Hadith #334
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَ
لَّمَ حِينَ أَمَّرَ أُسَامَةَ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يَعِيبُونَ أُسَامَةَ وَيَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَامَ كَمَا حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ تَعِيبُونَ أُسَامَةَ وَتَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ وَقَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فِي أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَأَحَبَّ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّ ابْنَهُ هَذَا بَعْدَهُ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ
Isnad Chain
يحيى بن آدم
زهير
موسى بن عقبة
سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر
عبد الله بن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yahya ibn Adam, from Zuhayr, from Musa ibn 'Uqba, from Salim ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar — that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ appointed Usama [as commander], word reached him that people were criticizing Usama and questioning his leadership. He stood — as Salim told me — and said: 'You are criticizing Usama and questioning his leadership, just as you did to his father before him. By Allah, his father was indeed worthy of command and was the most beloved of all people to me. And this son of his, after him, is among the most beloved of people to me — so treat him well, for he is among your finest.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 334
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5372
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41762