Volume 9, Book 89, Number 297:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle sent an army unit headed by Usama bin Zaid and the people criticized his leader –
ship. The Prophet said (to the people), “If you are criticizing his leadership now, then you used to cri –
ticize 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 per –
sons to me after him. ” (See Hadith No. 745, Vol. 5)
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