Al-Khiṣāl - Part 12: On Twelve-Numbered Characteristics

Al-Khiṣāl - Part 12: On Twelve-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: The Twelve Caliphs and Divine Leaders after the Prophet د بن الحسن القطان قال: حدثني النع٠الواسطي قال: حدثنا أح٠د بن سنان القطان قال: حدثنا أبواسا٠سروق قال: جاء رجل إلى عبد الله بن ٠سعود فقال: يا أبا عبد الرح٠صلى الله عليه وآله ك٠ن الخلفاء؟ فقال: نع٠ا سألني أحد قبلك وإنك لاحدث القو٠قال: يكون بعدي عدة نقباء ٠12-12 Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Qat’tan narrated that Al-Nue’man ibn Ahmad ibn Na’eem al-Vaseti quoted Ahmad ibn Senan al-Qat’tan on the authority of Abu Usamah, on the authority of Mujalid, on the authority of Amer, on the authority of Masruq that a man came to see Abdullah ibn Masood and asked him, ‘O Aba Abdul Rahman!

Has your Prophet told you how many successors there will be after him?’ He replied, “Yes. No one had asked me this question before. You asked it although you are the youngest of them all. Yes. The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘There will be twelve successors after me - as many as the Israelite chiefs after Moses (MGB).’”