It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most beloved to me of my family is the one upon whom Allah has bestowed favour and upon whom I too have bestowed favour, that is, Usamah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Usamah is the most beloved of people to me." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin that during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), the price of a single date palm reached a thousand dirhams. During that time, Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) went to a palm tree, cut it open, took out its pith (jummar) and fed it to his mother. He was asked: Why did you do this, when you can see that the price of a single palm tree has reached a thousand dirhams? He replied: "My mother asked me for it, and she does not ask me for anything that is within my power except that I give it to her."

It is narrated from Abu Bakr bin Shu'ayb bin al-Habhab that he said: I heard our teachers saying that the engraving on the ring-stone of Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) was: "Hibb Rasulillah" (the beloved of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)).

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri that Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) continued to be addressed as "Amir" until his death; people used to say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had sent him out (as commander of an army).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as his companion rider (one seated behind him) on the occasion of Arafat.