Hadith on Khalifah: Virtues of the great commander Zayd ibn Harithah

Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, never dispatched Zayd ibn Harithah with an army but that he appointed him commander over them. If he had lived after the Prophet, he would have appointed him as the Caliph.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 25898

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فِي جَيْشٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَوْ بَقِيَ بَعْدَهُ اسْتَخْلَفَهُ

25898 مسند أحمد

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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