Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his leadership, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you are criticizing Usama's leadership, you used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah! He was worthy of leadership and was one of the dearest persons to me, and (now) this (i.e. Usama) is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Zaid).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 3730 |
In-book reference | : Book 62, Hadith 77 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 57, Hadith 77 |
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