For Example...

For Example, in ibn –Hisham’s Sira, which includes the Prophet’s military expeditions, the names of those the Prophet (saws) had chosen to represent him in Medina (during the Prophet’s absence) have been listed as follows: Bawat expedition: Sa’ib ibn Uthman ibn Madh’un[^7] Ashirah expedition: Aba Selemah ibn ‘Abdul Asad[^8] The expedition of Safwan, Badr the first: Zayd ibn Haritheh[^9] Badr al Kubra expedition: Aba Lubabeh[^10] Bani Saleem expedition: Seba’ ibn ‘Arfatah[^11] Sowaiq expedition: Basheer ibn Abdul–Mundhar (Abu Lubabeh)[^12] Zi–Amr expedition: Uthman ibn Affan[^13] Far’ expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^14] Bani Qayniqa’ expedition: Basheer ibn Abdul Mundhir[^15] Uhud expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^16] Bani al–Nazeer expedition: ibn Umma Maktoom[^17] Dhat al–Riqa’ expedition: Abudhar al–Ghifari or Uthman ibn Affan[^18] The second Badr expedition: Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Ubay ibn Sellul al– Ansar i[^19] Dawmat al–Jandal expedition: Seba’ ibn ‘Arfatah[^20] Al–Khandak expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^21] Bani Kurayza expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^22] Bani Lahyan expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^23] Dhi Qurrah expedition: ibn Umm Maktoom[^24] Bani al–Mustalak expedition: Abudhar al–Ghifari[^25] Al–Hudaybiyya expedition: Nomaylat ibn Abdillah al–Laythi[^26] Khaybar expedition: Nomaylat ibn Abdillah al–Laythi[^27] Mecca Conquest: Kalthum ibn Hoseyn[^28] Hunayn expedition: ‘Utab ibn Aseed[^29] Tabuk expedition: Mohammad ibn Muslimat al– Ansar i, or Siba’ ibn ‘Arfatah[^30] According to a correct, and well–known tradition when he wanted to leave Medina for Tabuk, the noble Prophet of Islam (saws) appointed Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), may God bless him, as his successor.

There are scores of other evidence in the books of hadith and history books which confirm this view. The farewell pilgrim: Abu Dajani al– Ansar i or S’iba’ ibn ‘Arfatah.[^31] The noble Prophet used to appoint a commander for each expedition in which he himself did not take part. Sometimes, he nominated more than one leader so that if the first was wounded, the second would take the lead instead. For…