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Sahih al-Bukhari 4468صحيح البخاري 4468
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، اسْتَعْمَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُسَامَةَ ـ فَقَالُوا فِيهِ ـ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكُمْ قُلْتُمْ فِي أُسَامَةَ، وَإِنَّهُ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ ".
Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed Usama as the commander of the troops (to be sent to Syria). The Muslims spoke about Usama (unfavorably ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, " I have been informed that you spoke about Usama. (Let it be known that ) he is the most beloved of all people to me."
Grading
Sahih (authentic by the consensus of hadith scholars)
Chain of narrators
الضحاك بن مخلد بن الضحاك ← فضيل بن سليمان ← موسى بن عقبة ← سالم بن عبد الله ← عبد الله بن عمر
Al-Dahhak ibn Makhlad ibn al-Dahhak → Fudayl ibn Sulayman → Musa ibn Uqba → Salim ibn Abdullah → Ibn `Umar
