Someone asked, "Messenger of Allah, who is the most beloved of people to you?"He replied, "Ayesha."The questioner asked, "And among men?"He answered, "Her father."
حدثنا أحمد بن عبدة الضبي حدثنا المعتمر بن سليمان عن حميد
قيل يا رسول الله من أحب الناس إليك قال عائشة قيل من الرجال قال أبوها
[Sahih]. Ibn Majah also narrated it in the Muqaddimah, "The Merit of Abu Bakr Siddiq" , no. 101, from the hadith of Mutamir with the same wording. Ibn Hibban graded it sahih (al-Ihsan): 7063, and it has many corroborating narrations, including the preceding hadith: 3885.