I asked my father, ‘What did he say?

I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He answered, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^12]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says, ‘The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said, “This affair shall always remain closely united till there are twelve caliphs in it all of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^13]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) say: “This affair will always survive till there are twelve chiefs in it.” Then he uttered something, which I could not hear.

I asked about it from my father. He replied, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^14]: Aamir Ibn Sa’d narrates that I asked Jaaber Ibn Samarah regarding the tradition of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.).

He replied, ‘The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said: “The religion (Islam) shall always be upright till there are twelve caliphs from Quraish.” Musnad-e-Ahmad[^15]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, “This affair (Islam) will always remain mighty, impregnable and victorious against its enemies till there are twelve caliphs.” Then he said something, which I could not hear because of the people.

I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He replied: “All of them will be from Quraish.” Sahih al-Bukhari[^16]: Abd al-Malik says that I heard Jaaber Ibn Samarah say: ‘I heard the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) say, “There will be twelve chiefs” Then he said something which I could not hear.

My father informed that he said: “All of them will be from Quraish.” Sahih al-Muslim[^17]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says that I went to the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) with my father and heard him say: “This affair will not come to an end till twelve caliphs pass in it.” Then he said something, which I could not hear.

I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He answered, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Sahih al-Muslim[^18]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says that I heard the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) say: “The affair of the people shall continue to survive till twelve people rule over them.” Thereafter the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) uttered something that I did not follow.

I asked my father, ‘What did the Messengerof Allah (s.a.w.a.) say?’ He replied, “All of them will be from Quraish.” Sahih al-Muslim[^19]: Jaaber Ibn Samarah says, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) say, “This religion shall always remain mighty till there are twelve caliphs.” Then he said something, which I did not follow. I asked my father, ‘What did he say?’ He said, “They are all from Quraish”.