He praised Allah and said, "Whoever used to worship Muhammad ﷺ, Muhammad has died. And whoever used to worship Allah, Allah is alive and does not die." Then he recited, "Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die" [Zumar 39:30], and "Muhammad is not but a messenger. Messengers have passed on before him. So if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels? And he who turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all, but Allah will reward the grateful" [Aal Imran 3:144].The people broke down weeping.The Ansar gathered around Saad bin Ubada in the courtyard of Banu Saidah and said, "Let there be a leader from us and a leader from you." So Abu Bakr, Umar bin Khattab, and Abu Ubayda bin Jarra went to them. Umar began to speak, but Abu Bakr silenced him. Umar later used to say, "By Allah, I only intended this because I had prepared a speech that pleased me, and I feared Abu Bakr would not deliver it adequately."Then Abu Bakr spoke, and he spoke as the most eloquent of people. In his speech he said, "We are the leaders and you are the ministers."Hubab bin Mundhir said, "No, by Allah, we will not do that. Let there be a leader from us and a leader from you."Abu Bakr replied, "No, rather we shall be the leaders and you shall be the ministers. They are the most centrally located of the Arabs in their homeland and the noblest of them in lineage. So pledge allegiance to Umar or to Abu Ubayda bin Jarra."Umar said, "Rather, we will pledge allegiance to you, for you are our master, the best of us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." Then Umar took his hand and pledged allegiance to him, and the people pledged allegiance as well.Someone said, "You have killed Saad bin Ubada."Umar replied, "Allah has killed him."
فحمد الله
وأثنى عليه وقال ألا من كان يعبد محمدا ﷺ فإن محمدا قد مات ومن كان يعبد الله فإن الله حي لا يموت وقال {إنك ميت وإنهم ميتون} وقال {وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل أفإن مات أو قتل انقلبتم على أعقابكم ومن ينقلب على عقبيه فلن يضر الله شيئا وسيجزي الله الشاكرين} قال فنشج الناس يبكون قال واجتمعت الأنصار إلى سعد بن عبادة في سقيفة بني ساعدة فقالوا منا أمير ومنكم أمير فذهب إليهم أبو بكر وعمر بن الخطاب وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح فذهب عمر يتكلم فأسكته أبو بكر وكان عمر يقول والله ما أردت بذلك إلا أني قد هيأت كلاما قد أعجبني خشيت أن لا يبلغه أبو بكر ثم تكلم أبو بكر فتكلم أبلغ الناس فقال في كلامه نحن الأمراء وأنتم الوزراء فقال حباب بن المنذر لا والله لا نفعل منا أمير ومنكم أمير فقال أبو بكر لا ولكنا الأمراء وأنتم الوزراء هم أوسط العرب دارا وأعربهم أحسابا فبايعوا عمر أو أبا عبيدة بن الجراح فقال عمر بل نبايعك أنت فأنت سيدنا وخيرنا وأحبنا إلى رسول الله ﷺ فأخذ عمر بيده فبايعه وبايعه الناس فقال قائل قتلتم سعد بن عبادة فقال عمر قتله الله