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Sunan Abi Dawud 4630 (Book 42, Hadith 35) #24921
The Unacceptability of Impugning Abu Bakr and Umar

SUMMARY: Believing that someone else was more deserving of the Caliphate than Abu Bakr and Umar will not lead to any good deeds being accepted by Allah.

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.
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

TOPICS
caliphate  *  belief  *  action  *  heaven  *  khilafah  *  itiqad  *  amal  *  jannah

QUICK LESSONS:
Believe in what is right according to Islam; Respect those chosen by Allah; Strive for righteous deeds; Have faith in God's decisions.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how believing that someone else was more deserving for the caliphate than Abu Bakr and Umar would not be accepted by Allah. It is important to remember that these two men were chosen by Allah himself as leaders of the Muslim community after Prophet Muhammad's death. Therefore, it is wrong to impugn them or think they were undeserving in any way. This hadith also teaches us that our actions must be in line with our beliefs; if we believe something wrong then our actions will not be accepted either. We should strive to have correct beliefs so that our actions can be pleasing to Allah and reach heaven.

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