Sayyiduna Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him in command of the army of the expedition of Dhat al-Salasil. So I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, who is the most beloved of people to you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Aishah." I said: Among the men? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Her father." I said: Then who? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Umar." I said: Then who? And he (peace and blessings be upon him) named a number of men.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 19419