The Prophet's ﷺ household
Usāmah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنهما
أسامة بن زيد
A companion whose appointment to command was defended by the Prophet ﷺ.
One of the people dearest to the Prophet ﷺ
Family and householdHis challenges and choices
- Some people criticised his appointment as army commander; the Prophet ﷺ defended him and recalled similar criticism of his father.
His standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ named him among the people dearest to him after his father Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
- After he killed a man who had declared lā ilāha illā Allāh, the Prophet ﷺ repeatedly challenged him for killing the man after that declaration.
Connected lives
- Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه
The Prophet ﷺ named him among the people dearest to him after his father Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
- Fāṭimah bint Qays رضي الله عنها
The Prophet ﷺ advised her to marry Usāmah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنهما. She reported her initial reluctance, her eventual marriage to him, and that others envied her afterward.
Sources and accounts
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Usāmah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنهما
One of the people dearest to the Prophet ﷺ
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730Some people criticised his appointment as army commander; the Prophet ﷺ defended him and recalled similar criticism of his father.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730The Prophet ﷺ named him among the people dearest to him after his father Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730After he killed a man who had declared lā ilāha illā Allāh, the Prophet ﷺ repeatedly challenged him for killing the man after that declaration.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4269Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4269
Connected accounts
Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه — The Prophet ﷺ named him among the people dearest to him after his father Zayd ibn Ḥārithah رضي الله عنه.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3730Fāṭimah bint Qays رضي الله عنها — The Prophet ﷺ advised her to marry Usāmah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنهما. She reported her initial reluctance, her eventual marriage to him, and that others envied her afterward.
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