Hadith 141

nterests of the Momineen, agreeable. Then they turned the speech and they said, ‘Supposing the Emigrants of Quraysh refuse and they said, ‘We are the Emigrants and companions of Rasool-Allah-saww, the formers ones, and we are his-saww clan, and his-saww friends, so why are you disputing with us regarding the command from after him-saww? ’ A group from them said, ‘We are saying then, there would be a ruler from us and a ruler from you, and will never be pleased with anything besides this, ever! ’
Sa’ad Bin Ubada said when he heard this, ‘This is the first weakness’. And the news came to Umar, so he came to the house of the Prophet-saww and sent a message to Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr was in the house, and Ali-asws Bin Abu Talib was persevering in the funeral preparations of the Prophet-saww. Abu Bakr sent a message to him (Umar), ‘Come out to me’. He sent a message to him: ‘I am busy’. He sent a message to him, ‘An event has occurred, there is no escape for you being present’. He went out to him. He said, ‘Do you not know that the helpers have gathered in the shed of the clan of Saaida wanting Sa’ad Bin Ubada to be in charge of this command, and their excelled words are of the one who said, ‘There should be a ruler from us and a ruler from Quraysh’. They both went hurriedly and met Abu Ubeyda walking towards them. Then they met Aasim Bin Adayy, and Uweym Bin Saaida. They both said to them, ‘Return, for it will not happen except what you love’. They said, ‘You don’t do it’. They came to them and they had gathered. Umar Bin Al-Khattab said, ‘I have come to them and I used to be with false speech. I wanted to stand with it among them’. When I rushed towards them, going to beginning the talk, Abu Bakr said to me, ‘Slowly, until I speak, then speak whatever you like’. He spoke. Umar said, ‘I did not want anything I should be speaking with except you have come with it or increased upon it. Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman said, ‘Abu Bakr began. He praised Allah-azwj and extolled upon Him-azwj, the said, ‘Allah-azwj Sent Muhammad-saww as a Rasool-saww to His-azwj creatures, and a witness upon his-saww community for them to be worshipping Allah-azwj, and profess His-azwj unity, and they were worshipping various gods from besides Him-azwj, claiming that these (gods) would intercede for the ones who worships these and beneficial to them, and rather these were of sculpted stone and carved wood’. Then he recited, And they are worshipping from besides Allah what can nei