The Virtues Of Khalid Bin Al-Walid, May Allah Be Pleased With Him

Narrated Abu Hurairah:

"We camped with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at a place, and the people began passing by. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say: 'Who is this, O Abu Hurairah?' So I would say: 'So-and-so.' So he would say: 'What an excellent slave of Allah this is.' And he would say: 'Who is this?' So I would say: 'So-and-so.' So he would say: 'What a bad slave of Allah this is.' Until Khalid bin Al-Walid passed, so he said: 'Who is this?' So I said: 'This is Khalid bin Al-Walid.' He said: 'What an excellent slave of Allah is Khalid bin Al-Walid, a sword from among the swords of Allah.'"

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَزَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْزِلاً فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَمُرُّونَ فَيَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ " مَنْ هَذَا يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ " . فَأَقُولُ فُلاَنٌ . فَيَقُولُ " نِعْمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ هَذَا " . وَيَقُولُ " مَنْ هَذَا " . فَأَقُولُ فُلاَنٌ . فَيَقُولُ " بِئْسَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ هَذَا " . حَتَّى مَرَّ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَقَالَ " مَنْ هَذَا " . فَقُلْتُ هَذَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ . فَقَالَ " نِعْمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ سَيْفٌ مِنْ سُيُوفِ اللَّهِ " .

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَلاَ نَعْرِفُ لِزَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ سَمَاعًا مِنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي حَدِيثٌ مُرْسَلٌ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ .