Sahih Muslim, 1820
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Ahmed bin 'Abdullahfrom'Asim bin Muhammad bin ZaydfromMuhammad bin Zayd bin 'Abdullahfromibn Umar
Hadith text · Matn
لاَ يَزَالُ هَذَا الأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّاسِ اثْنَانِ
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English translation
It has been narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
The Caliphate will remain among the Quraish even if only two persons are left (on the earth),
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 33, Hadith 4
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 20, Hadith 4476 (deprecated numbering scheme)