How leadership was established after the Prophet (ﷺ).
: It is valued by researchers for preserving early legal opinions and historical perspectives that predated the more standardized "Six Books" of hadith. For further study, you can access the digitized text of entry 37157 of the chain of narrators ( ) for this specific entry? musannaf ibn abi shaybah 37157
Safina responds forcefully, stating that they "lied." He characterizes them not as Caliphs in the traditional spiritual and communal sense, but as "kings from among the harsh kings" ( mulukan min ashidda’ al-muluk ). How leadership was established after the Prophet (ﷺ)
By placing Hadith 37157 amidst various reports regarding the Prophet’s death, Ibn Abi Shaybah provides a holistic picture. He does not sanitize the tradition; rather, he includes narrations that show the Prophet’s pain, his leaning on the shoulders of his wives, and his preparation for death. This adherence to "Asl" (foundational text) regardless of emotional weight illustrates the early scholars' commitment to historical fidelity. The hadith serves as a legal and theological anchor, reminding the Ummah (community) that the Prophet’s mission was completed, and the responsibility of guidance was transferred to his followers. Safina responds forcefully, stating that they "lied
This report details an incident following the death of the Prophet Muhammad, during the period when Abu Bakr was being appointed as the first Caliph. It focuses on a tense interaction between and Fatimah bint Muhammad (the Prophet's daughter). The Text (Translated)