مسند أحمد
Musnad Ahmad Hadith 108
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ، وَعِصَامُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالا: حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ (٢) وَرَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، وَغَيْرِهِمَا، قَالُوا:، لَمَّا بَلَغَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ سَرْغَ (٣) حُدِّثَ أَنَّ بِالشَّامِ وَبَاءً شَدِيدًا، قَالَ: بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ شِدَّةَ الْوَبَاءِ فِي الشَّامِ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي أَجَلِي، وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ حَيٌّ، اسْتَخْلَفْتُهُ، فَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي اللهُ: لِمَ اسْتَخْلَفْتَهُ عَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قُلْتُ: إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَكَ (٤) صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ أَمِينًا، وَأَمِينِي أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ " فَأَنْكَرَ الْقَوْمُ ذَلِكَ، وَقَالُوا: مَا بَالُ عُلْيَى قُرَيْشٍ؟! - يَعْنُونَ بَنِي فِهْرٍ - ثُمَّ قَالَ: فَإِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي أَجَلِي، وَقَدْ تُوُفِّيَ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ، اسْتَخْلَفْتُ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، فَإِنْ سَأَلَنِي رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: لِمَ اسْتَخْلَفْتَهُ؟ قُلْتُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّهُ يُحْشَرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ الْعُلَمَاءِ نَبْذَةً " (٥) .، ، . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .، ،
Translation
English translation
It was narrated from Shuraih bin 'Ubaid and Rashid bin Saʼd and others that when ‘Umar bin al-Khattab reached Sargh, he was told that there was a widespread plague in Syria. He said:
I have heard that there is a severe plague in Syria. I said: If my time comes, and Abu ‘Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah is still alive, I appoint him as my successor, And if Allah asks me why I appointed him as my successor to lead the ummah of Muhammad ﷺ , I will say: I heard Your Messenger ﷺ say: `Every Prophet (ﷺ) has a close confidant and my close confidant is Abu 'Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah.` The people objected to that, and said: What about the prominent figures of Quraish? meaning Banu Fihr. Then he said: If my time comes, and Abu 'Ubaidah has died, then I appoint Mu'adh bin Jabal as my successor, and if my Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, asks me why I appointed him as my successor, I will say: I heard Your Messenger say:`He will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection as a leader of scholars.`
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 108 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 2, Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra), as in-book entry 27.
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Musnad Ahmad 108 Arabic/English book : Book 2, Hadith 108
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