(45) بَابُ الْوَلَدُ مَبْخَلَةٌ مَجْبَنَةٌ
'A'isha said, "Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, there is no man on the faceof the earth that I love better than 'Umar.' Then he went out and came backand said, 'How did I swear, daughter?' I told him what he had said. Thenhe said, 'He is dearer to me although one's child is closer (to one's heart).'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 84
In-book reference: Book 5, Hadith 1
English translation: Book 5, Hadith 84