Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 4847
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ أَنَّهُ، قَدِمَ رَكْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَمِّرِ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ بَلْ أَمِّرِ الأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلَى ـ أَوْ إِلاَّ ـ خِلاَفِي. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا أَرَدْتُ خِلاَفَكَ. فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّى ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا، فَنَزَلَ فِي ذَلِكَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَىِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ} حَتَّى انْقَضَتِ الآيَةُ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad related to us: Hajjaj related to us, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: Ibn Abi Mulayka informed me that Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr informed them that a delegation from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Abu Bakr said: Appoint al-Qaqa ibn Mabad. Umar said: Rather, appoint al-Aqra ibn Habis. Abu Bakr said: Did you only mean to oppose me?—or, alternatively, 'You meant nothing but opposing me.' Umar said: I did not mean to oppose you. They argued with each other until their voices rose, and regarding this was revealed: 'O you who believe, do not put yourselves forward before Allah and His Messenger'—to the end of the verse (Quran 49:1).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic preserves an alternative wording in Abu Bakr’s rebuke: ما أردت إلى / إلا خلافي.
مَا أَرَدْتَ إِلَى ـ أَوْ إِلاَّ ـ خِلاَفِي
The source explicitly records two closely related readings of the phrase.
Should both alternatives be retained in the English text?