Hadith 586

Appendix) – The twelve Imams-asws of guidance, after Rasool-Allah-saww, are from Clan of Hashim-as (Imam Ali-asws the first one and Imam Mahdi-asws the 12th Imam-asws! ! )
It is reported from Saheeh Al-Bukhari, and Muslim, and Al-Tirmizi, and Sunan of Abu Dawood, from Jabir Bin Abdullah who said, ‘I heard the Prophet-saww saying: ‘There will happen to be after me-saww, twelve commanders’. He-saww said a phrase I could not hear it. My father said, ‘He-saww said, ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’. [33] (Non Shia source – see Hadeeth in the appendix)
And in a report – He-saww said: ‘The affairs of the people will not cease to continue for as long as twelve men rule them’. Then the Prophet-saww spoke with a phrase hidden unto me. So, I asked my father, ‘What is that which Rasool-Allah-saww said? ’ He said, ‘He-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’. [34] (Non-Shia source)
And another, he said, ‘I entered with my father to see the Prophet-saww. I heard him-saww saying: ‘This matter will not terminate until twelve caliphs pass in it’. Then he-saww spoke with a phrase hidden unto me, so I asked my father, ‘What did he-saww say? ’ He said, ‘He-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’. [35] (Non-Shia source)
And in another – ‘ will not cease to be mighty up to twelve caliphs’. Then he mentioned similar to it’’. [36] (Non-Shia source)
And in a report of Al-Tirmizy who said, ‘The Prophet-saww said: ‘There will happen to be from after me-saww, twelve commanders’. Then he-saww spoke with something I did not understand it. So, I asked the one by my side. He said, ‘He-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’. [37] (Non-Shia source)
And in a report of Abu Dawood who said, ‘I heard Rasool-Allah-saww saying: ‘This religion will not cease to be standing until there happen to be twelve caliphs, all of them the community would unite upon’. I heard some words from the Prophet-saww I did not understand it. So, I said to my father, ‘What did he-saww say? ’ He said, ‘He-saww said: ‘All of them would be from Quraysh’’. [38] (Non-Shia source)
And in another, he-saww said: ‘This religion will not cease to be mighty up to twelve caliphs’. He said, ‘The people exclaimed Takbeers and they clamoured. Then he-saww said a hidden phrase’ – and he mentioned the Hadeeth’’. [39] (Non-Shia source)
And in another, with this Hadeeth, and there is an addition, ‘When he-saww returned to his-saww house, the Quraysh crowded him-saww. They said, ‘Then what is that which would happen? ’ He-saww said: ‘Then the troubles would happen’’. [40]
It is reported by Ibn Batreeq in (the book) ‘Al-Umdah’ – By his chain to (the boo) ‘Saheeh Muslim’ – from Zuheyr Bin Harb, and Ali Bin Hujr, and the wordins are of Zuheyr, from Ismail Bin Ibrahim, from Al-Jareeri, from Abu Nusrah, from Jabir Bin Abdullah who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘There will happen to be at the end of my-saww community, twelve caliphs, scooping the wealth with scoops its number cannot be counted’’. [41] (non-Shia source)
And it is reported by Al-Sa’alby, from Sahl Bin Muhammad Al-Marouzy, from his grandfather Abu Al-Hassan Al-Mahmoudy, from Muhammad Bin Imran, from Hadiya Bin Abdul Wahhab, from Saeed Bin Abdul Hameen, from Abdullah Bin Ziyad, from Ikrimam Bin Ammar, from Is’haq Bin Abdullah Bin Abu Talha, from Anas Bin Malik (well-known fabricator) who said, ‘Rasool-Allah-saww said: ‘We-asws, children of Abdul Muttalib-asws are chief of the inhabitants of the Paradise – I-saww, and Hamza-as, and Ja’far-as, and Al