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Sahih al-BukhariCompanions of the Prophet

Sahih al-Bukhari 3745

Chapter: The virtues of Abu ‘Ubaida bin Al-Jarrah رضي الله عنه

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 3745

Narrator:Hudhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ صِلَةَ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لأَهْلِ نَجْرَانَ ‏

"‏ لأَبْعَثَنَّ ـ يَعْنِي عَلَيْكُمْ ـ يَعْنِي أَمِينًا ـ حَقَّ أَمِينٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَأَشْرَفَ أَصْحَابُهُ، فَبَعَثَ أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ رضى الله عنه

Narrated Hudhaifa:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to the people of Nijran, "I will send you the most trustworthy man." (Every one of) the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) was looking forward (to be that person). He then sent Abu 'Ubaida.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 3745).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ صِلَة ) بِكَسْرِ الْمُهْمَلَة وَتَخْفِيف اللَّام هُوَ اِبْن زُفَر وَذَكَرَ الْجَيَّانِيُّ أَنَّهُ وَقَعَ هُنَا فِي رِوَايَة الْقَابِسِيّ صِلَة بْن حُذَيْفَة وَهُوَ تَحْرِيف. قَوْله : ( عَنْ حُذَيْفَة ) وَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة النَّسَائِيِّ " عَنْ صِلَة عَنْ اِبْن مَسْعُود " وَسَيَأْتِي بَيَان ذَلِكَ فِي الْمَغَازِي. قَوْله : ( لِأَهْلِ نَجْرَان ) هُمْ أَهْل بَلَد قَرِيب مِنْ الْيَمَن , وَهُمْ الْعَاقِب وَاسْمه عَبْد الْمَسِيح وَالسَّيِّد وَمَنْ مَعَهُمَا , ذَكَرَ اِبْن سَعْد أَنَّهُمْ وَفَدُوا عَلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي سَنَة تِسْع وَسَمَّاهُمْ , وَسَيَأْتِي شَرْح ذَلِكَ مُطَوَّلًا فِي أَوَاخِر الْمَغَازِي حَيْثُ ذَكَرَهُ الْمُصَنِّف إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّه تَ…

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