Muḥammad b. ʿĪsá > Ibn al-Mubārak > Ismāʿīl > Qays > ʿAmr b. al-ʿĀṣ

"It was said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which of the people is most beloved to you?' He said: "Aishah.' It was asked, 'And among men?' He said: 'Her father.'"

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ قَيْسٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «عَائِشَةُ» قُلْتُ لَيْسَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ قَالَ «أَبُوهَا»