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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2226 — Khilafah for Thirty Years
What Has Been Related About Al-Khilafah
Khilafah Thirty Years Hadith Explained Simply
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2226
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2226
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَشْرَجُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَفِينَةُ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " الْخِلاَفَةُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلاَثُونَ سَنَةً ثُمَّ مُلْكٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي سَفِينَةُ أَمْسِكْ خِلاَفَةَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَخِلاَفَةَ عُمَرَ وَخِلاَفَةَ عُثْمَانَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي أَمْسِكْ خِلاَفَةَ عَلِيٍّ . قَالَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا ثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً . قَالَ سَعِيدٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّ الْخِلاَفَةَ فِيهِمْ . قَالَ كَذَبُوا بَنُو الزَّرْقَاءِ بَلْ هُمْ مُلُوكٌ مِنْ شَرِّ الْمُلُوكِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَعَلِيٍّ قَالاَ لَمْ يَعْهَدِ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الْخِلاَفَةِ شَيْئًا . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ قَدْ رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُمْهَانَ .
Sa'eed bin Jumhan Narrated from:
Safinah Narrated To Me, He Said: 'The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Said: Al-Khilafah Will Be In My Ummah For Thirty Years, Then There Will Be Monarchy After That."' Then Safinah Said To Me: 'Count The Khilafah Of Abu Bakr,' Then He Said: 'Count The Khilafah Of 'Umar And The Khilafah Of 'Uthman.' Then He Said To Me: 'Count The Khilafah Of 'Ali."' He Said: "So We Found That They Add Up To Thirty Years." Sa'Eed Said: "I Said To Him: 'Banu Umaiyyah Claim That The Khilafah Is Among Them.' He Said: 'Banu Az-Zarqa' Lie, Rather They Are A Monarchy, Among The Worst Of Monarchies."'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2226In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 69English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2226
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2226
This Hadith gives a clear statement about Khilafah and what would come after it. Safinah narrated that the Prophet said, “Al-Khilafah will be in my Ummah for thirty years, then there will be monarchy after that.” Safinah then counted the Khilafah of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali, and they found it added up to thirty years. The narration also records Safinah rejecting the claim that Banu Umayyah held Khilafah in that same sense, calling them kings. The key message is about the change from the early Khilafah period to monarchy, as stated in the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions a thirty-year period of Khilafah in the Ummah.
- Safinah counted the Khilafah of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali.
- The narration distinguishes Khilafah from monarchy after that period.
