
From the life of Hazrat Mu'adh (ra) bin Jabal
Ibn Abi Naji‘ narrates that the Holy Prophet (sa) appointed Hazrat Mu‘az (ra) as the governor of Yemen, stating to the people of Yemen, “Indeed I have sent to you a governor who is the most knowledgeable of my people and the most well-versed in the matters of faith.”
(Ibn Sa’d, al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, Vol. 3, Mu‘az (ra) bin Jabal… [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 1990], 438-439)