Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Zaid bin Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him), used to be called by us as Zaid bin Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), until the verse was revealed in the Noble Qur'an: "Call them by (the names of) their fathers; that is more just in the sight of Allah."

Narrated Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent out an army and appointed Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) as its commander. Some people objected to his being made the commander. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "If you are objecting to his being made the commander today, then before this you also objected to his father's being made the commander. By Allah, he (Zaid, may Allah be pleased with him) was worthy of leadership and was the dearest to me, and this one (Usama, may Allah be pleased with him) is now the dearest to me after him."