93/2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7140 — Judgments (Ahkaam)
The rulers from the Quraish
Sahih Bukhari : 7140
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7140
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَزَالُ الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَانِ ".
Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "This matter (caliphate) will remain with the Quraish even if only two of them were still existing."
[1] The Prophet ﷺ meant (in this Hadith ) that the Muslims are obliged to appoint, as their chief ruler, someone from the tribe of Quraish even if there is only one Quraishī left who is fit (as regards the Islāmic religion) for the caliphate.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7140In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 4USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 254
