[Machine] Abu Amr al-Bistami informed us that Abu Bakr al-Ismaili informed us that Abu Ya'la reported to us on the authority of Mus'ab al-Zubairi, who reported on the authority of al-Mughirah bin Abdul Rahman al-Hizami, who reported on the authority of Abdullah bin Sa'id bin Abi Hind, who reported on the authority of Nafi', who reported on the authority of Ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , appointed Zaid bin Harithah in the battle of Mu'tah. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "If Zaid is killed, then Ja'far, and if Ja'far is killed, then Abdullah bin Rawahah." Abdullah said, "I was with them in that battle, so we sought Ja'far and found him among the dead. We found about ninety-four wounds and injuries on his body."  

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْبِسْطَامِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو يَعْلَى ثَنَا مُصْعَبٌ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ ثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِزَامِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ أَمَّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ مُؤْتَةَ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ ؓ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ قُتِلَ زَيْدٌ فَجَعْفَرٌ وَإِنْ قُتِلَ جَعْفَرٌ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ كُنْتُ مَعَهُمْ فِي تِلْكَ الْغَزْوَةِ فَالْتَمَسْنَا جَعْفَرًا فَوَجَدْنَاهُ فِي الْقَتْلَى وَوَجَدْنَا فِيمَا أَقْبَلَ مِنْ جَسَدِهِ بِضْعًا وَتِسْعِينَ بَيْنَ ضَرْبَةٍ وَرَمْيَةٍ  

[Machine] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Zaid, Jafar, and Abdullah ibn Rawahah, and he entrusted the flag to Zaid, so they were all injured. Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ praised them to the people before the news reached him." He said, "Zaid took the flag and was injured, then Jafar took it and was injured, then Abdullah ibn Rawahah took it and was injured, then the flag was taken by Khalid ibn Walid with one of Allah's swords." He said, "So he started narrating to the people and his eyes were shedding tears."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ زَيْدًا وَجَعْفَرًا وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ وَدَفَعَ الرَّايَةَ إِلَى زَيْدٍ فَأُصِيبُوا جَمِيعًا قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَنَعَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى النَّاسِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجِيءَ الْخَبَرُ قَالَ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ زَيْدٌ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ جَعْفَرٌ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ فَأُصِيبَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الرَّايَةَ بَعْدُ سَيْفٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانِ  

The Prophet ﷺ sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his leadership, the Prophet ﷺ 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). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3730)   

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْثًا وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ ؓ فَطَعَنَ النَّاسُ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ تَطْعَنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تَطْعَنُونَ فِي إِمَارَةِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لِلْإِمَارَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَبُوهُ لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّ هَذَا لَمِنْ أَحَبِّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ بَعْدَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him and Mu'adh to Yemen. He said to them, "Make things easy, not difficult. Give good tidings, not push people away."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ وَمُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا تَطَاوَعَا وَيَسِّرَا وَلَا تُعَسِّرَا وَبَشِّرَا وَلَا تُنَفِّرَا  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "If a Abyssinian slave is appointed over you, and he leads you with the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey him."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ حَبَشِيُّ مَا قَادَكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا  

"Qais bin Sa'd used to be, to the Prophet ﷺ, in the position of the head of police for a ruler." (One of the narrators) Al-Ansari said: "That is: Due to his affairs that he takes charge of." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3850)   

كَانَ قَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِمَنْزِلَةِ صَاحِبِ الشَّرْطِ مِنَ الْأَمِيرِ يَعْنِي يَنْظُرُ فِي أُمُورِهِ