Question

In your answer here, regarding Sayyiduna ‘Amr ibnul ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) being appointed as the leader of the army of Dhatus Salasil, he asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) “Who is the most beloved person to you?”

What is the correlation between him being appointed as the leader and his question?

 

Answer

Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has explained that a narration recorded by Imam Ibn Sa’d explains the reason for his query. Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) appointed him as the leader of the army of which Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) were also part of. The thought crossed Sayyiduna ‘Amr’s ibnul ‘As (radiyallahu ‘anhu) mind that perhaps he holds a higher rank than them in the sight of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Therefore he asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), “Who is the most beloved person to you?”

(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 3662 and ‘Umdatul Qari, Hadith: 3662)

See the complete Hadith in question here.

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

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فتح الباري:
(٣٦٦٢) قوله: «أي الناس أحب إليك» زاد في رواية قيس بن أبي حازم عن عمرو بن العاص: «يا رسول الله فأحبه» أخرجه بن عساكر من طريق علي بن مسهر عن إسماعيل عن قيس وقع عند بن سعد سبب هذا السؤال وأنه وقع في نفس عمرو لما أمره النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم على الجيش وفيهم أبو بكر وعمر أنه مقدم عنده في المنزلة عليهم فسأله لذلك.

عمدة القاري:
(٣٦٦٢) قوله: (فقلت: أي الناس أحب إليك؟) هذا السؤال من عمرو، وإنما كان لما وقع في نفسه حين أمره على الجيش وفيهم أبو بكر وعمر أنه مقدم عنده في المنزلة عليهم، فسأله لذلك. 

صحيح البخاري:
(٣٦٦٢) حدثنا معلى بن أسد، حدثنا عبد العزيز بن المختار، قال: خالد الحذاء، حدثنا عن أبي عثمان، قال: حدثني عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم، بعثه على جيش ذات السلاسل، فأتيته فقلت: «أي الناس أحب إليك؟» قال: «عائشة»، فقلت: من الرجال؟ فقال: «أبوها»، قلت: ثم من؟ قال: «ثم عمر بن الخطاب» فعد رجالا.


Moulana Suhail Motala


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