Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent troops appointed Usama bin Zaid as their commander. The people criticized his leadership. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) 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."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 4469 |
In-book reference | : Book 64, Hadith 484 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 745 |
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