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Musnad Ahmad 455, 456 (Book 4, Hadith 50) #34124
Appointing a Successor

SUMMARY: Uthman was asked to appoint a successor and he suggested az-Zubair as the best choice.

It was narrated from Hisham bin 'Urwah from his father from Marwan, and we have no reason to suspect him, who said, 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) suffered a nosebleed in the year of the nosebleed, (which was so bad that, he stayed behind from Hajj and gave his final instructions (because he thought he was going to die). A man of Quraish entered upon him and said: Appoint a successor. He said: Are they suggesting that? He said: Yes. He said: Who are they suggesting? The man kept quiet. Then another man entered upon him and said something similar to what the first man said, and he gave the same response. Then 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) said: Are they suggesting az-Zubair? He said: Yes. He said. By the One in whose hand is my soul, indeed he is the best among them as far as I know, and the most beloved of them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ '.Abdullah told us: Suwaid told us: ' Ali bin Mus-hir told us similar report, with his isnad.
حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ، وَمَا إِخَالُهُ يُتَّهَمُ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ أَصَابَ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ رُعَافٌ سَنَةَ الرُّعَافِ حَتَّى تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ الْحَجِّ وَأَوْصَى فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ اسْتَخْلِفْ قَالَ وَقَالُوهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَنْ هُوَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ لَهُ الْأَوَّلُ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالُوا الزُّبَيْرَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَيْرَهُمْ مَا عَلِمْتُ وَأَحَبَّهُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْد اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَاه سُوَيْدٌ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ مِثْلَهُ‏.‏
TOPICS
succession  *  appointment  *  uthman  *  zubair

QUICK LESSONS:
Appointing successors responsibly and with accountability .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of appointing a successor in order for an organization or group to continue functioning properly. It was narrated by Hisham bin 'Urwah from his father from Marwan that when Uthman suffered a nosebleed in the year of the nosebleed and thought he was going to die, two men of Quraish entered upon him and asked him to appoint a successor. He then suggested az-Zubair as the best choice among them according to what he knew about him being most beloved by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). This hadith teaches us that it is important for leaders or organizations to have successors appointed so that their work can be continued even after they are gone. It also shows us how important it is for leaders or organizations to choose someone who has been tested and proven worthy of taking over their responsibilities.

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