[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, "Who follows you in your commands?" He replied, "Free people and slaves," meaning Abu Bakr and Bilal. And Umar used to say after that, "Indeed, I have seen myself as the fourth pillar of Islam."
أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ تَابَعَكَ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ هَذَا؟ قَالَ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالًا وَكَانَ عَمْرٌو يَقُولُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَإِنِّيلَرُبُعُ الْإِسْلَامِ