Sahih al-Bukhari 3730
Book 62: Companions of the Prophet · Hadith 77
Hadith text
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his leadership, the Prophet (ﷺ) 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)
Abdullah bin Umar bataate hain: Nabi ne ek fauj Usama bin Zaid ke netritva mein bheji. Jab kuch logon ne unki agwaee par ilzaam lagaya, Nabi ne kaha, "Agar tum Usama ki agwaee par ilzaam lagate ho, tumne unke waalid ki agwaee par bhi pahle ilzaam lagaya tha. Allah ki qasam! Woh agwaee ke laayak the aur mere sabse pyare logon mein se ek the, aur (ab) yeh (yaani Usama) unke baad mere sabse pyare logon mein se ek hai."
Sahih al-Bukhari 3730 · Book 62, Hadith 77