حَدَّثَنَا
إِسْحَاقُ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ
خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي عُثْمَانَ : " أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ
عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ عَلَى جَيْشِ ذَاتِ السُّلَاسِلِ ، قَالَ : فَأَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقُلْتُ : أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ ؟ قَالَ : " عَائِشَةُ " ، قُلْتُ : مِنَ الرِّجَالِ ؟ قَالَ : " أَبُوهَا " ، قُلْتُ : ثُمَّ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ : " عُمَرُ " ، فَعَدَّ رِجَالًا فَسَكَتُّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي فِي آخِرِهِمْ .
Narrated Abu `Uthman: Allah's Apostle sent `Amr bin Al As as the commander of the troops of Dhat-us-Salasil. `Amr bin Al- `As said, "(On my return) I came to the Prophet and said, 'Which people do you love most?' He replied, `Aisha.' I said, 'From amongst the men?' He replied, 'Her father (Abu Bakr)'. I said, 'Whom (do you love) next?' He replied, "`Umar.' Then he counted the names of many men, and I became silent for fear that he might regard me as the last of them."