2494 – Muhammad and ʿAbd Allah related to us, saying: ʿAli ibn Muslim reported to us; he said: Abu Usamah narrated to us, from al-Jurayri, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Shuqayq al-ʿUqayli, who said: “I asked ʿAʾishah, ‘Which of the Messenger of Allah’s Companions was dearest to him?’ She replied, ‘Abu Bakr.’ I asked, ‘Who after him?’ She said, ‘ʿUmar.’ I asked, ‘And after him?’ She answered, ‘Abu ʿUbaydah ibn al-Jarrah.’ I then said, ‘Who is the fourth?’ She remained silent.”

2495 – Ibn Maniʿ said: ʿAli ibn Muslim remarked, “Abu Usamah used to hold to this.”