Sariyya of Usama ibn Zayd to Mu'ta

سرية أسامة بن زيد إلى مؤتة

In the Prophet ﷺ's final days he sent Usama ibn Zayd (may God be pleased with him) — son of Zayd ibn Haritha (may God be pleased with him) who fell at Mu'ta — at the head of an army drawn from the clans of al-Ash'ariyyin toward al-Balqa' against the Byzantines; some murmured at his youth. Waqidi records the Prophet's rebuke to his family: 'march in God's name until you reach your father's killers — I have put you in charge of this army.'

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«يا أسامة، سر على اسم الله وبركته حتى تنتهي إلى مقتل أبيك، فأوطئهم الخيل، فقد وليتك على هذا الجيش»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Mentions: Usama ibn Zayd· Zayd ibn Haritha· Aisha bint Abi Bakr· Muhammad· The expedition of Usama ibn Zayd

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Kitab al-Maghazi by al-Waqidi — al-Maktaba al-Shamila digital text of the Marsden Jones edition (Oxford 1966)

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islam.museum contributors. “Sariyya of Usama ibn Zayd to Mu'ta”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/waqidi-maghazi-usama-expedition/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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Sariyya of Zayd ibn Haritha to Umm Qirfa

After the defeat at Bi'r Ma'una, the Prophet sent his adopted son Zayd ibn Haritha to Umm Qirfa and Banu Fazar; he killed her household and captured the slave-girl later gifted to Hazzan ibn Abi Wahb of the Ansar. The chapter also carries Aisha's narration, and the scene of the Prophet rising to meet Zayd, embracing and kissing him as he returned.