ʿUmar used to say, "Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief," meaning Bilal.
كَانَ عُمَرُ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَيِّدُنَا وَأَعْتَقَ سَيِّدَنَا يَعْنِي بِلاَلاً
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