It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) as the commander of the army, news reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that people were objecting to Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) being made the commander and were criticizing his appointment as leader. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and said: "You people object to Usama being appointed as the commander of the army and criticize his being made the leader. You did the same before regarding his father, even though he was truly deserving of being made the leader. And he was the most beloved to me. After him, this son of his is among the dearest people to me. I advise you to treat him well; he is among your best people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most beloved to me is Usama (bin Zaid), apart from Fatimah and others.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became severely ill, I and my companions all stayed in a suburb of Madinah. I went to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), at that time he was completely silent and could not speak due to the severity of the illness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise both his hands towards the sky and then gesture towards me by lowering them. I understood that he was praying for me.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take me and seat me on one of his thighs, and seat Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) on his other thigh. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) would embrace us to his chest and say: O Allah! I show affection to them, so You also have mercy on them.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Whoever loves Allah and His Messenger should love Usama. After this command, it is not permissible for anyone to bear enmity towards Usama (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) fell on the door frame and got a wound on his forehead. (And in another narration, it is mentioned that blood started to flow.) So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Clean the blood from his forehead. But I felt some aversion, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself started to suck the wound and kept spitting it out, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If Usama (may Allah be pleased with him) were a girl, I would have dressed him in fine clothes and jewelry and made him so beautiful that people would desire to marry him.