حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَزَالُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِي قُرَيْشٍ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ النَّاسِ اثْنَانِ قَالَ وَحَرَّكَ إِصْبَعَيْهِ يَلْوِيهِمَا هَكَذَا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4832
'Aasim ibn Muhammad narrated: I heard my father say: I heard 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar say: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "This matter (caliphate) will remain among Quraysh, even if only two people remain." He said: And he wiggled his two fingers like this.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020