Volume 5, Book 57, Number 75:
Narrated about the sons-in-law of the Prophet and one of them is Abu Al-‘As bin Ar-Rabi’.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 76:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
‘Ali demanded the hand of the daughter of Abu Jahl. Fatima heard of this and went to Allah’s
Apostle saying, “Your people think that you do not become angry for the sake of your daughters as
‘Ali is now going to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl. “On that Allah’s Apostle got up and after his re –
citation of Tashah-hud. I heard him saying, “Then after! I married one of my daughters to Abu Al-‘As
bin Al-Rabi’ (the husband of Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet ) before Islam and he proved truth –
ful in whatever he said to me. No doubt, Fatima is a part of me, I hate to see her being troubled. By
Allah, the daughter of Allah’s Apostle and the daughter of Allah’s Enemy cannot be the wives of one
man.” So ‘Ali gave up that engagement.
‘Al-Miswar further said: I heard the Prophet talking and he mentioned a son-in-law of his be –
longing to the tribe of Bani ‘Abd-Shams. He highly praised him concerning that relationship and said
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(whenever) he spoke to me, he spoke the truth, and whenever he promised me, he fulfilled his prom –
ise.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 77:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized
his leadership, the Prophet said, “If you are criticizing Usama’s leadership, you used to criticize his
father’s leadership before. By Allah! He was worthy of leadership and was one of the dearest persons
to me, and (now) this (i.e. Usama) is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Zaid).”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 78:
Narrated Urwa:
Aisha said, “A Qaif (i.e. one skilled in recognizing the lineage of a person through Physiognomy
and through examining the body parts of an infant) came to me while the Prophet was present, and
Usama bin Zaid and Zaid bin Haritha were Lying asleep. The Qa’if said. These feet (of Usama and his
father) are of persons belonging to the same lineage.’ ” The Prophet was pleased with that saying
which won his admiration, and he told ‘Aisha of it.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 79:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The people of the Quraish tribe were worried about the Makhzumiya woman. They said. “Nobody
dare speak to him (i.e. the Prophet ) except Usama bin Zaid as he is the most beloved to Allah’s
Apostle.” Aisha said, “A woman from Bani Makhzumiya committed a theft and the people said, ‘Who
can intercede with the Prophet for her?’ So nobody dared speak to him (i.e. the Prophet) but Usama
bin Zaid spoke to him. The Prophet said, ‘If a reputable man amongst the children of Bani Israel
committed a theft, they used to forgive him, but if a poor man committed a theft, they would cut his
hand. But I would cut even the hand of Fatima (i.e. the daughter of the Prophet) if she committed a
theft.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 64:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam:
While I was with ‘Uthman, a man came to him and said, “Appoint your successor.” ‘Uthman said,
“Has such successor been named?” He replied, “Yes, Az-Zubair.” ‘Uthman said, thrice, “By Allah! In –
deed you know that he is the best of you.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 80:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Dinar:
One day Ibn ‘Umar, while in the Mosque, looked at a man who was dragging his clothes while
walking in one of the corners of the Mosque He said, “See who is that. I wish he was near to me.”
Somebody then said (to Ibn ‘Umar), “Don’t you know him, O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman? He is Muhammad
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bin Usama.” On that Ibn ‘Umar bowed his head and dug the earth with his hands and then, said, “If
Allah’s Apostle saw him, he would have loved him.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 65:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet said, “Every prophet used to have a Hawari (i.e. disciple), and my Hawari is Az-Zubair
bin Al-‘Awwam.”
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