Sahih al-Bukhari 7207

Hadith text

Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:The group of people whom `Umar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other. `Abdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let `Abdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the case in the hands of `Abdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed `Abdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to `Uthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: `Abdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Sa`d.' So I called them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying, 'Call `Ali for me." I called `Ali and he held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but `Abdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning `Ali. `Abdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call `Uthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu'adh-dhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, `Abdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with `Umar that year. When all of them had gathered, `Abdur- Rahman said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O `Ali, I have looked at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to `Uthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then `Abdur-Rahman said (to `Uthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So `Abdur-Rahman gave the oath of allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims

Al-Miswar bin Makhrama bataate hain: Wo giroh jinhein Umar ne Khilaafat ke liye ummeedwaar chuna tha, jama hue aur aapas mein salaah-mashwara kiya. Abdur Rahman ne unse kaha, 'Main is maamle mein tumse pratispardha nahi karunga, magar agar tum chaho, to main tumhaare liye tum mein se ek Khalifa chununga.' To sabne raazi hoke ye faisla Abdur Rahman ke haath mein de diya. To jab ummeedwaaron ne ye maamla Abdur Rahman ke haath mein diya, log unki taraf gaye aur kisi ne baaki giroh ka pichha nahi kiya na unke baad kisi ki baat maani. Isliye log Abdur Rahman ke pichha karne lage aur unhi raaton unse salaah-mashwara karte rahe yahaan tak ke wo raat aayi jab humne Uthman ko baiyat di. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) ne izaafa kiya: Abdur Rahman raat ka kuch hissa guzarne ke baad mere paas aaye aur mere darwaaze par khatkhataaya yahaan tak ke main uth gaya, aur unhone mujhse kaha, 'Mujhe lagta hai tum so rahe the! Allah ki qasam, pichhli teen raaton mein maine bhar-poor neend nahi li hai. Jaao aur Az-Zubair aur Sa'd ko bulaao.' To maine unhein bulwaaya, aur unhone unse salaah-mashwara kiya, phir mujhe bulaaya, kehte hue, 'Mere liye Ali ko bulao.' Maine Ali ko bulwaaya aur unhone raat der tak unse chupke se baat ki, phir Ali bahut ummeed leke jaane ke liye uthhe, magar Abdur Rahman ko Ali ke baare mein kisi baat ka khauf tha. Abdur Rahman ne phir mujhse kaha, 'Mere liye Uthman ko bulao.' Maine unhein bulwaaya aur wo unse chupke se baat karte rahe yahaan tak ke Muazzin ne Fajr ki namaz ki Azaan dekar unki baat khatam ki. Jab logon ne apni subah ki namaz khatam ki aur wo (chhe log) mimbar ke qareeb jama hue, Abdur Rahman ne wahaan maujood sab Muhaajireen aur Ansaar ke paas aadmi bheja, aur us saal Umar ke saath Hajj karne wale fauj ke sardaar ko bhi bulwaaya. Jab sab jama ho gaye, Abdur Rahman ne kaha, 'Allah ke siwa koi ibaadat ke laayak nahi,' aur izaafa kiya, 'Ab, aage, Aye Ali, maine logon ka rujhaan dekha hai aur notice kiya hai ke wo kisi ko Uthman ke barabar nahi maante, isliye tumhein (asahmat hokar) ilzaam nahi lena chaahiye.' Phir Abdur Rahman ne (Uthman se) kaha, 'Maine tumhein is shart par baiyat di hai ke tum Allah ke Qawaanin, Allah ke Rasool ki riwaayaton, aur unke baad ke do Khulafa ki riwaayaton ki pairvi karoge.' To Abdur Rahman ne unhein baiyat di, aur logon ne bhi, Muhaajireen, Ansaar, fauj ke afsaron aur sab Musalmaanon samet, baiyat di.

Sahih al-Bukhari 7207 · Book 93, Hadith 67