Hadith #546
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْمَعُهُ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أَمَّرَ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَبَلَغَهُ أَنَّ النَّاسَ عَابُوا أُسَامَةَ وَطَعَنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّاسِ فَقَالَ كَمَا حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ أَلَا إِنَّكُمْ تَعِيبُونَ أُسَامَةَ وَتَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ وَ
قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ بِأَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَأَحَبَّ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّ ابْنَهُ هَذَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ لَأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِهِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ خِيَارِكُمْ قَالَ سَالِمٌ مَا سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَطُّ إِلَّا قَالَ مَا حَاشَا فَاطِمَةَ
Isnad Chain
عفان
وهيب
موسى بن عقبة
سالم
أبيه
رسول الله
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Affan, from Wuhayb, from Musa ibn 'Uqba, from Salim — that he used to hear him [his father] narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — when he appointed Usama ibn Zayd [as commander]: it reached him that the people criticized Usama and objected to his leadership. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood before the people and said — as Salim told me: 'Indeed, you are criticizing Usama and objecting to his leadership, just as you did to his father before him. And yet his father was truly worthy of command and was the most beloved of all people to me. And this son of his, after him, is the most beloved of people to me — so treat him well, for he is among your finest.' Salim said: 'Never did I hear 'Abdullah narrate this hadith except that he added: "except Fatimah."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 14, Hadith 546
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5584
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41974