601 - Muhammad ibn Musa and al-Hasan ibn Jahdar informed me that al-Hasan ibn Thawab narrated to them, saying: I said to Abu 'Abd Allah: 'What about one who says regarding the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali?' He replied: 'Yes.' I said: 'Indeed, some people say: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Ali, and 'Uthman?' He replied: 'These are the people of Badr, may Allah be pleased with them; they place Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali in order. They do not place 'Ali before 'Uthman, unless there is a variation of precedence and postponement in the hadith of Yahya. As for the hadith, it is: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali.' I said: 'The hadith of Ibn 'Umar: "We used to say while the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was alive: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman," then I remained silent. Is it not that whoever says this has acted correctly? And whoever says Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, and 'Ali has also acted correctly?' He replied: 'Yes, he has acted correctly. Whoever says either of these two statements has acted correctly, and whoever says: Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Ali, and 'Uthman has erred.' I said: 'Do we suspect him in his religion?' And I saw that he liked what I had said to him."
٦٠١ - وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ جَحْدَرٍ، أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ ⦗٤٠٧⦘ ثَوَابٍ حَدَّثَهُمْ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: فَمَنْ قَالَ فِي أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَعَلِيٌّ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: إِنَّ قَوْمًا يَقُولُونَ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ؟ قَالَ: " هَؤُلَاءِ أَهْلُ بَدْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ، يُقَدِّمُونَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيًّا، لَا يُقَدِّموُنَ عَلِيًّا عَلَى عُثْمَانَ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى تَقْدِيمٌ وَتَأْخِيرٌ، فَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَعَلِيٌّ "، قُلْتُ: حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ: كُنَّا نَقُولُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيُّ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ، ثُمَّ نَسَكْتُ، أَفَلَيْسَ مَنْ قَالَ بِهَذَا فَقَدْ أَصَابَ؟ وَمَنْ قَالَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيٍّ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَدْ أَصَابَ، مَنْ قَالَ أَيَّ هَذَيْنِ الْقَوْلَيْنِ فَقَدْ أَصَابَ، وَمَنْ قَالَ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعَلِيٌّ وَعُثْمَانُ فَقَدْ أَخْطَأَ، قُلْتُ: نَتَّهِمُهُ فِي دِينِهِ؟ فَرَأَيْتُ قَدْ أَحَبَّ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُ "
