English translation
4250. Narrated Ibn 'Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ appointed Usāma bin Zaid as the commander of some people. Those people criticised his leadership. The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you speak ill of his leadership, you have already spoken ill of his father's leadership before. By Allāh, he deserved to be a commander, and he was one of the most beloved persons to me and now this (i.e., Usāma) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him."
