Al-Zuhri says: When Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) died, he appointed his paternal cousin, Sayyiduna Iyad bin Tamim al-Fihri (may Allah be pleased with him), as his successor.
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a "mursal" report, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 16118
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (366/17)»