حَدَّثَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا
مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا
زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ
عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ
زِرٍّ، عَنْ
عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ حَوَارِيًّا , وَإِنَّ حَوَارِيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ " . قَالَ : هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ، وَيُقَالُ : الْحَوَارِيُّ هُوَ النَّاصِرُ ، سَمِعْت ابْنَ أَبِي عُمَرَ يَقُولُ : قَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ : الْحَوَارِيُّ هُوَ النَّاصِرُ .
´Narrated 'Ali bin Abi Talib [may Allah be pleased with him]:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed, every Prophet has a Hawari, and my Hawari is Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Although all the noble Companions were helpers of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam),
this quality was found in Zubair (radi Allahu anhu) to the highest degree.
That is why the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) mentioned him specifically, and there is a particular background to this, which will be explained in the next hadith.
Note:
(This chain is hasan,
and this hadith is narrated by Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) and is agreed upon.
See: Ibn Majah: 122)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3744