Sahih Muslim, 1853
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Wahb bin Bqyh bin 'UthmanfromKhalid bin 'Abdullah al-TahanfromSa'id bin Iyas al-Jaririfromal-Mandhar bin Malik bin Qata'fromAbu Sa'id al-Khudri
Hadith text · Matn
إِذَا بُويِعَ لِخَلِيفَتَيْنِ فَاقْتُلُوا الآخَرَ مِنْهُمَا
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English translation
It has been narrated on the authority of Aba Sa'id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
When oath of allegiance has been taken for two caliphs, kill the one for whom the oath was taken later.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنِي وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي، نَضْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 33, Hadith 96
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 20, Hadith 4568 (deprecated numbering scheme)