English translation
4469. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Umar رضي الله عنهما: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ sent troops and appointed Usāma bin Zaid رضي الله عنهما as their commander. The people criticised his leadership. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ got up and said, "If you (people) are criticising his (i.e., Usāma's) leadership, you used to criticise the leadership of his father before. By Allāh, 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, Usāma) is one of the most beloved persons to me after him."
