Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37479 — The words of Aishah

It is narrated from Salih bin Ibrahim that he said: I asked a man from the tribe of Juhaynah: "What is the matter with Sayyiduna Zayd bin Khalid al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him), that he is the most renowned of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He said: "He did not follow their course, so he came to be needed." (According to Shaykh Muhammad Awwamah, the meaning of this passage is not clear and the manuscripts are inconsistent.)