1/519)

No Companion [ever] (1) said that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—had explicitly designated anyone other than Abū Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—(2): neither al-‘Abbās nor ‘Alī, nor (3) anyone else. Neither al-‘Abbās nor ‘Alī—[nor anyone] (4) who loved them—claimed the caliphate for either of them or claimed that either had been explicitly designated.

Indeed, no Companion even said that anyone among Quraysh was more entitled to it than Abū Bakr, whether from Banū Hāshim or from outside Banū Hāshim (5). All of this is known (6) to scholars well versed (7) in transmitted reports, the Sunnah, and hadith; for them, it is known of necessity.

It has been reported that some members of Banū ‘Abd Manāf, such as Abū Sufyān and Khālid ibn Sa‘īd (8), wanted the caliphate to belong [only] (9) to Banū ‘Abd Manāf,

(1) “Ever” is an addition in A and B. (2) “May Allah be pleased with him” is an addition in N and M. (3) “To” is omitted from A and B. (4) “Nor anyone” is omitted from N alone. (5) N and M read: “nor from anyone other than them.” (6) N reads: “know.” (7) A, B, and M read: “who act in accordance with them.” (8) Khālid ibn Sa‘īd ibn al-‘Ās ibn Umayya ibn ‘Abd Shams al-Umawī, known as Abū Sa‘īd. He is said to have been the fifth Companion to embrace Islam. There is disagreement about the date of his death—may Allah be pleased with him. Some say that he was martyred at the Battle of Marj al-Suffar, while others say at the Battle of Ajnādayn. See Ibn Hajar, al-Isāba, 1/406; Ibn al-Athīr, Usd al-Ghāba, 2/97–98. (9) “Only” is omitted from N and M.

وَلَمْ يَقُلْ [قَطُّ] (١) أَحَدٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - نَصَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - (٢) : لَا عَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ وَلَا عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَلَا عَلَى (٣) غَيْرِهِمَا، وَلَا ادَّعَى الْعَبَّاسُ وَلَا عَلِيٌّ - [وَلَا أَحَدٌ] (٤) مِمَّنْ يُحِبُّهُمَا - الْخِلَافَةَ لِوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا، وَلَا أَنَّهُ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ. بَلْ وَلَا قَالَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ: إِنَّ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَنْ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهَا مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ: لَا مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ، وَلَا مِنْ غَيْرِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ (٥) . وَهَذَا كُلُّهُ مِمَّا يَعْلَمُهُ (٦) الْعُلَمَاءُ الْعَالِمُونَ (٧) بِالْآثَارِ وَالسُّنَنِ وَالْحَدِيثِ، وَهُوَ مَعْلُومٌ عِنْدَهُمْ بِالِاضْطِرَارِ. وَقَدْ نُقِلَ عَنْ بَعْضِ بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ، مِثْلِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَخَالِدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ (٨) ، أَنَّهُمْ أَرَادُوا أَنْ لَا تَكُونَ الْخِلَافَةُ [إِلَّا] (٩) فِي بَنِي عَبْدِ مَنَافٍ،

(١) قَطُّ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (أ) ، (ب) . (٢) رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: زِيَادَةٌ فِي (ن) ، (م) . (٣) عَلَى: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) . (٤) وَلَا أَحَدٌ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) فَقَطْ. (٥) ن، م: وَلَا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ. (٦) ن: يَعْلَمُ. (٧) أ، ب، م: الْعَامِلُونَ. (٨) خَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْعَاصِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ شَمْسٍ الْأُمَوِيُّ، أَبُو سَعِيدٍ. يُقَالُ: إِنَّهُ خَامِسُ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ، وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي تَارِيخِ وَفَاتِهِ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - فَقِيلَ: اسْتُشْهِدَ يَوْمَ مَرْجِ الصُّفَّرِ، وَقِيلَ: يَوْمَ أَجْنَادِينَ. انْظُرِ: الْإِصَابَةَ لِابْنِ حَجَرٍ ١/٤٠٦؛ أُسْدَ الْغَابَةِ لِابْنِ الْأَثِيرِ ٢/٩٧ - ٩٨. (٩) إِلَّا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) .