Volume 5, Book 57, Number 90:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
That the Prophet used to take him and Al-Hasan, and used to say, “O Allah! I love them, so please
love them,” or said something similar.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 91:
Narrated Muhammad:
Anas bin Malik said, “The head of Al-Husain was brought to ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad and was put in
a tray, and then Ibn Ziyad started playing with a stick at the nose and mouth of Al-Husain’s head
and saying something about his handsome features.” Anas then said (to him), “Al-Husain resembled
the Prophet more than the others did.” Anas added, “His (i.e. Al-Husain’s) hair was dyed with Wasma
(i.e. a kind of plant used as a dye).”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 92:
Narrated Al-Bara:
I saw the Prophet carrying Al-Hasan on his shoulder an saying, “O Allah! I love him, so please love
him.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 77:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
The Prophet sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized
his leadership, the Prophet 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).”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 78:
Narrated Urwa:
Aisha said, “A Qaif (i.e. one skilled in recognizing the lineage of a person through Physiognomy
and through examining the body parts of an infant) came to me while the Prophet was present, and
Usama bin Zaid and Zaid bin Haritha were Lying asleep. The Qa’if said. These feet (of Usama and his
father) are of persons belonging to the same lineage.’ ” The Prophet was pleased with that saying
which won his admiration, and he told ‘Aisha of it.
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 79:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The people of the Quraish tribe were worried about the Makhzumiya woman. They said. “Nobody
dare speak to him (i.e. the Prophet ) except Usama bin Zaid as he is the most beloved to Allah’s
Apostle.” Aisha said, “A woman from Bani Makhzumiya committed a theft and the people said, ‘Who
can intercede with the Prophet for her?’ So nobody dared speak to him (i.e. the Prophet) but Usama
bin Zaid spoke to him. The Prophet said, ‘If a reputable man amongst the children of Bani Israel
committed a theft, they used to forgive him, but if a poor man committed a theft, they would cut his
hand. But I would cut even the hand of Fatima (i.e. the daughter of the Prophet) if she committed a
theft.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 64:
Narrated Marwan bin Al-Hakam:
While I was with ‘Uthman, a man came to him and said, “Appoint your successor.” ‘Uthman said,
“Has such successor been named?” He replied, “Yes, Az-Zubair.” ‘Uthman said, thrice, “By Allah! In –
deed you know that he is the best of you.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 80:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Dinar:
One day Ibn ‘Umar, while in the Mosque, looked at a man who was dragging his clothes while
walking in one of the corners of the Mosque He said, “See who is that. I wish he was near to me.”
Somebody then said (to Ibn ‘Umar), “Don’t you know him, O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman? He is Muhammad
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bin Usama.” On that Ibn ‘Umar bowed his head and dug the earth with his hands and then, said, “If
Allah’s Apostle saw him, he would have loved him.”