ßÊÇÈ ÇáÃÍßÇã : Hadeeth No:6752 : 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
It was said to 'Umar, "Will you appoint your successor?" Umar said,
"If I appoint a Caliph (as my successor) it is true that somebody who
was better than I (i.e., Abu Bakr) did so, and if I leave the matter
undecided, it is true that somebody who was better than I (i.e.,
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