Bukhari 4469

Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)

Bukhari 4469Sahih

Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi)كتاب المغازى

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent troops and appointed Usama bin Zaid as their commander. The people criticized his leadership. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and said, "If you (people) are criticizing his (i.e. Usama's) leadership you used to criticize the leadership of his father before. By Allah, he (i.e. Zaid) deserved the leadership indeed, and he used to be one of the most beloved persons to me, and now this (i.e. his son, Usama) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him