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Sahih al-Bukhari 3455

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The Israelis used to be ruled and guided by prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no prophet after me,…

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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَازِمٍ

قَالَ قَاعَدْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ، فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَسُوسُهُمُ الأَنْبِيَاءُ، كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي، وَسَيَكُونُ خُلَفَاءُ فَيَكْثُرُونَ.

قَالُوا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ فُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الأَوَّلِ فَالأَوَّلِ، أَعْطُوهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلُهُمْ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُمْ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The Israelis used to be ruled and guided by prophets: Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. There will be no prophet after me, but there will be Caliphs who will increase in number.”

The people asked, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)! What do you order us (to do)?” He said, “Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first. Fulfil their (i.e. the Caliphs) rights, for Allah will ask them about (any shortcoming) in ruling those Allah has put under their guardianship.”

আবূ হাযিম (রহ.) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি পাঁচ বছর যাবৎ আবূ হুরাইরাহ্ (রাঃ)-এর সাহচর্যে ছিলাম। তখন আমি তাঁকে নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম হতে হাদীস বর্ণনা করতে শুনেছি যে, নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, বনী ইসরাঈলের নবীগণ তাঁদের উম্মাতকে শাসন করতেন। যখন কোন একজন নবী মারা যেতেন, তখন অন্য একজন নবী তাঁর স্থলাভিসিক্ত হতেন।

আর আমার পরে কোন নবী নেই। তবে অনেক খলীফাহ্ হবে। সহাবগণ আরয করলেন, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! আপনি আমাদেরকে কী নির্দেশ করছেন? তিনি বললেন, তোমরা একের পর এক করে তাদের বায়‘আতের হক আদায় করবে। তোমাদের উপর তাদের যে হক রয়েছে তা আদায় করবে।

আর নিশ্চয়ই আল্লাহ্ তাঁদেরকে জিজ্ঞেস করবেন ঐ সকল বিষয়ে যে সবের দায়িত্ব তাদের উপর অর্পণ করা হয়েছিল। (মুসলিম ২২/১০ হাঃ ১৮৪২)

مجھ سے محمد بن بشار نے بیان کیا کہ ہم سے محمد بن جعفر نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے شعبہ نے بیان کیا، ان سے فرات قزار نے بیان کیا، انہوں نے ابوحازم سے سنا، انہوں نے بیان کیا کہ میں ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کی مجلس میں پانچ سال تک بیٹھا ہوں۔ میں نے انہیں رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی یہ حدیث بیان کرتے سنا کہ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا ”بنی اسرائیل کے انبیاء ان کی سیاسی رہنمائی بھی کیا کرتے تھے، جب بھی ان کا کوئی نبی ہلاک ہو جاتا تو دوسرے ان کی جگہ آ موجود ہوتے، لیکن یاد رکھو میرے بعد کوئی نبی نہیں آئے گا۔

ہاں میرے نائب ہوں گے اور بہت ہوں گے۔ صحابہ نے عرض کیا کہ ان کے متعلق آپ کا ہمیں کیا حکم ہے۔ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ سب سے پہلے جس سے بیعت کر لو، بس اسی کی وفاداری پر قائم رہو اور ان کا جو حق ہے اس کی ادائیگی میں کوتاہی نہ کرو کیونکہ اللہ تعالیٰ ان سے قیامت کے دن ان کی رعایا کے بارے میں سوال کرے گا۔“

Telah bercerita kepadaku [Muhammad bin Basysyar] telah bercerita kepada kami [Muhammad bin Ja'far] telah bercerita kepada kami [Syu'bah] dari [Furat Al Qazaz] berkata, aku mendengar [Abu Hazim] berkata; "Aku hidup mendampingi [Abu Hurairah radliallahu 'anhu] selama lima tahun dan aku mendengar dia bercerita dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam yang besabda: "Bani Isra'il, kehidupan mereka selalu didampingi oleh para Nabi, bila satu Nabi meninggal dunia, akan dibangkitkan Nabi setelahnya.

Dan sungguh tidak ada Nabi sepeninggal aku. Yang ada adalah para khalifah yang banyak jumlahnya". Para shahabat bertanya; "Apa yang baginda perintahkan kepada kami?".

Beliau menjawab: "Penuihilah bai'at kepada khalifah yang pertama (lebih dahulu diangkat), berikanlah hak mereka karena Allah akan bertanya kepada mereka tentang pemerintahan mereka

Ebu Hazim dedi ki: Beş yıl süreyle Ebu Hureyre ile oturup kalktım. Nebi Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'in şöyle buyurduğunu nakletti: "İsrailoğullarını nebiler idare ediyordu. Bir nebi vefat etti mi onun yerine bir başka nebi gelirdi. Ancak şu var ki benden sonra nebi gelmeyecektir. Halifeler olacak ve bunlar çoğalacaktır. Ashab: Bize ne emredersin, diye sordular.

Şöyle buyurdu: Öncelikle kime bey'at ettiyseniz ona bağlı kalınız. Onlara haklarını veriniz. Şüphesiz Allah yönetsinler diye ellerinin altına verdiklerinden onları sorgulayacaktır

Sahih al-Bukhari 3455, Book 60, Prophets, Hadith 122. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the Children of Israel were led by the prophets, who managed their affairs as rulers and leaders do with their subjects. Whenever corruption appeared among them, Allah would send them a prophet to set their matters right and remove the alterations they had made to the rulings.

He added that there would be no prophet after him to do what they used to do. After me, there will be caliphs, and they will increase in number, and disputes and disagreements will arise among them. Thereupon, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): What do you command us to do?

He said: If a caliph is given the pledge of allegiance after another caliph, the pledge to the first one is valid and must be honored, while the pledge to the second is invalid, and it is forbidden for him to seek it. Give them their due rights, obey them, and live with them in obedience, except in matters that involve disobedience to Allah, for Allah will question them and hold them accountable for what they do to you.

What it teaches

  • Subjects need to have a prophet or a caliph to manage their affairs and direct them to the straight path.
  • There is no prophet after our Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
  • Warning against rebelling against a ruler whose authority has been established through legitimate means.
  • It is impermissible to pledge allegiance to two caliphs at the same time.
  • The gravity of the ruler's responsibility, as Allah Almighty will question him about his subjects.
  • Ibn Hajar said: Giving precedence to religious matters over worldly affairs, as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that the ruler's right should be fulfilled because it entails upholding the word of religion and preventing chaos and evil. Delaying the demand for one's own rights does not nullify them, as Allah has promised that He will deliver and fulfill them, even in the Hereafter.
  • This is one of the signs of the Prophet's prophethood, as many caliphs emerged after him (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), with both righteous and corrupt rulers succeeding one another in governing the Muslim Ummah.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn Bashshar, BundarTold me, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Jafar, GhundarTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajTold us, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Furat ibn Abi Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Successor, died 121 AH
  6. 6SalmanHeard, Successor, died 100 AH

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