Hadith
عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: قَاعَدْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ، فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ:
«كَانَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ تَسُوسُهُمُ الأَنْبِيَاءُ، كُلَّمَا هَلَكَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ، وَإِنَّهُ لاَ نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي، وَسَيَكُونُ خُلَفَاءُ فَيَكْثُرُونَ»، قَالُوا: فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا؟ قَالَ: «فُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الأَوَّلِ فَالأَوَّلِ، أَعْطُوهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَائِلُهُمْ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُمْ».
Narrated Abu Hazim:
I accompanied Abu Huraira for five years and I heard him narrating from the Prophet (ﷺ), who said:
"The Children of Israel used to be ruled and guided by prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another would take over his place. And verily, there will be no prophet after me, but there will be caliphs who will increase in number."
The people asked, "What do you order us (to do)?"
He said, "Obey the one who will be given the pledge of allegiance first. Fulfill their rights, for Allah will ask them about those whom He put under their guardianship."
Reference:
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of the Stories of the Prophets, Chapter: What has been mentioned about the Children of Israel, Hadith: 3455)
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