Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) behind on the occasion of the expedition of Tabuk. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, are you leaving me among the women and children? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you not pleased that you should have with me the position that Harun (peace be upon him) had with Musa (peace be upon him), except that there is no prophet after me?"
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 17893
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was at Khaybar, he appointed Siba' bin Urfutah as his deputy in Madinah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 17894
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that on the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah, he (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Abu Ruhm Kulthum bin al-Husayn bin Ubayd bin Khalaf al-Ghifari as governor of Madinah in his absence.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 17895
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a party towards Banu Lihyan and said: "Of every two men, let one go out for jihad." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to those who stayed behind: "Whoever looks after the household and property of the one who goes out for jihad in a good way will receive a reward equal to half the reward of the one who goes out for jihad."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 17896
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) dispatched a party towards Banu Lihyan and said: "Of every two men, one must go out for jihad, and the reward will be shared equally between them."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 17897