Sulaym ibn Qays al hilali r.a:
Aban ibn Abi Ayyash r.a narrates from Sulaym who said: “I was with Abdullah ibn Abbas in his home and there were some Shi'a sitting with him. They mentioned the Prophet (saw) and his passing away. Ibn Abbas cried and said: “The Prophet (saw), on Monday, the day that he passed away had his Ahlulbayt (a.s) surrounding him, and there were 30 people from his companions. He (saw) said: “Bring me a paper that I write on for you so that after me you will never go astray after me and will never dispute.” The Pharoah of this Ummah stopped everyone and said: ‘The Prophet (saw) is delirious.” The Prophet (saw) became very angry at this and said: “I can see that during my lifetime you are disagreeing with me – what will happen after my death?” And he left the paper. Sulaym said: “After that ibn Abbas turned to me and said: “O Sulaym, if that man had not said what he said then the Prophet (saw) would have written for us by which no one would have gone astray and disputed.” One person from the community asked, “Who was that person?” Ibn Abbas replied: “It is not appropriate.” When everyone left I asked him in private. He said: “That was Umar.” I said: “You have said the truth. I have heard it from Alee (a.s) and also heard Salman, Aboo Dhar and Miqdad saying it was UMAR.” So he said: “O Sulaym, hide it from everyone except your brothers whom you trust, because the ears of this Ummah have been made to drink the love of these two men (i.e. Aboo Bakr and Umar) in a manner like the hearts of Bani Israel were made to drink the love of the calf and Samiry.” Sulaym narrates in a very long narration from Imam Alee (a.s) who was talking with the companions in the mosque during the Caliphate of Uthman.
Imam Alee (a.s) said: "O Talha! Were you present when the Holy Prophet (saw) asked for a paper so that he could write that with which the Ummah does not deviate and oppose? At that time your companion said what he said - (i.e. Allah’s Messenger is delirious.) At that time the Holy Prophet (saw) became very angry and left it." Talha said: “Yes I was present at that time.”Alee (a.s) said: “When you people left, the Holy Prophet (saw) told me all this, and also told me what he wanted to write and he wanted people to be witness to it. At that time Archangel Jibra’eel informed him that Allah Azza Wa Jal knew what opposition and separation the Ummah will have. Then he asked for a paper and asked me to write what he wanted written and made three people witness it - Salman, Aboo Dhar and Miqdad, and he told the names of the Imams (a.s) who are guides, whose obedience Allah (swt) has commanded till the Day of Judgement. In these first is my name, and the second is this my son (pointing towards Hassan (a.s). After him, Hussain (a.s) and then nine from my this son Hussain (a.s). Is this what happened, O Aboo Dhar and Miqdad?” Aboo Dhar and Miqdad stood up and said: “We bear witness for the Messenger of Allah.” Talha said: “By God, I have heard the Holy Prophet (saw) say to Aboo Dhar, 'The sky did not shade and the earth did not carry anybody who is more truthful and better than Aboo Dhar in the eyes of Allah.' And I bear witness that what Aboo Dhar and Miqdad have said is the truth. And you in my eyes are more truthful and better than these two.” Then Imam (a.s) turned to Talha and said: “O Talha, Zubayr, Saad and ibn Awf, fear Allah (swt). Put His pleasure first and choose what He has and in matter of Allah (swt) do not fear evil of the evil-doers.”
Sulaym ibn Al-Qays Al-Hilali. Pg. 211 - 212 / 324.
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