Narrated Abu `Uthman: Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) ent `Amr bin Al A a the commander of the troop of Dhat-u -Sala il. `Amr bin Al- `A aid, "(On my return) I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and aid, 'Which people do you love mo t?' He replied, `Ai ha.' I aid, 'From among t the men?' He replied, 'Her father (Abu Bakr)'. I aid, 'Whom (do you love) next?' He replied, "`Umar.' Then he counted the name of many men, and I became ilent for fear that he might regard me a the la t of them."

Narrated Abu `Uthman: Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) ent `Amr bin Al A a the commander of the troop of Dhat-u -Sala il. `Amr bin Al- `A aid, "(On my return) I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and aid, 'Which people do you love mo t?' He replied, `Ai ha.' I aid, 'From among t the men?' He replied, 'Her father (Abu Bakr)'. I aid, 'Whom (do you love) next?' He replied, "`Umar.' Then he counted the name of many men, and I became ilent for fear that he might regard me a the la t of them."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ عَمْرَو بْنَ الْعَاصِ عَلَى جَيْشِ ذَاتِ السَّلاَسِلِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ عَائِشَةُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَبُوهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ ‏"‏ عُمَرُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَعَدَّ رِجَالاً فَسَكَتُّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي فِي آخِرِهِمْ‏.‏