Question

Kindly confirm if the following narration is authentic?

‘Aishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said:

“Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) never sent Zayd ibn Harithah on a campaign but he appointed him as it’s commander, and if he [Zayd radiyallahu ‘anhu] had lived after him he would have appointed him as his vicegerent”

 

Answer

Imam Ahmad, Imam Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Shaybah and Imam Nasai (rahimahumallah) have recorded this narration with a reliable chain.

(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 6, pg. 227, Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 32973, 38133. Also see Hadith: 38134, As Sunanul Kubra, Hadith: 8126. Also see Siyaru A’lamin Nubala, vol. 1, pg. 228, Fathul Bari, under Hadith: 3730 and footnotes on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah, under Hadith: 32973)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar