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3817. Muḥammad bin Usāmah bin Zaid narrated from his father, that he said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ became weak, I marched and the people marched upon Al-Madinah. I entered upon the Messenger of Allāh and he was unable to speak (because of weakness), so he did not say anything. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ began to place his hands upon me and then raise them up, so I knew he was supplicating for me." (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb.
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The Prophet ﷺ arranged an army and appointed Usāmah bin Zaid its commander. Some of the Companions had questioned his commandership because of his young age and other reasons. This army had gone only three miles out of Al-Madinah when they heard that the illness of the Prophet ﷺ had worsened. The army returned to Al-Madinah to see Allāh's Messenger ﷺ, Abū Bakr sent the same army for the completion of the mission under the commandership of Usāmah bin Zaid.