Jabir bin Abdullah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Last night a good man had a vision in which Abu Bakr seemed to be joined to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Umar to Abu Bakr, and Uthman to Umar. Jabir said: When we got up and left the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we said: The good man is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and that their being joined together means that they are the rulers over this matter with which Allah has sent His Prophet ﷺ. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Yunus and Shuaib, but they did not mention Amr bin Aban.

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّبَيْدِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبَانَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "أُرِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نِيطَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنِيطَ عُمَرُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَنِيطَ عُثْمَانُ بِعُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ جَابِرٌ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ أَمَّا الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ فَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَمَّا تَنَوُّطُ بَعْضِهِمْ بِبَعْضٍ فَهُمْ وُلَاةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ بِهِ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَرَوَاهُ يُونُسُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَشُعَيْبٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَمْ يَذْكُرَا عَمْرَو بْنَ أَبَانَ.

Samurah bin Jundub told that a man said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ! I saw (in a dream) that a bucket was hung from the sky. Abu Bakr came, caught hold of both ends of its wooden handle, and drank a little of it. Next came Umar who caught hold of both ends of its wooden handle and drank of it to his fill. Next came Uthman who caught hold of both ends of its handle and drank of it to his fill. Next came ‘All. He caught hold of both ends of its handle, but it became upset and some (water) from it was sprinkled on him.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ رَجُلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ دَلْوًا دُلِّيَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَشَرِبَ شُرْبًا ضَعِيفًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى تَضَلَّعَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَشَرِبَ حَتَّى تَضَلَّعَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ فَأَخَذَ بِعَرَاقِيهَا فَانْتَشَطَتْ وَانْتَضَحَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ".

Makhul said: The Romans will enter Syria and stay there for forty days, and no place will be saved from them but Damascus and 'Uman.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ سَهْلٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَتَمْخُرَنَّ الرُّومُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الشَّامَ أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَا يَمْتَنِعُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا دِمَشْقَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَمَّانُ".

Abu al-Ayas Abdur-Rahman bin Salam said: A king of the foreigners will come and prevail over all the cities except Damascus.

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْمُرِّيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا الْأَعْيَسِ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ سَلْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "سَيَأْتِي مَلِكٌ مِنْ مُلُوكِ الْعَجَمِ يَظْهَرُ عَلَى الْمَدَائِنِ كُلِّهَا إِلَّا دِمَشْقَ".

Makhul reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The place of the assembly of Muslims at the time of war will be in a land called al-Ghutah.

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا بُرْدٌ أَبُو الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمَلَاحِمِ:‏‏‏‏ أَرْضٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا الْغُوطَةُ".

Awf said: I heard al-Hajjaj addressing the people say: The similitude of Uthman with Allah is like the similitude of Jesus son of Mary. He then recited the following verse and explained it: “Behold! Allah said: O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehood) of those who blaspheme. ” He was making a sign with his hand to us and to the people of Syria.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو ظَفَرٍ عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَوْفٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ يَخْطُبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ مَثَلَ عُثْمَانَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ يَقْرَؤُهَا وَيُفَسِّرُهَا:‏‏‏‏ إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سورة آل عمران آية 55، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا بِيَدِهِ وَإِلَى أَهْلِ الشَّامِ".

Al-Rabi bin Khalid al-Dabbi said: I heard al-Hajjaj say in his address: Is the messenger of one of you sent for some need is more respectable with him or his successor among his people? I thought in my mind: I make a vow for Allah that I shall never pray behind you. If I find people who fight against you, I shall fight against you along with them. Ishaq added in his version: He fought in the battle of al-Jamajim until he was killed.

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِالرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الضَّبِّيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ يَخْطُبُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ فِي خُطْبَتِهِ:‏‏‏‏ "رَسُولُ أَحَدِكُمْ فِي حَاجَتِهِ أَكْرَمُ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ خَلِيفَتُهُ فِي أَهْلِهِ ؟ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لِلَّهِ:‏‏‏‏ عَلَيَّ أَلَّا أُصَلِّيَ خَلْفَكَ صَلَاةً أَبَدًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ قَوْمًا يُجَاهِدُونَكَ لَأُجَاهِدَنَّكَ مَعَهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ إِسْحَاق فِي حَدِيثِهِ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَقَاتَلَ فِي الْجَمَاجِمِ حَتَّى قُتِلَ".

Asim said: I heard al-Hajjaj say on the pulpit: Fear Allah as much as possible; there is no exception in it. Hear and obey the Commander of the Faithful Abd al-Malik; there is no exception in it. I swear by Allah, if order people to come but from a certain gate of the mosque, and they come out from another gate, their blood and their properties will be lawful for me. I swear by Allah, if I seize the tribe of Rabiah for the tribe of Mudar, it is lawful for me from Allah. Who will apologies to me for the slave of Hudhail (i. e. Abdullah bin Masud) who thinks that his reading of the Quran is from Allah. I swear by Allah, it is a rhymed prose of the Bedouins. Allah did not reveal it to his Prophet ﷺ. Who will apologies to me for these clients (non-Arab). One of them thinks that he will throw a stone and when it falls (on the ground) he says: Something new has happened. I swear by Allah, I shall leave them (ruined and perished) like the day that passes away. He said: I mentioned it to al-Amash. He said: I swear by Allah, I heard it from him.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَثْنَوِيَّةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَثْنَوِيَّةٌ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتُ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْ بَابٍ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَخَرَجُوا مِنْ بَابٍ آخَرَ لَحَلَّتْ لِي دِمَاؤُهُمْ وَأَمْوَالُهُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَخَذْتُ رَبِيعَةَ بِمُضَرَ لَكَانَ ذَلِكَ لِي مِنَ اللَّهِ حَلَالًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيَا عَذِيرِي مِنْ عَبْدِ هُذَيْلٍ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ قِرَاءَتَهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا هِيَ إِلَّا رَجَزٌ مِنْ رَجَزِ الْأَعْرَابِ مَا أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ عَلَى نَبِيِّهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَعَذِيرِي مِنْ هَذِهِ الْحَمْرَاءِ يَزْعُمُ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنَّهُ يَرْمِي بِالْحَجَرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ إِلَى أَنْ يَقَعَ الْحَجَرُ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَاللَّهِ لَأَدَعَنَّهُمْ كَالْأَمْسِ الدَّابِرِ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِلْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا وَاللَّهِ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ.

Al-Amash said: These clients (i. e., non-Arabs) are to be struck and cut off. I swear by Allah, if I strike a stick with a stick, I would annihilate them like the day that passed away. Al-hamra means clients or non-Arabs.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ:‏‏‏‏ "هَذِهِ الْحَمْرَاءُ هَبْرٌ هَبْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ قَدْ قَرَعْتُ عَصًا بِعَصًا لَأَذَرَنَّهُمْ كَالْأَمْسِ الذَّاهِبِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَعْنِي الْمَوَالِيَ".

Sulaiman al-Amash said: I prayed the Friday prayer with al-Hajjaj and he addressed. He then transmitted the tradition of Abu Bakr bin Ayyash. He said in it: Hear and obey the caliph of Allah and his select Abd al-Malik bin Marwan. He then transmitted the rest of the tradition, and said: If I seized Rabiah for Mudar. But he did not mention the story of the clients (i. e. non Arabs).

حَدَّثَنَا قَطَنُ بْنُ نُسَيْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ شَرِيكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَمَّعْتُ مَعَ الْحَجَّاجِ فَخَطَبَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ فِيهَا:‏‏‏‏ "فَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُوا لِخَلِيفَةِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَصَفِيِّهِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مَرْوَانَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَلَوْ أَخَذْتُ رَبِيعَةَ بِمُضَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ قِصَّةَ الْحَمْرَاءِ.