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The merits of Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwām رضي الله عنه:

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Darussalam · Volume 5

62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺ

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الحديث: 3717 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 21

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3717. Narrated Marwān bin Al-Hakam: 'Uthmān bin 'Affān was afflicted with severe nose-bleeding in the year when such illness was prevalent and that prevented him from performing Hajj, and (because of it) he made his will. A man from Quraish came to him and said, "Appoint your successor." 'Uthmān asked, "Did the people name him? (i.e., the successor)." The man said, "Yes." 'Uthmān asked, "Who is that?" The man remained silent. Another man came to 'Uthmān and I think it was Al-Hārīth. He also said, "Appoint your successor." 'Uthmān asked, "Did the people name him?" The man replied, "Yes." 'Uthmān said, "Who is that?" The man remained silent. 'Uthmān said, "Perhaps they have mentioned Az-Zubair?" The man said, "Yes." 'Uthmān said, "By Him in Whose Hands my soul is, he is the best of them as I know, and the dearest of them to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ."

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3717 - حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي مَرْوَانُ بْنُ الحَكَمِ، قَالَ: أَصَابَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ رُعَافٌ شَدِيدٌ سَنَةَ الرُّعَافِ، حَتَّى حَبَسَهُ عَنِ الحَجِّ، وَأَوْصَى، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ قَالَ: اسْتَخْلِفْ، قَالَ: وَقَالُوهُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: وَمَنْ؟ فَسَكَتَ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ - أَحْسِبُهُ الحَارِثَ -، فَقَالَ: اسْتَخْلِفْ، فَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ: وَقَالُوا؟ فَقَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ فَسَكَتَ، قَالَ: فَلَعَلَّهُمْ قَالُوا الزُّبَيْرَ، قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: أَمَا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ «إِنَّهُ لَخَيْرُهُمْ مَا عَلِمْتُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَأَحَبَّهُمْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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