Hadith #139

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Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَن

Body (Matn)

ْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نُنْزِيَ حِمَارًا عَلَى فَرَسٍ

Isnad Chain

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وكيعnarrator

وكيع

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سفيانnarrator

سفيان

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عثمان الثقفيcompanion

عثمان الثقفي

English Translation

It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “If I were to appoint anyone to a position of authority without consulting (the believers), I would have appointed Ibn Umm `Abd (`Abdullah bin Mas`ood).`

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 5, Hadith 139

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 700

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