Hadith on twelve Imams.
In Muntantakhab al-Atsar, there are 271 hadith on this matter and many of it come from the Sunnis. For example, in Shahih Bukhari, the famous Sunni book, stated that from Jabir ibn Samurah, he heard that Prophet Muhammad Saww. once said: " There will be 12 imams after me." Prophet Muhammad Saww. also said: " They all come from the tribe of Quraish." (Shahih Bukhari : chapter 9 and al-Maqdam : page 1000)
In Musnad Ahmad, Abdullah ibn Mas'ud once asked Prophet Saww. about his imams. The Prophet Saww. said : "They all are 12 people like 12 Israeli tribe". ( Musnad Ahmad : chapter 1, page 398)
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