کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

O Amer bin Wathilah, twelve caliphs from Kaab bin Luay, then Al-Naqaf and Al-Naqaf, the affairs of the people will not be united over an imam until the Hour comes.

There will be twelve caliphs among you, Banu Ka'b

By Allah, after that, among us is the Assassin, the Mansour, and the Mahdi, who will hand it over to Jesus, son of Mary

After Othman, (may Allah be pleased with him), there will be twelve kings from the Umayyads, or even kings

I find in the Torah that this nation has twelve rabbis, one of whom is their prophet. When the number of days is completed, they transgress and transgress, and their evil falls among them.

Allah Almighty bestowed upon Ishmael, peace be upon him, twelve leaders from his lineage, the best and last of whom were Abu Bakr, Omar, and Othman, (may Allah be pleased with them).

I find in the Torah twelve rabbis

The first of this nation was prophecy and mercy, then a caliphate and mercy, then a gnawing and biting king, but there was mercy in it, then a bald-headed tyranny in which no one could relate, in which necks were beheaded, hands and feet were cut off, and money was taken.

This matter began with prophecy and mercy, then it will be a caliphate and mercy, then it will be an oppressive kingdom. They will drink alcohol, wear silk, make private parts permissible, and will be helped and provided for, until the command of Allah comes to them.

The beginning of this nation is prophecy and mercy, then a caliphate and mercy, then a stubborn king, then it becomes coercion and futility.

Allah began this matter on the day He began it with prophecy and mercy, then it returns to caliphate and mercy, then authority and mercy, then kingship and mercy, then it returns caliphate and mercy, then authority and mercy, then kingship and mercy, then bald might, over which they pile like donkeys.

The beginning of this nation is prophecy and mercy, then a caliphate and mercy, then authority and mercy, then a kingdom of tyranny. If that happens, then the interior of the earth on that day is better than its surface.

This nation will still have a caliph who will gather them, and an established emirate, who will give livelihood and tribute until Jesus, the son of Mary, peace be upon him, is sent, then he will gather them, and then the emirate will cease.

There will be prophecy and mercy, then caliphate and mercy, then oppressive kingship, coercion, and corruption. They make private parts permissible, drink alcohol, and wear silk, and despite that, they are helped and provided with.

I am asking you about something, and be careful not to deny me, lest you destroy me and destroy yourselves. I adjure you by Allah: What do you find me in your books, am I a caliph or a king? How is that? You find me in my name? I don't care if it goes over my head

I ask you by Allah, O Kaab, do you find me a caliph or a king?

Hey Kaab, how do you find my epithet?

There are three caliphs and the rest of them are kings: Abu Bakr, Omar, and Omar, if you live, you will reach him, and if he dies, he will come after you.

Abu Al-Mughirah told us, on the authority of Ibn Ayyash, on the authority of Muhammad bin Ishaq, similar to it, and he added to it: on the authority of Habib bin Hind Al-Aslami, on the authority of Saeed bin Al-Musayyab

Whoever enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong, is the successor of Allah on earth, the successor of His Book, and the successor of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ.

There will not be a king following the Prophet, ﷺ

Abu Muawiyah told us, on the authority of Al-A'mash, on the authority of Ibrahim, on the authority of Hammam, that Omar bin Al-Khattab, (may Allah be pleased with him), a man from the People of the Book came to him and said: Peace be upon you, O King of the Arabs. So Omar said, "And this is how you find it in your book. Do you not find the Prophet, then the Caliph, then the Commander of the Faithful, then the kings after that?" He said: Yes, yes

Caliphate in Medina, and kingship in the Levant

The caliphate after me in my nation will last for thirty years

Damra told us, on the authority of Ibn Shawdhab, on the authority of Yahya bin Abi Amr al-Sibani, who said: “He is not among the caliphs who did not own the two mosques: the Sacred Mosque and the Mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis.”