Hadith 35

Sunan Abi Da'ud

Book 42: Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)

Chapter 1684

Order Of The Companions In Respect Of Merit

باب فِي التَّفْضِيلِ

Sunan Abi Dawud 4630
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي الْفِرْيَابِيَّ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ مَنْ زَعَمَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ كَانَ أَحَقَّ بِالْوِلاَيَةِ مِنْهُمَا فَقَدْ خَطَّأَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارَ وَمَا أُرَاهُ يَرْتَفِعُ لَهُ مَعَ هَذَا عَمَلٌ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ ‏.‏
Muhammad al-Firyabl said:

I heard Sufyan say: If anyone thinks that ‘All (Allah be pleased with him) was more deserving for the Caliphate than both of them, he imputed error to Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, the Muhajirun (Immigrants), and the Ansar (Helpers) Allah be pleased with all of them. I think that with this (belief) none of his action will rise to the heaven.

Chain of Narrators

successor
1

Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri

سفيان الثوري

1,585 narrations

3rd Generation
2

Muhammad bin Mskyn bin Nmylh

محمد بن مسكين بن نميلة

8 narrations