Amir al-Sha'bi relates: A man said: All the Mothers of the Believers are more beloved to me than Sayyidah Aishah. I said: You have certainly opposed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); she was the most beloved of them all to him (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 19597