Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leadership. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the people), "If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you used to criticize his father's leadership before. By Allah, he (Usama's father) deserved the leadership and used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now his son (Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him. " (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 7187 |
In-book reference | : Book 93, Hadith 49 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 297 |
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