بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الله اكبر
Hudhayfah son of Al-Yaman reported that the Messenger of Allah sallalluhu 'alayhi wa sallam said, "Prophethood (meaning himself) will remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain, then Allah will raise it up whenever he wills to raise it up. Afterwards, there will be a Caliphate that follows the guidance of Prophethood remaining with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, he will raise it up whenever He wills to raise it up. Afterwards, there will be a reign of oppressive (The reign of Muslim kings who are partially unjust) rule and it will remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, there will be a reign of tyrannical rule and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, Allah will raise it up whenever He wills to raise it up. Then, there will be a Caliphate that follows the guidance of Prophethood." Then Hudhayfah said, "The Prophet stopped speaking." (As-Sililah As Sahihah)
The Caliphate immediately after Prophet Muhammad lasted for thirty years
The Prophet
declared:
"This affair began with Prophethood and as a mercy; then it will be mercy and
Caliphate; afterwards it will change into a cruel monarchy, and finally into an
iniquity and tyranny." He also prophesied: "Surely, the Caliphate after me will
last thirty years; afterwards it will be a cruel monarchy."
(Abu Dawud, At‘ıma, 11; Tirmidhi, At‘ıma, 39; I. Hanbal, 5.441.)
*Note: according to the Prophet, the Caliphate only spanned 30 years after his death, which it did. The Prophet died in 632 CE. Abu Bakr was the 1st Caliph, and he ruled for 2 years, until 634 CE, when he died. Following that was the 2nd Caliph, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, and he ruled for 10 years, until 644 CE, when he was martyred. Then there was the 3rd Caliph 'Uthman, who ruled for 12 years, until 656 CE, when he too was martyred. After that, was the 4th Caliph 'Ali ibn Abu Talib, who ruled for 5 years, until 661 CE, when he was also martyred. Finally, his son, the 5th Caliph Hasan ibn 'Ali, ruled for 6 months, and then was abdicted. On the gregorian calendar, it comes to 29 years, while on the Islamic calendar it comes, as the Prophet had prophecied, to 30 years. So in a 30 year period, we only had 5 Caliphs.
Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
Dawud :: Book 40 : Hadith 4639 Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:
Al-Aqra', the mu'adhdhin (announcer) of Umar ibn al-Khattab said: Umar sent me
to a bishop and I called him.
Umar said to him: Do you find me in the Book? He said: Yes. He asked: How do you
find me? He said: I find you (like a) castle. Then he raised a whip to him,
saying: What do you mean by castle? He replied: An iron castle and severely
trustworthy. He asked: How do you find the one who will come after me? He said:
I find him a pious caliph, except that he will prefer his relatives. Umar said:
May Allah have mercy on Uthman: He said it three times. He then asked: How do
you find the one who will come after him?
He replied: I find him like rusty iron. Umar then put his hand on his head, and
said: O filthy! O filthy! He said: Commander of the Faithful! He is a pious
caliph, but when he is made caliph, the sword will be unsheathed and blood will
be shed.
Over All There Will Be Twelve Caliphs
Sunan of Abu-DawoodHadith 4266 Narrated byJabir ibn Samurah
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The religion will continue to be established till there are twelve caliphs over you, and the whole community will agree on each of them. I then heard from the Prophet (peace be upon him) some remarks which I could not understand. I asked my father: What is he saying: He said: all of them will belong to Quraysh.
*Note:A khalifah will be only be from a Quraysh.Its destiny.whoever takes office in the name of khalifah,will never be perfect khalifah.Even muwayiah was a quraysh but he was'nt a khalifah.he was king.quraysh can be kings,other non-quraysh can be kings,other kinds of rulers,but it is so destined that a khalifah will be from quraysh,only quraysh ppl will fit the actual khalifah office.
"The destined qualifications for Imamate are eight: Islam, maturity (puberty), intellect (i.e. sanity), maleness, justice, knowledge, competence, and that his descent should be from Quraysh.
Five Are Already Mentioned Above,the Remaining are as Follows.
Sixth is 'Umar ibn Abdul-Aziz ,about Seventh,Eighth,Ninth,Tenth , Some may have already come or any would come .Allah subhanawatala knows best.
Allah Knows Best