صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
كتاب فضائل الصحابة
The Book of the Merits of the Companions
باب فَضَائِلِ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:
Chapter: The Virtues Of Zaid Bin Harithah And His Son Usamah (RA)
Hadith 2426
This hadith is listed as number 6265 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ عُمَرَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَمْزَةَ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ : " إِنْ تَطْعَنُوا فِي إِمَارَتِهِ ، يُرِيدُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ ، فَقَدْ طَعَنْتُمْ فِي إِمَارَةِ أَبِيهِ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَخَلِيقًا لَهَا ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَأَحَبَّ النَّاسِ إِلَيَّ ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهَا لَخَلِيقٌ ، يُرِيدُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ ، وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَأَحَبَّهُمْ إِلَيَّ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ، فَأُوصِيكُمْ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ صَالِحِيكُمْ " .
Salim reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said on the pulpit: You object to the command of Usima bin Zaid as you had objected before to the command of his father (Zaid). By Allah, he was most competent for it and, by Allah, he was dearest to me amongst people and, by Allah, the same is the case with Usama bin Zaid. He is most dear to me after him and I advise you to treat him well for he is pious amongst you.
