The "darih" of the Holy Prophet (s) called the "Maksurah". Behind this lies his grave
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) loved his faith more than anything else. At the Battle of Badr, his son, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman (radi Allahu anhu), was fighting on the side of the Kuffar. After accepting Islam, Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman (radi Allahu anhu) said to his father, "O Father, at Badr, you were twice under my sword, but my love for you held my hand back." To this, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) replied, "Son, if I had you only once under my sword, you would have been no more." He was so uncompromising in his faith.
At the time of the Battle of Tabuk, he donated all his wealth to the war effort & when Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) asked him, "What have you left for your family,?" he replied, "Allah & His Rasool (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)."
"Listen carefully, if people give up striving for the Cause of Almighty Allah, He will send down disgrace upon them. If people become evil-doers, Almighty Allah will send down calamities upon them.
"Obey me as long as I obey Allah & His Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). If I disobey Allah & His Rasul (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), you are free to disobey me."
Such was the first Caliph of Islam. Indeed, the world would be a better place to live in, if we had leaders like Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu).Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) now sent Sayyiduna Usamah (radi Allahu anhu) on the expedition to Syria to fight the Romans, even though he had to attend to all the internal problems of the Islamic State.
The news that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had passed away, made some new Muslims think that the Islamic State would crumble & they refused to pay the Zakaah. These new Muslims could not yet get used to their faith & it's requirements until then. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) declared, "By Allah! Even if a single thread is due from a man, he must give it. If he refuses, I will declare war against him."
Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) was sent to deal with Tulaiha who fled to Syria & later became a Muslim. Maalik bin Nuwarah was killed. Sayyiduna Ikramah (radi Allahu anhu) & Sayyiduna Surahbil (radi Allahu anhu) were sent to take action against Musailimah, but they were defeated. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) sent Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) to tackle the notorious Musailamah who married Sajah. In the fight that followed, Sayyiduna Wahshi (radi Allahu anhu) killed Musailamah. Musailamah & Aswad Ansi also claimed to be prophets while Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) was alive. Aswad was killed by the Muslims of Yemen.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu's) swift & bold steps saved the Islamic State from the serious danger of chaos & confusion. He could now attend to other urgent problems.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) sent Sayyiduna Muthamia (radi Allahu anhu) to take action against the Iranians in Iraq. His forces were not enough & Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) was then sent with reinforcements. The Muslim army captured vast areas of the Iranian Empire in several battles.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) then turned his attention to the Romans who were causing trouble in the North-West frontier. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) sent 4 separate armies under Sayyiduna Ubaidah bin Jarrah, Sayyiduna Amr Ibn-ul-As, Sayyiduna Yazid bin Abu Sufyaan & Sayyiduna Surahbil bin Hasnal (radi Allahu anhum-ul-ajma'in) to deal with the Roman power.
The four armies joined into one unit to face the Romans more effectively. The Romans had amassed 150,000 soldiers, but the total Muslim army was only 24,000. Reinforcements were requested. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) asked Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (radi Allahu anhu) to take charge of the Iraqi front & Sayyiduna Muthanna (radi Allahu anhu) to rush to the Syrian front to help fight the huge Roman army. The armies met in Yarmuk after Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) passed away. In this battle, the Romans were totally defeated.
One of the many contributions of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) was the collection & compilation of the Holy Quran.
The Ahl-e-Sunnat wa Jama'at has reached the consensus (Ijma') that after Prophets (alaihim salaam) the best of creation are the four rightly guided Khalifas (Khulafa-e-Arba'a i.e. Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Usman & Hazrat Ali radi Allahu ta'ala anhum ajmaeen).
Their sequence of excellence is that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddique is the most excellent, then Sayyiduna Umar, thereafter followed by the excellence of Sayyiduna Usman & Sayyiduna Ali (ridwanullahi ta'ala alaihim ajma'een). Here I present few proclamations of the Classical Scholars & Jurists in this regard.
"The doctrine of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama'a consists in preferring the Two Shaykhs (tafdil al-shaykhayn) (i.e. Abu Bakr & 'Umar over the rest), loving the Two Sons-in-law (hubb al-khatanayn) (i.e. 'Ali & 'Usman) & wiping on leather socks (al-mas-h'alal-khuffayn) (i.e. all three contrary to Shi'is)." (Khulasat al-Fatawa, Vol. 2, Page 381)
Narrated by Ibn 'Abd al-Barr in al-Intiqa' bi-Manaqib al-A'immat al-Thalathati al-Fuqaha' through several different chains. The same is also related from Sufyan al-Thawri by al-La'laka'i in his (I'tiqad Ahl al-Sunna, Vol. 1, Page 152).
2. Imam al-Aazam Abu Hanifah in Fiqh Al-Akbar:
"The most superior & the best of all men after prophets (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is Abu Bakr as-Siddiq & then, Umar ibn al-Khattab al-Faruq & then Usman ibn Affan Dhu’n Nurayn & then ali ibn Abu talib al-Murtaza. (May Allah be well pleased with them all), they were worshippers & steadfast on Truth & sided with Truth. We love all of them." (Fiqh Al-Akbar)
3. Imam al-Nawawi said in his Fatawa:
"Know that each of Abu Bakr & 'Umar is better than 'Ali according to the Consensus (ijma') of Ahl al-Sunna. The proofs for this in well-known sound hadiths are too famous & countless to be listed." (Fatawa Imam Nawawi, Page 264)
4. Imam al-Haytami said in his Fatawa Hadithiyya:
"The preferability of Abu Bakr over the other three & that of 'Umar over the ther two is agreed upon by Consensus (mujma' 'alayh) of Ahl al-Sunna & there is no disagreement among them concerning this." (Fatawa Hadithiyya, Page 155)
5. Ali al-Qari in Minah ar-Rawd al-Az'har, Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar:
"The best of humans after prophets is Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu)"... "The superiority of Abu Bakr & Umar is an unanimous agreement in the Ahl as-Sunnah." (Sharh Fiqh al-Akbar)
6. Mulla 'Ali al-Qari said in Sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar:
"It is patent that to prefer 'Ali to the Two Shaykhs contravenes the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunna wal-Jama'a according to what the totality of the Salaf follow." (Sharh al-Fiqh al-Akbar, Page 140)
7. Imam al-Daraqutni was once asked to arbitrate between two groups in Baghdad who differed whether 'Usman was preferable to 'Ali or vice-versa. He relates:
"At first I withheld from taking any position & considered reserve best. But then I reached the conclusion that Religion dictated other than silence. So I said: 'Usman is better than 'Ali with the agreement of the assembly of the Companions. This is the position of Ahl al-Sunnah & it is the first knot of the Rafida one cuts loose." (Siyar A'lam al-Nubala', Dar al-Fikr Edition. Vol. 12, Page 483)
8. Al-Dhahabi quotes the above in his chapter on al-Daraqutni in Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' then comments:
"...Both 'Usman & 'Ali possess great merits, precedence & are among the foremost shuhada'. However, the vast majority of the Community agree to give precedence to 'Usman & this is our position also & better than both of them without doubt are Abu Bakr & 'Umar. Whoever differs with this is a hardened Shi'i." (Siyar A'lam al-Nubala', Dar al-Fikr Edition. Vol. 12, Page 483-492)
9. Imam Abu Jaafar Al-tahawi in Al-aqidah at-tahawiyyah:
"We affirm the succession after Rasul Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) first for Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) - on account of his superiority upon the entire ummah & being paramount among them. Then, Umar ibn al-Khattab (radi Allahu anhu). Then, Usman ibn affan (radi Allahu anhu). Then, ali ibn Abu talib (radi Allahu anhu). For they are the Rightly Guided Successors (khulafa ar-rashidun) & The Guiding Leaders (ayimmah al-muhtadun - in another version ayimmah al-mahdiyyun)." (al-Aqida at-Tahawiyyah)
10. Saad ad-Din Taftazani in his Sharh al-Maqasid, In the Fifth Discussion:
"The Imam (leader of Muslims) after Rasul Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu). The Shiah say: ali & we say: There is a unanimous agreement (ijmaa) of every person of importance (the ahl al-Hill wa’l aqd – from the council, prominent ones, nobles etc.) on this matter." (Sharh al-Maqasid)
11. In the Sixth Discussion, Saad ad-Din Taftazani says:
"Superiority, according to us (ahl as-sunnah) is according to the order of succession (of Khalifahs)." [Sharh al-Maqasid)
12. Ali al-ushi in Bad-yi'l Amali & ali al-Qari in it's commentary: daw al-Maali
13. Jawharah at-Tawhid, Ibrahim al-Laqqani & it's commentary Tuhfatu'l Murid, Ibrahim al-Bajuri.
14. Ibn al-Jawzi in Manaqib Ahmad relatedly said:
"Whoever prefers 'Ali to Abu Bakr maligns the Prophet; whoever gives 'Ali preference over 'Umar maligns the Prophet & Abu Bakr & whoever gives 'Ali preference over 'Usman maligns the Prophet, Abu Bakr, 'Umar & the Emigrants. Nor do I believe that the deeds of such a person are accepted." (Manaqib Ahmad, Page. 162)
15. In the very beginning of his Kashf Mushkil Hadith al-Sahihayn in four volumes, in print, Ibn al-Jawzi mentions the anecdote of a Rafidi asking a Sunni:
"Who is nobler than five under a cloak, the sixth of whom is Gibril?" (in reference to the established hadith wherein the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), gathered Sayyida Fatima, her two sons & her husband under his cloak) whereupon the Sunni replied: "Two in the cave, the third of whom is Allah" (in reference to the verse of Qur'an & hadith of the Prophet & Abu Bakr in the cave on the way to Madina).
16. In Nazm al-Mutanathir min al-Hadith al-Mutawatir, al-Alim al-Rabbani, al-Sayyid Muhammad Jafar al-Idrisi al-Kattani (d. 1927) mentioned:
"The Ahadith on the Afdhaliyya of Abu Bakr over the Sahaba are mutawatir by meaning." (Nazm al-Mutanathir min al-Hadith al-Mutawatir Page 202)
He quotes Qastallani's Irshad al-Saari Baab Tafadhul Ahl al-Iman fi al-A'man from the Book of Imaan who quotes Ijma' of Ahl al-Sunnah on this. He also quotes Ibn Hajar from al-Sawa'i al-Muhriqa & Ibn Taymiyya from al-Wassiyyat al-Kubra who mention that it the reports are mutawatir.
17. al-Sayyid Yusuf al-Nabhani quotes Fatawa Ibn Hajar, in his al-Sharaf al-Mu'abbad, who says in its khatima:
"It has been soundly narrated from Ali himself: the best of people after the Prophet is Abu Bakr then Umar & then someone else... it is from this that the Ahl al-Sunnah from the Sahabah, Tabiun & those after them agree (ijma) that Abu Bakr is absolutely excellent among all Sahabah & then Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)." (al-Sharaf al-Mu'abbad, Page 207)
18. Imam Yusuf bin Ismail an-Nabhani mentions that Ibn Hajar was questioned on another occasion whether the excellence of one over the other among the four was qat'iyya or Ijtihadiyya to which he replied that:
"The excellence of Abu Bakr over all is Mujma' alayh among Ahl al-Sunnah & there is no dispute in this & consensus implies qata'." (al-Sharaf al-Mu'abbad, Page 208)
19. Imam Sha'rani quotes Abu Bakr al-Ayyash in his Minan who said:
"If Abu Bakr, Umar & Ali ever came to me for something, I would attend Ali first for his close relation with the Messenger of Allah & I would prefer falling from the sky to the earth over giving Ali preference (in fadhila) over the two". (al-Sharaf al-Mu'abbad, Page 209)
20. Shaykh Nabhani quotes a hadith from Musnad al-Bazzar from Usayd bin Safwan in which the demise of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) & Ali's words in his manaqib are narrated. Sayyiduna Ali directly speaking to the former on his deathbed after his demise calls him:
21. It is written in renowned Islamic Fiqh books, Fatawa Khulasa & Khazanat al-Musannifin, that:
"Anyone, who claims that Hazrat Maula Ali (karam Allahu wajhu) is superior to all companions, is a heretic & a wrongdoer."
22. It is stated in Fateh al-Qadeer, Sharah "Hidaya" & Hashiyyah on "Tabi'een al-Salamah" that:
"Anyone, who prefers Maula Ali above the other three rightly guided Caliphs, is a misled."
23. It is also written in the following Fiqh books "Bada'eh", "Bazaziyyah”, "Asabah", "Fan al-Sa'ani", "al-Haf al-Abrar wal-Basair", "Fatawa Qurwiyyah" & "Waqiat al-Muftiyyin", & all these books have quoted references from another most authentic & renowned Fiqh book "Fatawa Khulasa", that:
"Anyone, who prefers Hazrat Maula Ali (karam Allahu wajhu) over them (Shaykhain) is a misled & heretic."
24. It is mentioned in another authentic & most renowned Fiqh book "Majma al-Anhar", Sharah (a commentary) on the book "Multaqi al-Abhar", that:
"Tafdhili, those who prefer Hazrat Maula Ali (karam Allahu wajhu) above the other three Caliphs are misled." (Majma' al Anhar - Printed in Istanbul, Vol 1, Page 105)
25. Sayyiduna Meer Abdul Wahid Hussayni Zaidi Wasti Bilgraami has written in his "Sabaa Sanabil Sharif":
After Hazrat Abu Bakr comes the excellence of Hazrat Umar, then Hazrat Usman & then Hazrat Ali. He who does not accept Hazrat Ali as the Khalifa is from the Kharijees & he who regards him (Hazrat Ali) to be more excellent than Hazrat Abu Bakr & Umar is from the Raafdhis. (Sab'a Sanabil, Page 10)
He, who believes that Sayyiduna Ali or any other companion is more superior above Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, is misguided from the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah. The true Love for Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) will only & only be valid & beneficial when his teachings, Aqida & Iman is also followed. The Ahl al-Bayt should themselves talk more often about the tafdil of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) as this is mass-narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (karam Allahu wajhu) himslef & a sunnah of his.
& Allah Most high alone gives guidance!!
Gems of Wisdom Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu):
- Two & a half dirham from a hundred is the Zakah (poor tax) belonging to the poor amongst the people of the World while the Zakah of the Siddiques is to give their entire wealth to charity.
- Extend your charity with humbleness towards the poor for to give charity happily is a sign of acceptance.
- Wealth cannot be gained by simply wishing for it, nor is youth gained by dying or coloring one's hair, neither can one gain health without medication.
- Justice & fairness is good, nay it is better.
- It is necessary to ask forgiveness for one’s sins, nay it is absolutely necessary.
- Do not bury me in new clothes. The rights of the living & needy is greater upon it.
- Keep your mouths closed from complaints & vulgarity. By keeping your mouths closed one obtains solitude.
- Strange are the passing of time yet stranger are the conditions of wanton carelessness (i.e. In remembrance of the Supreme Creator (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala)
- Adopt abstention, for abstention is profitable & do good deeds, for good deeds are highly accepted in the court of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala).
- Weep for the days gone by in which you have but earned little rewards.
- Weeping is for the day in which you have wasted without any good deeds being done.
- There is no trouble in patience & there is no benefit in complaining.
- Do not kill any woman, children or cripple.
- Do not cut down a fruit bearing tree.
- Do not be lavish or miserly.
- Striving against the enemies (Kuffar) is regarded as a small striving while striving against one’s (Nafs) desires is regarded as a great striving (Jihad al-Akbar).
- Fear of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) is likened to knowledge while being oblivious of your Creator (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) is likened to ignorance.
- Ikhlas (good conduct) is: when one does not require reward in exchange for a good deed.
- Whosoever gets involved in the work of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) then Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) gets involved in his work.
- Man is weak, yet it is astonishing that he is insistent in disobeying the commands of the Almighty Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala).
- He should know that his heart is empty of Faith (Iman) when good advice has no avail upon him.
- Worship & prayer is a career, It’s business premises is the creation, The fear of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) is it's wealth & it’s profits is Paradise.
- It is difficult to be patient but to waste the rewards for patience is worse.
- Strange are the passing of time yet stranger is the fact when one does not notice this.
- Life comes to pass yet Death is very much closer.
- To seek forgiveness in old age is good but to seek it when young is better.
- To forgive the rich is good but to forgive the poor is better.
- Sin committed by a young person is bad but an old person committing sin is worse.
- Being an accomplice by ignorance is bad, knowingly being an accomplice is worse.
- Laziness in worship by the general public is bad, but a knowledgeable person or a seeker of knowledge showing laziness is worse.
- The pride of the rich is bad but the pride of the person in need is worse.
- Humility shown by the poor is good but humility shown by the rich is better.
- Sajdah of Sahw (Prostration if a mistake is made in Salah) completes Salah if a minor mistake is made. Sadqah-e-Fitr completes one’s Fast, Fidya completes one’s Hajj & Jihad completes one’s Iman (Faith).
- Those that do not have the strength to cry then they should show mercy upon that person who cries.
- Stop complaining & you would be blessed with a good life.
- Cry on that day when you realize that life has passed you by & you have not done any good deeds.
- Nobody wishes for death except that person who has complete confidence on his good deeds.
- It is compulsory for the one questioned to answer & to give an excellent reply shows superb ethics & morals.
- There is a perception as to the rewards for every virtue except patience, for patience is that virtue whose reward is unknown (Infinite).
- A thankful person is very close to safety.
- True generosity is to remove the burdens of Creation & place it upon one’s own shoulders.
- Good manner is not to ask for rewards in exchange for good deeds. Leave the World for the Hereafter & leave the Hereafter to Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) Most High.
- You are busy pursuing the comforts & luxuries to make your life comfortable in this World while the World is in earnest preparation to expel you from her.
- It does not benefit the tongue to speak of the losses incurred upon a person’s Worldly investments.
- No person with knowledge has ever claimed godhead by comparison to those with immense wealth.
- Whenever one goes to offer his condolences to the bereaving family then one should say - Adopt patience for there is no calamity in it & do not cry for there is no benefit in it. Remember the Messenger of Allah & the great loss sustained through his departure from this World & your misfortune shall seem small in comparison.
- The redness of gold & the "pallor of saffron" has destroyed women. (p.s.: Take heed "redness of gold" & "pallor of saffron” are used figuratively & could stand for rich make-up & to laugh instinctively)
- Those people, who demised at the beginning of the early days of Islam, are very fortunate.
- If only I was a strand of hair on a Mu'min’s (believer) chest.
- Oh! People! Be modest in the presence of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala). Thereafter in your actions or deeds think of the omnipotence of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) then continue with fear & modesty. I swear by Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) that whenever I present myself in front of him with any need or desire, I bow my head in modesty.
- When speaking then talk precisely. That speech is only beneficial which could be listened to with ease. Long speeches tend to bore people who then lose an element of the subject matter.
- Knowledge is the legacy of the Prophets (alaihis salaam) while wealth is the legacy of the Kuf'far, the likes of which are Fir’oun & Qaroon etc.
- The life of a dead heart is knowledge. The life of knowledge is the search of it.
- Rising early in the morning surpasses the beauty of the rooster thus becoming a reason for repentance & forgiveness.
- Those 'Ulama are the enemies of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) who seek only the rich while those wealthy are the friends of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) who seek the 'Ulama.
- Always hold the tip of your tongue & say, you have entrapped me in many places.
- When the camel's bridle falls then one gets down & picks it up. The question never arises to ask somebody else to do it. (p.s. endeavour to do things on your own without relying on others to do it for you)
- When a servant of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) marvels at the beauty of this material World then Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) becomes his enemy until he isolates himself from that beauty.
- Alas! If only I were a tree so that I could be chopped down & eaten. (The reason for such an extreme is the status of fear & sorrow overpowering it)
- The heart is the acceptor of advice, Remember! Keep no one more beloved or closer than death.
- Those people are not preferred who relinquish the Hereafter for the World but inclination is towards those who give preference to both the World & the Hereafter.
- Make amends for your wrong doings with zeal & replace your bad deeds with good deeds.
- That amount of knowledge which creates fear of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) Almighty is only necessary for a believer (Mo'min).
- The foundation for all a persons troubles is his speech.
- A believers fear & hope when weighed would be equal.
- When an honourable person obtains knowledge it humbles him & when a legislator obtains knowledge he becomes proud.
- It is better to be alone than to sit in bad company while it is better to keep & be in good company than be alone.
- A seeker of knowledge shows excesses in age while a seeker of the World show a high handedness in knowledge.
- Hadzat Junayd (radi Allahu anhu) says that among the sayings of the Companion of the Holy Prophet regarding Tawheed "oneness of Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala)" the saying of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddique Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) is the most excellent & he said this: There is no other road created besides submission/humility & helplessness for the creation & Allah (Subhanuhu wa Ta'ala) is most high, most pure.
- If any good deeds, for whatsoever reason is unaccomplished, then endeavour to accomplish it & if a good deed is accomplished then make an effort to accomplish more.
- When good advice does not affect a change in ones ways then know this that, ones heart is empty from Iman (Faith).
- The strength of knowledge when it surpasses the boundaries gives birth to deceit, cunningness & when it is deficient or worthless then it gives birth to stupidity & gullibility.
Following are Twenty Two (22) Ahadith (Sacred Traditions) out of many, in accordance to the 22nd Jumada al-Aakhir, the date of his Wisaal (passing away), chosen to be read, memorized & shared for whoever desires piety. I ask Allah to benefit us by connection to him & to gather us & you in the Dar Al-Zalafa (the house of proximity) with him, with Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) O Allah accept, O Allah accept, O Allah accept.
1. Shaykh Ibn 'Abdi Rabbihi narrates in his book Bahjat al-Majaalis that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has said:
"A throne will be placed near the siraat (bridge) on the Day of Judgement. An Angel will appear & will stand on its first step. The Angel will announce, "O Muslims! Those who have recognized me have indeed recognized me & those who have not then they should know that I am the Maalik of the hellfire. I have been ordered by Allah to hand over the keys of hell to Muhammad & Muhammad has ordered me to hand over the keys to Abu Bakr. Yes! Yes! Bear witness! Bear Witness!"
Then a second Angel will come & will stand on the second step of the throne & will say, "O Muslims! Those who have recognized me have indeed recognized me & those who have not then they should know that I am Ridwan of Jannah . I have been ordered by Allah to hand over the keys of paradise to Muhammad & it is the order of Muhammad that I hand over the keys to Abu Bakr. Yes! Yes! Bear witness! Bear Witness!"
(This hadith has also been mentioned by Allama Ibrahim bin Abdullah al-Madani al-Shafi’i in the seventh chapter, Al-Tahqiq fi Fadli Al-Siddiq, in his book, Al-Iktifa Fi Fadli al-Arba’ati al-Khulafa.)
2. Ameer al-Mu'mineen Umar al-Farooq (radi Allahu anhu) narrated that:
When the Prophet of Allah asked us to give Sadaqah, I had much wealth that day. I said to myself that if I was to surpass Abu Bakr Siddiq, then this is the day. I brought half of my wealth to the Prophet. The Prophet asked, "What have you left for you family?" I said, "I have left some for them." "But how much?" the Prophet asked. I replied, "The same amount."
Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) came with all of his wealth. The Prophet asked, "What have you left for your family?" He replied, "I have kept for them (the support of) Allah & His Prophet."
Sayyiduna Umar (radi Allahu anhu) said, "I will never compete with Abu Bakr."
(Narrated by Darimi, Abu Da'ud, Tirmidhi & said that this is a Hassan & Sahih Hadith. Also narrated by Nasa’i, ibn Abi ‘Asim, ibn Shahin in his Sunnan, Hakim in Mustadrik, Abu Nu'aym in al-Hilya, Baihaqi in Sunan & Diya in al-Mukhtar. All narrated from Ameer al-Mu'mineen Umar radi Allahu anhu.)
3. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"No wealth has benefited me much like the wealth of Abu Bakr." Hearing this Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) cried & said: "No one owns my life or my wealth except you O Messenger of Allah!" (Narrated by Ahmad in his Musnad, through a Sahih chain, from Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu). (Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, narrated from Abu Hurairah (radi Allahu anhu), (Al-Maktab al-Islamiy, Beirut), Vol. 2, Page 253)
4. Sayyidah Aa'isha (radi Allahu anha) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Allah & the believers deny those who dispute over you O Abu Bakr."
5. Sayyiduna 'Ikramah ibn ‘Amar reports from Iyas ibn Salamah ibn Al-Ikawa' from his father that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Abu Bakr is the best of my nation after me, except if there would be a prophet." (Ibn 'Addi, Al-Tabarani in Al-Kabir & others)
6. Sayyiduna Ibn 'Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) reports that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Abu Bakr is my companion, my friend in the cave, so know him for this. If I were to take a bosom friend I would have taken Abu Bakr." ('Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmed in Zawid Al-Musnad, Al-Daylami & others)
7. Sayyidah Aa'isha (radi Allahu anha) reports that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Abu Bakr is from me & I am from him. Abu Bakr is my brother in the world & the afterlife." (Al-Daylami)
8. Sayyidah Aa'isha (radi Allahu anha) reports that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Allah has given salvation to Abu Bakr from the fire." (Abu Nu'aym)
9. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Jibrail came to me & took me by the hand then showed me the door of paradise from which my nation will enter." Abu Bakr said, "I would love to be with you when you see it." He replied, "As for you O Abu Bakr you shall be the first of my nation to enter paradise." (Sunan Abi Dawood, Vol. 4, Page 213, Hadith 4652)
10. Sayyiduna Ali (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Jibrail came to me I asked, "Who shall I emigrate with?" He said, “Abu Bakr he will lead your nation after you and he is the best of your nation." (Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 11, Page 551, Hadith 32588)
11. Sayyiduna Ibn 'Umar (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Jibrail came to me & said, "O Muhammad, Allah has ordered you to consult Abu Bakr." (Fawa'id Tamam al-Razi, Vol. 2, Page 183, Hadith 1478)
12. Sayyiduna Abu Al-Darda (radi Allahu anhu) said:
“The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) saw a man walking in front of Abu Bakr, so he said to him, "Do you walk ahead of a man & he is better than you? Indeed Abu Bakr is better than anything what the sun has risen or set upon." (Fada'il as-Sahaba li Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol. 1, Page 154, Hadith 137)
Taken from Abu Nu’aym, on the virtue of the companions, who narrates as follows,
"Do you walk ahead of him and he is better than you?" "Do you not know that the sun has not risen or set upon anyone better than Abu Bakr except the Prophets & the Messengers?" (Hilyat al-Auliya, Vol. 2, Page 325, Hadith 4421)
13. Sayyiduna Amr ibn Al-'Aas (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"The woman I love the most is Aa'isha & from the men is Abu Bakr." (Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 12, Page 133, Hadith 34350)
14. Sayyidah Aa'isha (radi Allahu anha) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Call Abu Bakr (your father) & your brother so I can dictate a letter - as I fear the claim of one who says, "I am first." Allah & the believers do not accept (for Caliphate) anyone, except Abu Bakr."(Sahih Muslim, Vol. 4, Page 1857, Hadith 2387)
15. Sayyiduna Samarah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
“I was instructed to consult Abu Bakr first." (Fada'il as-Sahaba li Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol. 1, Page 404, Hadith 623)
16. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'eed (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Allah gave a servant the choice between the world & what is with him, so the servant chose what Allah has." Abu Bakr wept, he said, "O Abu Bakr do not weep you are the most faithful of the people in your companionship & your wealth. If I were to take a bosom friend other than my Lord I would have taken Abu Bakr as a friend & moreover the brotherhood of Islam is friendship. Do not leave an open door in the masjid except for the door of Abu Bakr." (Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 1, Page 100, Hadith 466)
17. Sayyiduna Mu’adh (radi Allahu anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Allah the Exalted dislikes, in heaven, that Abu Bakr is offended." (Fada'il as-Sahaba li Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Vol. 1, Page 421, Hadith 659)
18. Sayyiduna Samarah narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:
"Abu Bakr has the first opinion & his sound opinion is a share of Prophethood." (Tabarani, Mu'jam al-Kabeer, Vol. 7, Page 260, Hadith 7057)
19. Sayyiduna Anas (Radi Allahu Anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said to Sayyiduna Hassan ibn Sabit (radi Allahu anhu),
“Do you have anything on Abu Bakr?” He said: "Yes." He replies, "Speak so I can hear." He replies,
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) smiled until his molars showed then said, "O Hassan! He is as you said." (Tabaqat al-Kubra li Ibn Sa'ad, Vol. 3, Page 129, Hadith 3252)
20. It is narrated by Hibr-ul-Ummah, Sayyiduna 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) that:
"Once the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & his companions went into a pond. The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Everybody swim to his closest friend." So they all did & then only the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) were left. Rasulullah moved towards Sayyiduna Abu Bakr embraced him & said, "If I were to make anyone my Khalil it would be Abu Bakr however he is my closest friend." (Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, Vol. 11, Page 621, Hadith 11676)
21. Sayyiduna Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) has narrated:
"Once we were present in the service of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) when he said: "Right now, a person is about to appear in front of you who has been made the best & most noble after me & his intercession will be like the intercession of the Prophets. We were present & then we saw that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (radi Allahu anhu) appeared. The Prophet of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) stood up, kissed him & then embraced him." (Tarikh-e-Baghdad, Vol. 3, Page 124, Hadith 1141)
22. Sayyiduna 'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) narrates:
"I saw the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) standing with the Leader of the Believers, Sayyiduna Ali, when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr arrived. The Beloved Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) greeted him, embraced him & kissed him on the face. Sayyiduna 'Ali said, "The Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) kissed the face of Abu Bakr" The Blessed Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) replied, "O Abul Hassan The status of Abu Bakr in my court is similar to my status in the court of Allah." (Ar-Riyad an-Nadra fi Manaqib al-'Ashara, Vol. 1, Page 76)
The priest then said,
"So listen carefully: The Final Prophet, Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), has arrived, & he is from your tribe. If it wasn’t for him, Allah wouldn't have created the Earth, the Heavens, or even another prophet. He’s the leader of whatever came first & whatever comes last. O Abu Bakr! Soon you’ll join this deen & become both a minister & a viceroy of it. This is the dream's interpretation. Listen too, that I’ve read the praise of this Prophet in the Torah & in the Bible & I've already brought Imaan upon him & accepted Islam - only I haven’t revealed this yet to the Christians out of fear."
Hearing this, the love for the Holy Prophet began to grow within Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique (radi Allahu anhu) & he immediately headed back to Makkah, looked for the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) & cooled his eyes with his blessed sight.
The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) saw him & said, "Abu Bakr! You’ve come. Now quickly enter the religion of truth."
Hazrat Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) respectfully replied, "Fine, but I’d like to see a miracle."
The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "Whatever you saw in Syria & it's interpretation by the priest, was solely my miracle."
Hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) replied,
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