Kitāb al-Ghayba 1, record 77 of the digital edition

Abū ʿAbd Allah Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Nuʿmānī · The traditions narrated by the Sunni

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Arabic text

2 - ورواه جماعة عن عثمان بن أبي شيبة، وعبد الله بن عمر بن سعيد الأشج وأبى كريب ومحمود بن غيلان وعلي بن محمد وإبراهيم بن سعيد قالوا جميعاً حدثنا أبو أسامة، عن مجالد، عن الشعبي، عن مسروق، قال: جاء رجل إلى عبد الله بن مسعود فقال: أحدّثكم نبيُّكم عليه وآله السلام كم يكون بعده من الخلفاء؟ قال: نعم وما سألني عنها أحد قبلك، وإنك لأحدث القوم سناً، قال: يكون بعدي عدة نقباء موسى .

Translation

(2) Some ones narrated from Uthman bin Abu Shayba, Abdullah bin Umar bin Sa’eed al-Ashajj, Abu Kurayb, Mahmood bin Ghaylan, Ali bin Muhammad and Ibraheem bin Sa’eed all from Abu Ussama from Mujalid from ash-Shi’bi that Massrooq had said: “A man came to Abdullah bin Mass’ood and asked him: “Had your prophet told you how many caliphs would be after him?” Ibn Mass’ood said: “Yes, he had. But no one has asked me about this matter before you whereas you are too young. The Prophet (S) said: “There will be as the number of the chieftains of Moses (as).”

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  1. (2) Some ones narrated
  2. Uthman bin Abu Shayba, Abdullah bin Umar bin Sa’eed al-Ashajj, Abu Kurayb, Mahmood bin Ghaylan, Ali bin Muhammad and Ibraheem bin Sa’eed all
  3. Abu Ussama
  4. Mujalid
  5. ash-Shi’bi
  6. Massrooq had said: “A man came to Abdullah bin Mass’ood and asked him: “Had your prophet told you how many caliphs would be after him?” Ibn Mass’ood said: “Yes, he had. But no one has asked me about this matter before you whereas you are too young.

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