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Sahih al-Bukhari 4380 (Book 64, Hadith 403) #4176
The Trustworthiness of Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah

SUMMARY: The rulers of Najran came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with the intention of doing Lian, but one of them warned against it, saying that if he was a Prophet then they and their offspring would not be successful. They agreed to give what the Prophet asked for, but only if he sent an honest and trustworthy man with them. Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah was chosen as this man.

Narrated Hudhaifa: Al-'Aqib and Saiyid, the rulers of Najran, came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ with the intention of doing Lian one of them said to the other, "Do not do (this Lian) for, by Allah, if he is a Prophet and we do this Lian, neither we, nor our offspring after us will be successful". Then both of them said (to the Prophet ﷺ ), "We will give what you should ask but you should send a trustworthy man with us, and do not send any person with us but an honest one". The Prophet ﷺ said, "I will send an honest man who Is really trustworthy". Then every one of the companions of Allah's Messenger ﷺ wished to be that one. Then the Prophet said, "Get up, O Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah". When he got up, Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "This is the Trustworthy man of this (Muslim) nation".
حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ صِلَةَ بْنِ زُفَرَ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَ الْعَاقِبُ وَالسَّيِّدُ صَاحِبَا نَجْرَانَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُرِيدَانِ أَنْ يُلاَعِنَاهُ، قَالَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ لاَ تَفْعَلْ، فَوَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ كَانَ نَبِيًّا فَلاَعَنَّا، لاَ نُفْلِحُ نَحْنُ وَلاَ عَقِبُنَا مِنْ بَعْدِنَا‏.‏ قَالاَ إِنَّا نُعْطِيكَ مَا سَأَلْتَنَا، وَابْعَثْ مَعَنَا رَجُلاً أَمِينًا، وَلاَ تَبْعَثْ مَعَنَا إِلاَّ أَمِينًا‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لأَبْعَثَنَّ مَعَكُمْ رَجُلاً أَمِينًا حَقَّ أَمِينٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَاسْتَشْرَفَ لَهُ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ قُمْ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ بْنَ الْجَرَّاحِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قَامَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ هَذَا أَمِينُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ
TOPICS
trustworthiness  *  honesty  *  lian  *  amanah  *  iman  *  nasab  *  offspring

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest & trustworthy when dealing with others .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two rulers from Najran who came to visit the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ with the intention of doing something called Lian. One ruler warned against it, saying that if Muhammad ﷺ was a prophet then they and their offspring would not be successful in life. They agreed to give whatever Muhammad ﷺ asked for on condition that he sent an honest and trustworthy man with them as a witness. After much deliberation, Abu 'Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah was chosen as this man due to his trustworthiness and honesty which were highly regarded by Allah's Messenger ﷺ himself. This hadith teaches us about the importance of being honest and trustworthy in our dealings so that we can be successful in life both now and in our future generations. It also shows us how important it is for us to choose people who are reliable when we need witnesses or help from others in any matter or situation we face in life.

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