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مسند أحمد

Musnad Ahmad Hadith 19490

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6

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Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ مُجَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ: كَتَبَ عُمَرُ فِي وَصِيَّتِهِ: " أَنْ لَا يُقَرَّ لِي عَامِلٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَنَةٍ، وَأَقِرُّوا الْأَشْعَرِيَّ يَعْنِي أَبَا مُوسَى أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ " (١)، ،

Translation

English translation

Imam Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote in his will that none of his governors should be kept in office for more than one year, except Abu Musa Ash'ari, who should be kept for four years.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 19490 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 797, Hadith of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 6.

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Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / تتمہ مُسْنَدِ الْكُوفِيِّينَ / 19490

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