عهد سليمان بن عبد الملك بالخلافة إلى عمر بن عبد العزيز

Bakr relates that Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, while dying at Marj Dabiq, wrote his will and named Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz in it. ¹

Sulayman summoned Raja' ibn Haywa, Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Makhul and others of the scholars in his army. He wrote his will and had them witness it, and ordered them that when he died they should call out "the prayer is gathered" and then read the document to the people. ¹

After the burial it was called out. Al-Zuhri asked the people: are you content with the one whom the commander of the faithful named in his will? Then he read the document. It contained the name of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, and after him Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik. ²

Umar was among the last of the people, and when his name was called he said the formula of return. He was taken by the hand until he went up the pulpit; the first to give him allegiance was Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, then the people gave theirs. Sa'id and Hisham gave theirs two days later. ²

The book says this was on the tenth day before the end of Safar 99 AH, the day of the death of Sulayman. ³