Hadith No: 2
Ibn Hibban - Sahih Ibn Hibban
Book of History - Chapter on His (peace be upon him) Reports about What Will Happen in His Ummah
Mention of the Clarification that the Chosen One (peace be upon him) Meant by His Words: "Twelve Caliphs will be after me"
That Islam will be mighty in their days, not that He meant to Deny the Existence of Leaders Beyond This Number
Volume: (15) - Page Number: (44)
6662 - Narrated to us by 'Imran ibn Musa ibn Maja'sh, who said: Hudbah ibn Khalid narrated to us, who said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us
from Samak ibn Harb, who said: I heard Jabir ibn Samurah say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Islam will continue to be mighty until twelve Caliphs have passed." He then said a word that I did not understand. I said to my father, "What did he say?"
He replied, "They will all be from Quraysh."