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The hadith known as that of the Twelve Caliphs has been narrated by different narrators of hadiths with different wordings, although they all have one and the same content. The content of the hadith is that after the Prophet Muhammad (s), twelve people will be his successors. In different versions of this hadith, words such as "khalifa" (caliph), "amir" (ruler), "naqib" (head), and "imam" are used. | The hadith known as that of the Twelve Caliphs has been narrated by different narrators of hadiths with different wordings, although they all have one and the same content. The content of the hadith is that after the Prophet Muhammad (s), twelve people will be his successors. In different versions of this hadith, words such as "khalifa" (caliph), "amir" (ruler), "naqib" (head), and "imam" are used. | ||
Hadith of Twelve Caliphs is cited in ''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'' from [[Jabir b. | Hadith of Twelve Caliphs is cited in ''[[Sahih al-Bukhari]]'' from [[Jabir b. Samura]] from the Prophet (s) as Twelve Amirs (i.e. rulers), Jabir said, | ||
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[[Ayatollah Safi Gulpayigani]] has devoted the first part of his book, ''Muntakhab al-athar'', to the Hadith of Twelve Caliphs. He has collected 148 citations of the hadith in the early hadith collections. According to him, 17 [[companions of the Prophet (s)]] quoted the hadith from the Prophet (s) with different, though close, phrases. | [[Ayatollah Safi Gulpayigani]] has devoted the first part of his book, ''Muntakhab al-athar'', to the Hadith of Twelve Caliphs. He has collected 148 citations of the hadith in the early hadith collections. According to him, 17 [[companions of the Prophet (s)]] quoted the hadith from the Prophet (s) with different, though close, phrases. | ||
Ayatollah Safi has cited 52 chains of narrations of the hadith narrated by Jabir b. | Ayatollah Safi has cited 52 chains of narrations of the hadith narrated by Jabir b. Samura. Some of these chains are repetitive in their first three or four narrators. Four people have narrated the hadith directly from 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud. | ||
In addition to Shiite sources, the hadith was frequently cited in Sunni sources as well as the Hadith of Twelve Naqibs or Twelve Imams. | In addition to Shiite sources, the hadith was frequently cited in Sunni sources as well as the Hadith of Twelve Naqibs or Twelve Imams. | ||
The author of ''Muntakhab al-athar'' collected and cited the hadith of Jabir b. | The author of ''Muntakhab al-athar'' collected and cited the hadith of Jabir b. Samura from some Sunni sources. He also cited the hadith narrated by 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud from the Prophet (s) from ''[[Musnad Ahmad]]''. | ||
In addition to ''Sahih al-Bukhari'' and ''Sahih Muslim'', the following Sunni sources cited the hadith as well: | In addition to ''Sahih al-Bukhari'' and ''Sahih Muslim'', the following Sunni sources cited the hadith as well: | ||