Usama ibn Zayd, son of Zayd ibn Haritha and Umm Ayman, was called “the beloved of the Messenger of Allah” (al-Bukhari 3475). While still young, he was given command of an army by the Prophet ﷺ; to those who objected, the Prophet ﷺ replied that they had objected to his father before, who was worthy of it, and that Usama, after him, was among the people dearest to him (al-Bukhari 3730).
Usama is one of the names of the lion in classical Arabic. The lexicographers, who list it under the root ʾ-s-m, note that it is used like a proper name, without the article, as a kind of nickname for the animal; a proverb says “bolder than Usama”, meaning the lion. The name therefore expresses courage and strength. It is written Usama or Osama in English, Oussama in French-speaking countries and Üsame in Turkish.
In Arabic
أُسَامَةأسامة
Transliteration
Usāma
Root
أ س م
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Is Usama in the Quran?
No: neither the name Usama nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
In the hadiths
AuthenticMuttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim)Sahih al-Bukhari 3730
بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْثًا، وَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، فَطَعَنَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ فِي إِمَارَتِهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنْ تَطْعُنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ فَقَدْ…
