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Sahih Muslim 2426a (Book 44, Hadith 94) #13345
Appointing Usama b. Zaid as Leader

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) appointed Usama b. Zaid as the leader of an expedition, despite people's objections, and emphasized that he was fit for the role and was one of his dearest companions.

Ibn 'Umar reported that Allah's Messenger sent an expedition and appointed Usama b. Zaid as its chief. The people objected to his command, whereupon Allah's Messenger stood up and said: You object to his command and before this you objected to the command of his father (Zaid). By Allah, he was fit as the commander and he was one of the dearest of persons to me and after him, behold! this one (Usama) is one of the dearest of persons to me.
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا - إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنُونَ ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بَعْثًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَطَعَنَ النَّاسُ فِي إِمْرَتِهِ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنْ تَطْعَنُوا فِي إِمْرَتِهِ فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمْرَةِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلإِمْرَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ وَإِنَّ هَذَا لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ بَعْدَهُ

TOPICS
expedition  *  leadership  *  objections  *  fit  *  istifdah  *  qawl  *  amr

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect authority figures even if you don't agree with them at times , Be humble when given positions or roles in life which require responsibility , Be loyal towards those close to you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) appointed Usama b. Zaid as the leader of an expedition despite people's objections to his command. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stood up and said that before this, they had objected to the command of his father, Zaid, but he was fit for the role and was one of his dearest companions. He then went on to say that after him, Usama is also one of his dearest companions and is fit for this role too. This hadith teaches us about leadership qualities such as being qualified for a position regardless of any objections or criticism from others; it also emphasizes loyalty towards those who are close to us in our lives; it further teaches us about respecting authority figures even if we do not agree with them at times; finally it encourages us to be humble when we are given positions or roles in life which require responsibility from us.

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