Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed Usama bin Zaid as the commander of some people. Those people criticized his leadership. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you speak ill of his leadership, you have already spoken ill of his father's leadership before. By Allah, he deserved to be a Commander, and he was one of the most beloved persons to me and now this (i.e. Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4250 |
In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 285 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 552 |
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