Mtume ﷺ alimtuma Zayd ibn Haritha kuwa amiri huko Mu'tah, na akawateua maamiri watakaomfuata endapo angeuawa shahidi.

- The Messenger (PBUH) sent Zayd ibn Haritha as an amir in Mu’tah, and he appointed the amirs that were to follow him if he was martyred. .

Ibn Sa'd alisimulia kwamba Mtume wa Allah ﷺ alisema: .

Ibn Sa’d narrated that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: .

"Amiri wa watu ni Zayd ibn Haritha; akiuawa, basi amiri ni Ja'far ibn Abi Talib; na akiuawa, amiri ni Abdullah ibn Ruwahah; na akiuawa, Waislamu wamchague mtu mmoja miongoni mwao na wamfanye kuwa amiri wao."

“The amir of the people is Zayd ibn Haritha; if he was killed then the amir is Ja’far ibn Abi Talib; and if he was killed the amir is Abdullah ibn Ruwahah; and if he was killed let the Muslims choose one man from among them and make him their amir.”.

Al-Bukhari alisimulia kwamba Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (ra) alisema:

Al-Bukhari narrated that Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (ra) said: .