Hadith 66

Sahih Bukhari

Book 62: Companions of the Prophet

Chapter 13

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

باب مَنَاقِبُ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ

Ibn 'Abbas said, "He (i.e., Az-Zubair) was the Hawari (i.e., disciple) of the Prophet ﷺ. And the Hawariyyun were called so because of the whiteness of their clothes."
قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هُوَ حَوَارِيُّ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَسُمِّيَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ لِبَيَاضِ ثِيَابِهِمْ.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3718
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.‏
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."

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

'Urwa ibn al-Zubayr

عروة بن الزبير

1,628 narrations

follower
2

Hisham bin 'Urwa

هشام بن عروة

952 narrations

successor
3

Hammad bin Usamah -

حماد بن أسامة أبو أسامة

561 narrations

3rd Generation
4

'Ubaid bin Isma'il al-Quraishi

عبيد بن إسماعيل القرشي الهباري

48 narrations