Umar got up and asked him, "Who?

Umar got up and asked him, "Who?" Walid said, "Uthman". Huzayfa bin al-Yaman narrates that Umar was asked, when he was in perfect health, as to who would be the caliph after him. He answered, "Uthman bin Affan". Mulk Ali Qari writes in "Sharah Fiqh Akbar" that when the time of the death of Umar approached he confined the rank of Caliphate to Uthman, Ali, Talha, Zubayr, Abdul Rahman bin Auf and Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, and said that caliphate should not go beyond these six people.

It is in Tarikh Kamil that after that Umar asked Suhayb "Lead the people in prayers for three days, shut these six men among whom the caliphate has been confined in a house, and watch them.

If five of these people agree to one man and one man opposes, he should be killed; if four men agree and two disagree the opposing two should be beheaded and if three men agree and three others disagree Abdullah bin Umar should be appointed as judge to decide, and in case these people do not accept Abdullah bin Umar as judge, the group in which Abdul Rahman is included should prevail and the other group of people should be killed".

According to Tarikh Abul Fida Umar died on Saturday, the 30th of Zil Hajjah: According to "Sharah Fiqh Akbar" when, after the death of Umar, and according to his instructions, a meeting of the advisory body was held in the house of Fatimah, sister of Ash'ath bin Qays. [^4]members gave Abdul Rahman bin Auf, the right to select the caliph.

Abdul Rahman holding Ali's hand asked three times, "If we appoint you Walyyul Amr and Imam are you willing to act according to the Divine Book, the tradition of the Prophet and the traditions of Shaykhain?" (Abu Bakr and Umar) Ali replied, "I will, of course, act upon the Holy Qur'an and the tradition of the Holy Prophet but (instead of the traditions of Shaykhain) I will pass religious commands according to my knowledge.

After hearing this Abdul Rahman asked Uthman three times, "Will you act according to the Divine Book, the tradition of the Prophet and the traditions of Abu Bakr and Umar, if we make you Imam? Uthman said, "Yes, of course, I will". Then Abdul Rahman swore allegiance to him and others followed.

It is stated in Tarikh Kamil and Tarikh Abul Fida that (when allegiance was promised to Uthman) Ali seeing the manoeuvrings in matter of allegiance said, "Today is not the first day that you have got the upper hand through conspiracy. Well! It is better for me to be patient. O Abdul Rahman! By Allah!