I asked my father, ‘What did he say?

I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He replied: “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^7]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah al-Sewaaee says, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) say during his last pilgrimage (Hajj al-Widaa): “Surely this religion will always overcome its opponents and no enemy or deserter can ever harm it till there are twelve chiefs from my nation, all of them …” Then whatever the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, I could not hear while my father was closer to the mount of Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) than me.

I asked, ‘O father! What did the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) say which I could not hear?’ He replied, ‘He was saying, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^8]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah al-Sewaaee says, ‘The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) addressed us thus: “Surely this religion shall always remain mighty till there are twelve caliphs in it.” Then he uttered something, which I could not understand because the people were crying and shouting.

I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He replied, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^9]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) addressed us at Arafaat thus: “This affair (Islam) shall always remain mighty, impregnable and victorious against the all its opponents till it is ruled by twelve, all of them …” I could not understand after that so I asked my father, ‘What did he say after all of them?’ He replied: “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^10]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) addressed us at Arafaat thus: “This affair (Islam) shall always remain mighty, impregnable and victorious against the all its opponents till it is ruled by twelve all of them will be from Quraish…” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^11]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says that I and my father came to the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), who was saying: “This affair shall always remain righteous till there are twelve chiefs.” Then he said something, which I did not understand.