Information for "SahihAlBukhari-017-001-6980"

Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: We entered upon Ibn Abbas and he said Are you not astonished at Ibn AlZubair assuming the caliphate? I said to myself ; I will support him and speak of his good traits as I did not do even for Abu Bakr and Umar though they were more entitled to receive AlI good than he was. I said He i.e Ibn AlZubair is the son of the aunt of the Prophet ﷺ and the son of AlZubair; and the grandson of Abu Bakr and the son of Khadija brother; and the son of Aisha sister. Nevertheless; he considers himself to be superior to me and does not want me to be one of his friends. So I said; I never expected that he would refuse my offer to support him; and I dont think he intends to do me any good; therefore; if my cousins should inevitably be my rulers; it will be better for me to be ruled by them than by some others.