حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاکُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ عَنْ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَی بْنُ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ اسْتَعْمَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أُسَامَةَ فَقَالُوا فِيهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّکُمْ قُلْتُمْ فِي أُسَامَةَ وَإِنَّهُ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4469
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle sent troops appointed Usama bin Zaid as their commander. The people criticized his leadership. Allah's Apostle got up and said, "If you (people) are criticizing his (i.e. Usama's) leadership you used to criticize the leadership of his father before. By Allah, he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership indeed, and he used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now this (i.e. his son, Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020