Musnad Ahmad

Musnad Ahmad 299

Musnad `Umar b. al-Khattab (ra) Search within the hadiths
Musnad Ahmad 299
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، قِيلَ لَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَخْلِفُ فَقَالَ إِنْ أَتْرُكْ فَقَدْ تَرَكَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَإِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ فَقَدْ اسْتَخْلَفَ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنِّي أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us; Hisham ibn ‘Urwah narrated to us, from his father, from Ibn ‘Umar: ‘Umar was asked, ‘Will you not appoint a successor?’ He said, ‘If I leave it, then one better than me—the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him—left it. And if I appoint a successor, then one better than me—Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him—appointed a successor.’