Sahl bin Ahmad narrated from Ali bin Abdullah, from Al-Zubairi Is’haaq bin Ibrahim, from Abdul Razzaq bin Homam, from his father, from Mina, slave of Abdul Rahman bin Awf, from Abdullah bin Masoud, who said:
I was with the Messenger of Allah, when he sighed heavily.
“O the Messenger of Allah, why are you so sad?” I asked.
“O Ibn Masoud, my death is approaching,” the Prophet replied.
“Appoint a successor, O Messenger of Allah,” I said.
“Who?” asked the Prophet.
“Abu Bakr,” I replied.
The Prophet fell silent and sighed heavily again.
“Why you are so sad? May I sacrifice my life for you, O Messenger of Allah” I said.
“My death is approaching,” replied the Prophet.
“Appoint a successor,” I said.
“Who will it be?” asked the Prophet.
“Omar bin Al-Khattab,” I replied.
The Prophet fell silent and sighed heavily for the third time.
“May I sacrifice my mother and father for you. Why are you so sad, O the Messenger of Allah?” I asked.
“My death is approaching,” replied the Prophet.
“Appoint a successor,” I said.
“Who will it be?” asked the Prophet.
“Ali Ibn Abi Taleb,” I said.
Then the Prophet cried and said, “Ah, you people will not obey him! If you would, Allah would allow you (to enter) Paradise. But by disobeying him, Allah will remove the value from anything good that you do.”
[Ghayatol Maram, P 69, H 14.
Khawarezmi in Manaqeb, P 64.
Faraed Al-Semtayn, V 1, P 167, H 209.
Manaqeb Ibn Shahr Ashoub, V 2, P 262.
Bishart Al-Mostafa, P 215.
Tarikh Al-Damesh, V 3, P 72.
Nafahatul Lahout, P 114.
Arjah Al-Mataleb, P 162.
Maqsad Al-Ragheb, P 29.
Majma’ Al-Zawaed. V 5, P 185.
Ibn Katheer in his Tafseer, V 9, P 200.]
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