حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَکِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَکْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ أَنَّهُ فَرَضَ لِأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ آلَافٍ وَخَمْسِ مِائَةٍ وَفَرَضَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ فِي ثَلَاثَةِ آلَافٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ لِأَبِيهِ لِمَ فَضَّلْتَ أُسَامَةَ عَلَيَّ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا سَبَقَنِي إِلَی مَشْهَدٍ قَالَ لِأَنَّ زَيْدًا کَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَبِيکَ وَکَانَ أُسَامَةُ أَحَبَّ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْکَ فَآثَرْتُ حُبَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَی حُبِّي قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3813
Narrated Zaid bin Aslam: from his father, from 'Umar, that he ('Umar) granted a stipend of three-thousand and five-hundred to Usamah bin Zaid, and he granted three-thousand to 'Abdullah bin 'Umar. So 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said to his father: Why have you given preference to Usamah over me? For by Allah, he has not preceded me to any battle. He said: Because Zaid used to be more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than your father, and Usamah was more beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) than you. So I gave preference to the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) over my beloved.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020