The Prophet (ﷺ) sent an army under the command of Usama bin Zaid. When some people criticized his
leadership, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you are criticizing Usama's leadership, you used to criticize his
father's leadership before. By Allah! He was worthy of leadership and was one of the dearest persons
to me, and (now) this (i.e. Usama) is one of the dearest to me after him (i.e. Zaid).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 62, Hadith 77