[Machine] Aisha used to say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never sent Zaid bin Harithah to an army without giving him command over it. Even if the Prophet ﷺ had stayed alive after him, he would have appointed him as his successor." Authentic Chain of Narration. They did not exclude him.
أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ «مَا بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ فِي جَيْشٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَمَرَهُ وَلَوْ بَقِيَ بَعْدَهُ لَاسْتَخْلَفَهُ» صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ