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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ حَسَنِ بْنِ فُرَاتٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ تَسُوسُهُمْ أَنْبِيَاؤُهُمْ كُلَّمَا ذَهَبَ نَبِيٌّ خَلَفَهُ نَبِيٌّ وَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ كَائِنٌ بَعْدِي نَبِيٌّ فِيكُمْ قَالُوا فَمَا يَكُونُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ تَكُونُ خُلَفَاءُ فَيَكْثُرُوا قَالُوا فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ قَالَ أَوْفُوا بِبَيْعَةِ الْأَوَّلِ فَالْأَوَّلِ أَدُّوا الَّذِي عَلَيْكُمْ فَسَيَسْأَلُهُمْ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَنْ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِمْ

Narrated by [Abu Bakar bin Abu Syaibah], narrated by [Abdullah bin Idris], from [Hasan bin Furat], from his father, from [Abu Hazim], from [Abu Hurairah], he said: Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam said, 'Bani Israil were led by their prophets; when one prophet died, another succeeded him. No prophet will come after me. They asked, ‘What will happen, O Rasulullah?’ He said, ‘There will be many successors (khulafā’).’ They asked, ‘What should we do?’ He said, ‘Fulfill the pledge to each, one by one, and discharge your duties. Allah will question them about theirs.’