49/40. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3816 — Usamah bin Zaid’s Leadership
The Virtues Of Zaid Bin Harithah, May Allah Be Pleased With Him
Usamah bin Zaid Leadership Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3816
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3816
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ بَعْثًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ فَطَعَنَ النَّاسُ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ تَطْعَنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمْرَةِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلإِمَارَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ وَإِنَّ هَذَا مِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ بَعْدَهُ " . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Sent And Army And Put Usamah Bin Zaid In Charge Of Them. So The People Contested His Leadership, So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: 'If You Contest His Leadership, Then You Did Contest The Leadership Of His Father Before Him. And Indeed, By Allah, He Was Certainly Fit For Leadership, And He Was Of The Most Beloved Of People To Me, And This One Is Among The Most Beloved Of People To Me After Him.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3816In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 216English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3816
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3816
This Hadith about Usamah bin Zaid’s leadership describes the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sending an army and placing Usamah in charge. Some people questioned his leadership. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded by reminding them that they had also questioned the leadership of Usamah’s father before him. He then affirmed that Zaid was fit for leadership, loved by him, and that Usamah was also among those most beloved to him after Zaid. The narration teaches readers to be careful before rejecting a leader whom the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم appointed. It also shows that Usamah’s status was not a small matter in the text. The Hadith is useful for searches about Usamah bin Zaid, leadership, and the Prophet’s love for him.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم appointed Usamah bin Zaid over an army.
- He defended Usamah when people questioned his leadership.
- Zaid’s leadership was also defended in the Prophet’s words.
- The narration connects Usamah’s honor with both leadership and the Prophet’s love.
