Muhammad – my father – Ibn ‘Umar...

Muhammad – my father – Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “ THIS AUTHORITY shall never cease to be in Quraysh , as long as (at least) two of them are alive.”[^6] Apparently, the Quraysh – who are in their millions today – will continue to exist in multitudes till the Hour. Therefore, the khilafah will always be in them till the Day of al-Qiyamah .

Meanwhile, the nature of “this authority” – the Imamah – is mentioned in this sahih hadith of Imam Ahmad (d. 241 H): حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي حدثنا زيد بن الحباب حدثنا معاوية بن صالح قال حدثني أبو مريم انه سمع أبا هريرة يقول قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم الملك في قريش ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) – Zayd b. al-Hubbab – Mu’awiyah b.

Salih – Abu Maryam – Abu Hurayrah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: “ THE KINGDOM is in Quraysh .”[^7] Assessing the sanad , al-Albani (d. 1420 H) says: وهذا إسناد صحيح This chain is sahih .[^8] Then, he adds: قلت: زيد ثقة صدوق كما في " الميزان " وقد رفعه، وهي زيادة يجب قبولها كما تقرر في المصطلح. I say: Zayd is thiqah (trustworthy), saduq (very truthful) as stated in al-Mizan , and he has narrated it in a marfu’ manner.

It is a ziyadah which must be accepted as it has been repeatedly mentioned in al-Mustalah . ^9 It is royalty. It is monarchy. It is dynasty. Each khalifah is a king, who is appointed by Allah and awarded His Covenant, from the sinless offspring of Prophet Ibrahim.

We also read this hadith of Imam Ahmad: حدثنا عبد الله حدثني أبي ثنا يونس بن محمد ثنا حماد يعنى بن زيد ثنا مجالد عن الشعبي عن جابر بن سمرة قال خطبنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم بعرفات فقال لن يزال هذا الأمر عزيزا منيعا ظاهرا على من ناوأه حتى يملك اثنا عشر كلهم قال فلم أفهم ما بعد قال فقلت لأبي ما بعد كلهم قال كلهم من قريش ‘Abd Allah (b. Ahmad) – my father (Ahmad b. Hanbal) - Yunus b. Muhammad – Hammad b. Zayd – Mujalid – al-Sha’bi – Jabir b.

Samurah: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, delivered a sermon to us at ‘Arafat and said, “This affair will never cease to be strong, invincible and victorious over whoever opposes it as long as twelve (people) RULE BY KINGDOM . All of them….” (Jabir said): I did not understand what was said after that. So, I said to my father, “What did he say after ‘all of them…’?”.

He replied, “All of them will be from Quraysh.”[^10] Al-Arnauṭ says: حديث صحيح A sahih hadith ^11 Of course, these twelve men are the only twelve khalifahs of this Ummah till the end of the world.