Praised by the Holy Prophet (sa)
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (ra) narrates that the Messenger (sa) of Allah said, “How excellent are Abu Bakr, Umar, Abu Ubaidah bin Jarrah, Usaid bin Hudair, Thabit bin Qais bin Shammaas, Mu‘az bin Jabal and Mu‘az bin Amr bin Jamooh‘.” That is, he praised them all.
(Jami‘ al-Tirmidhi, Abwab al-Manaqib, Bab Manaqib Mu‘az bin Jabal wa Zaid bin Thabit…, Hadith 3795)