Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 623 – Volume 8, Book 78

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Volume 8, Book 78, Number 623:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle sent an army detachment and made Usama bin Zaid its commander. Some people
criticized (spoke badly of) Usama's leadership. So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "If you people are
criticizing Usama's leadership, you have already criticized the leadership of his father before. But
Wa-aimullah (i.e., By Allah), he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership, and he was one of the most be –
loved persons to me; and now this (his son Usama) is one of the dearest persons to me after him." (See
Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)