Amr ibn al-As Asks the Prophet ﷺ Who He Loves Most

Amr ibn al-As RA found the Prophet ﷺ so gentle and kind toward him that he believed he was the Prophet ﷺ's favorite. So one day he asked the Prophet ﷺ who he loved most. The Prophet ﷺ answered at once, "Aisha." Amr said he meant among the men. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Her father." Amr asked who came after him, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Umar." Amr kept asking until he understood that his own name was not coming, and then he stopped.