Hadith 144

d, and mingling it upon your hands, and I am calling you to Abu Ubeyda and Umar, both of them have agreed for this command, and both of them I see to be rightful for it’. Umar and Abu Ubeyda said, ‘It is not befitting for anyone from the people that he happens to be above you (Abu Bakr). You are the companion in the cave, being the second of the two [9: 40], and Rasool-Allah-saww had instructed you with (leading) the Salat, so you are most rightful of the people with this command’. The Helpers said, ‘By Allah-azwj! We are not envying you upon good which Allah-azwj has Ushered towards you, nor is anyone more beloved to us, nor more pleasing in our presence that you are, but we fear from after this day, and are cautious that he would overcome upon this command, one who is neither from us nor from you. So, if today you could make a man from you we can pledge allegiance to, and we shall be pleased upon that when he dies, we shall choose one from the Helpers. So, when he dies, then another one from the Emigrants, (and so on) forever, for as long as this community remains. That would be better and more just regarding the community of Muhammad-saww’. The Helper feared that the Qureyshi would capture upon it, and the Qureyshi feared that the Helper would capture upon it. So, Abu Bakr stood up and said, ‘When Rasool-Allah-saww sent the great Messaged to the Arabs that they should leave the religion of their forefathers, so they opposed him-saww and burdened him-saww, and Allah-azwj Specialised the first Emigrants with ratifying him-saww, and the belief in him-saww, and the consoling to him-asws, and the patience with him-saww upon severe harm of his-saww people, and he-saww was not lonely due to the large numbers of their enemies. So they were the first ones to worship Allah-azwj in the earth, and they are the first ones to believe in Rasool-Allah-saww, and there are his-saww friends, and his-saww family, and most rightful of the people with the command after him-saww. No one will dispute them regarding it except an unjust one, and there isn’t anyone after the Emigrants who can count merits, and precedence in like you can. Thus, we are the rulers, and you are the ministers. We will not issue verdicts without consulting you, nor will we judge the matters without you all’. Al-Hubab Bin Al-Munzar Bin Al-Jamouh stood up and said, ‘O community of the Helpers! Make your hands to rule upon you! But rather the people should be in your shade and your shadow, and no one would be brave enough to oppose you nor should the people implement matters except from your matters. You are the people of the sheltering, and the helping, and to you was the emigration, and you are the owners of the house, and the Eman. By Allah-azwj! Allah-azwj has not been worshipped openly except in your presence, and in your city, nor a congregational Salat except in your Masjids, nor is the Eman recognise except from your swords. So take control of your matters upon you. If they refuse except what you have heard, then from us should be a ruler, and fr