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: حدثنا عبدالرح٠قال: حدثنا أبوسعيد الاشج قال: حدثنا إبراهي٠عت زياد بن علاقة، وعبدال٠ير يحدثان، عن جابر بن س٠ع أبي عند النبي صلى الله عليه وآله فس٠عته يقول: يكون بعدي اثنا عشر أ٠أخفى صوته، فسألت أبي فقال: قال: كله٠12-21 Ahmad ibn al-Hassan al-Qat’tan narrated that Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Hatam quoted Abu Sa’id al-Ashj, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Malik ibn Zayd al-Hamedany, on the authority of Zyad ibn Alaqa and Abdul Malik ibn Umayr, on the authority of Jabir ibn Samurah, “My father and I were with the Prophet (MGB).

I heard the Prophet (MGB) say, ‘There will be twelve Leaders after me.’ Then the Prophet (MGB) lowered his voice. I asked my father, ‘What did he (MGB) say when he lowered his voice?’ My father said, ‘The Prophet (MGB) said, ‘They are all from the Quraysh.’”