The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Children of Israil were governed by the prophets. Whenever a prophet died, another prophet would succeed him. But there will be no prophet after me. Instead, there will be many caliphs."The companions asked, "What do you command us to do?"He replied, "Fulfill your pledge of allegiance to the first one, then the next. Give them their due rights, for Allah will question them about what He entrusted to their care."
حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا محمد بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة عن فرات القزاز عن أبي حازم قال
عن النبي ﷺ قال كانت بنو إسرائيل تسوسهم الأنبياء كلما هلك نبي خلفه نبي وإنه لا نبي بعدي وستكون خلفاء تكثر قالوا فما تأمرنا قال فوا ببيعة الأول فالأول وأعطوهم حقهم فإن الله سائلهم عما استرعاهم