Hadith 24264

Chapter 13

باب 13

(13) باب مَنَاقِبُ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ

(13) Chapter: The merits of Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam رضي الله عنه
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حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، سَمِعْتُ مَرْوَانَ، كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ، أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ اسْتَخْلِفْ. قَالَ وَقِيلَ ذَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ، الزُّبَيْرُ. قَالَ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ خَيْرُكُمْ. ثَلاَثًا.

Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam:
While I was with `Uthman, a man came to him and said, "Appoint your successor." `Uthman said, "Has such successor been named?" He replied, "Yes, Az-Zubair." `Uthman said, thrice, "By Allah! Indeed you know that he is the best of you."

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 3718

In-book reference: Book 62, Hadith 67

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 64