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Chapter: The traditions narrated by the Sunni ان بن أبي شيبة، وعبد الله بن ع٠ر بن سعيد الأشج وأبى كريب و٠ود بن غيلان وعلي بن ٠يعاً حدثنا أبو أسا٠جالد، عن الشعبي، عن ٠سروق، قال: جاء رجل إلى عبد الله بن ٠سعود فقال: أحدّثك٠ن الخلفاء؟ قال: نع٠ا سألني عنها أحد قبلك، وإنك لأحدث القو٠سناً، قال: يكون بعدي عدة نقباء ٠(2) Some ones narrated from Uthman bin Abu Shayba, Abdullah bin Umar bin Sa’eed al-Ashajj, Abu Kurayb, Mahmood bin Ghaylan, Ali bin Muhammad and Ibraheem bin Sa’eed all from Abu Ussama from Mujalid from ash-Shi’bi that Massrooq had said: “A man came to Abdullah bin Mass’ood and asked him: “Had your prophet told you how many caliphs would be after him?” Ibn Mass’ood said: “Yes, he had.

But no one has asked me about this matter before you whereas you are too young. The Prophet (S) said: “There will be as the number of the chieftains of Moses (as).”