[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was descending in 'Ukaz. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, who follows you in this matter?" He said, "Two free men and a slave: Abu Bakr and Bilal." I embraced Islam at that moment. As for the narration of Abu 'Amr  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ بِعُكَاظٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ قَالَ «اتْبَعْنِي عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ حُرٌّ وَعَبْدٌ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ» قَالَ فَأَسْلَمْتُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ  

[Machine] Thana Shaddad ibn Abdullah, Abu Ammar, and he had met a group of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Abu Umarah said to Amr ibn Abasa, "O Amr ibn Abasa, by what do you claim that you possess one-fourth of Islam?" So he mentioned the Hadith in its entirety.  

ثنا شَدَّادُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبُو عَمَّارٍ وَكَانَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ يَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَبَسَةَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَدَّعِي أَنَّكَ رُبُعُ الْإِسْلَامِ؟ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ  

[Machine] "Abu Bakr was our leader, our best and most beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he adhered to their conditions and did not contradict them according to the conditions of Bukhari and Muslim."  

«كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَيِّدَنَا وَخَيْرَنَا وَأَحَبَّنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط البخاري ومسلم  

[Machine] "And he said, by Allah, I have never been eager for leadership, neither day nor night, nor have I desired it. I have never asked Allah, Almighty and Glorious, for it, neither secretly nor openly. But I feared Fitnah (trials and tribulations), and I am not at ease with leadership. However, I have been entrusted with a great task, for which I have no strength or capability except by relying on the strength and might of Allah, Almighty and Glorious. If I had wished, the Muslims would have accepted my leadership today. The Muhajirun (those who migrated from Mecca to Medina), accepted what I said and did not object to it. Ali and Zubair also did not express anger, except because we were deprived of participating in the consultation. We believe that after the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr is the most deserving of leadership. He was the companion of the cave and the second of the two, and we are well aware of his nobility and greatness. Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed him to lead the people in prayer while he was alive."  

وَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلَا لَيْلَةً قَطُّ وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا اللَّهَ ﷻ فِي سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَمَا لِي فِي الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قُلِّدْتُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا مَا لِي بِهِ مِنْ طَاقَةٍ وَلَا يَدَ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ اللَّهِ ﷻ وَلَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِي الْيَوْمَ فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لِأَنَّا قَدْ أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لِصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ بِشَرَفِهِ وَكِبَرِهِ «وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ»  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, the Ansar said: A leader from among us and a leader from among you. ‘Umar went to them and said: O Ansar, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer? Which of you would like himself to be given precedence over Abu Bakr? The Ansar said: We seek refuge with Allah from being given precedence over Abu Bakr. (Using translation from Aḥmad 133)  

لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُمْ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ» فَأَيُّكُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ نَتَقَدَّمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] "They indeed struck the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until he fainted. Abu Bakr stood up and started calling out, saying, 'Woe to you! Are you killing a man just because he says, 'My Lord is Allah?' They asked, 'Who is this?' He said, 'He is the son of Abu Quhafa, the madman.'"  

لَقَدْ ضَرَبُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَتَّى غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يُنَادِي وَيَقُولُ وَيْلَكُمْ أَتَقْتُلُونَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَقُولَ رَبِّي اللَّهُ؟ قَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالُوا هَذَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ الْمَجْنُونُ  

[Machine] He informed him that he heard Suraqah ibn Ju'shum say, "The messengers of the disbelieving Quraysh came to us, attributing a debt to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Abu Bakr. They said that whoever kills either of them, the murderer will be demanded a compensation, and whoever captures them alive, they will be demanded a ransom."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ سُرَاقَةَ بْنَ جُعْشُمٍ يَقُولُ «جَاءَتْنَا رُسُلُ كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ يَجْعَلُونَ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَفِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ دِيَةً وَلِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمَا فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا دِيَةٌ أَوْ أَسَرَهُمَا»  

[Machine] I heard Ali say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ preceded and surpassed Abu Bakr and Umar by three. Then he said, 'Then we faced a trial, and Allah forgives whom He wills.'"  

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا يَقُولُ «سَبَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَثَنَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَثَلَّثَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ خَطَبَتْنَا فِتْنَةٌ وَيَعْفُو اللَّهُ عَمَّنْ يَشَاءُ»  

When ʿUmar bin al Khattab ؓ was placed on his bier, the people gathered around him, praying and invoking blessings upon him before [the bier] was lifted up, and I was among them. No one alarmed me except a man who seized me by the shoulder from behind. I turned and saw that it was ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ . He prayed for mercy for ‘Umar ؓ , then he said: You have not left behind anyone more dear to me, with the like of whose deeds I would hope to meet Allah, than you. By Allah, I think that Allah will most certainly join you to your two companions, and that is because I often heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, ʿAbu Bakr, ʿUmar and I went; Abu Bakr, ʿUmar and I came in; Abu Bakr, ‘Umar and I went out.” So I think that Allah will most certainly join you to them. (Using translation from Aḥmad 898)   

أَنْ يَجْعَلَكَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى مَعَ صَاحِبَيْكَ وَذَلِكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أَكْثَرَ أَنْ أَسْمَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «ذَهَبْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَدَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَخَرَجْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ» وَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَكَ اللَّهُ مَعَهُمَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque with one hand on Abu Bakr and the other on Umar, saying, "This is how we will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment." Sa'id bin Muslimah al-Qurashi is a weak narrator.  

دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمَسْجِدَ وَإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَالْأُخْرَى عَلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ «هَكَذَا نُبْعَثُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» سعيد بن مسلمة القرشي ضعيف  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The first person from whom the earth will split open is me, then Abu Bakr, then Umar, then I will come to the people of Baqi, and the earth will split open for them, and I will be sent between them.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ أَنَا ثُمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ آتِي أَهْلَ الْبَقِيعِ فَتَنْشَقُ عَنْهُمْ فَأُبْعَثُ بَيْنَهُمْ»  

It was narrated from Abu Salih al-Hanafi that It was said to ‘Ali and Abu Bakr ؓ on the day of Badr. Jibreel is with one of you and Mikaʿeel is with the other, and Israfeel, a mighty angel, is present at the fight - or he said, is present in the ranks. (Using translation from Aḥmad 1257)   

لِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلِأَبِي بَكْرٍ «مَعَ أَحَدِكُمَا جِبْرِيلُ وَمَعَ الْآخَرِ مِيكَائِيلُ وَإِسْرَافِيلُ مَلَكٌ عَظِيمٌ يَشْهَدُ الْقِتَالَ وَيَكُونُ فِي الصَّفِّ»  

[Machine] "While I was at Badr, a strong wind blew and I had never seen anything like it before. Then it stopped, and another strong wind blew that I had never seen before except for the one that came before it. Then it stopped, and another strong wind blew that I had never seen before except for the one that came before it. The first wind was Gabriel, who came down with a thousand angels accompanying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The second wind was Michael, who came down with a thousand angels on the right of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with Abu Bakr on his right. The third wind was Israfil, who came down with a thousand angels from the left of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I was with him on the left. When Allah Almighty defeated His enemies, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ carried me on his horse and it shot off, causing me to fall on my back. I called upon Allah, and He held me. When I regained my posture, I struck with my hand at the people, until this wound of mine started to bleed." And he pointed towards his armpit.  

«بَيْنَمَا أَنَا أَمْتَحُ مِنْ قَلِيبِ بَدْرٍ إِذْ جَاءَتْ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ لَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَتْ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ لَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ إِلَّا الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا ثُمَّ ذَهَبَتْ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ رِيحٌ شَدِيدَةٌ لَمْ أَرَ مِثْلَهَا قَطُّ إِلَّا الَّتِي كَانَتْ قَبْلَهَا فَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ الْأُولَى جِبْرِيلَ نَزَلَ فِي أَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ الثَّانِيَةُ مِيكَائِيلَ نَزَلَ فِي أَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَنْ يَمِينِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَكَانَتِ الرِّيحُ الثَّالِثَةُ إِسْرَافِيلَ نَزَلَ فِي أَلْفٍ مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَنْ مَيْسَرَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي الْمَيْسَرَةِ فَلَمَّا هَزَمَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْدَاءَهُ حَمَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى فَرَسِهِ فَجَرَتْ بِي فَوَقَعْتُ عَلَى عَقِبِي فَدَعَوْتُ اللَّهَ ﷻ فَأَمْسَكَنِي فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَيْتُ عَلَيْهَا طَعَنْتُ بِيَدِي هَذِهِ فِي الْقَوْمِ حَتَّى اخْتَضَبَ هَذَا مِنِّي دَمًا» وَأَشَارَ إِلَى إِبْطِهِ  

[Machine] I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he looked towards Abu Bakr and Umar and said, "These are the hearing and sight."  

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَقَالَ «هَذَانِ السَّمْعُ وَالْبَصَرُ»  

[Machine] From the words of Allah, Exalted and Glorified be He: "Indeed, Allah is his Protector and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers." (Surah At-Tahrim, 4). Abu Umaamah narrated to me that just as Allah said, "Allah is his Protector and Gabriel and the righteous of the believers," Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) are also so. This hadith has a sound chain of narration and Musa bin Umayr did not exclude them.  

عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ {فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَاهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ} [التحريم 4] قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ «اللَّهُ مَوْلَاهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَالِحُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ» صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ موسى بن عمير واه  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If you follow Abu Bakr, you will find him ascetic in this worldly life and eager for the Hereafter. If you follow Umar, you will find him strong and trustworthy, and he will not lead you astray in matters concerning Allah, the Most High. And if you follow Ali, you will find him a guide and a rightly guided leader, who will lead you on the right path."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنْ تُوَلُّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ زَاهِدًا فِي الدُّنْيَا رَاغِبًا فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَإِنْ تُوَلُّوا عُمَرَ تَجِدُوهُ قَوِيًّا أَمِينًا لَا تَأْخُذُهُ فِي اللَّهِ تَعَالَى لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ وَإِنْ تُوَلُّوا عَلِيًّا تَجِدُوهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا يَسْلُكُ بِكُمُ الطَّرِيقَ»  

[Machine] They said, "O Messenger of Allah, if you appoint a successor over us?" He said, "If I appoint a caliph over you and you disobey him, you will be afflicted with punishment." They said, "If you appoint Abu Bakr as a successor over us?" He said, "If I appoint him as a successor over you, you will find him strong in the matter of Allah but weak in his body." They said, "If you appoint Umar as a successor over us?" He said, "If I appoint him as a successor over you, you will find him strong and trustworthy, and you will hold no blame against him in matters related to Allah." They said, "If you appoint Ali as a successor over us?" He said, "Indeed, if you do not do what he commands, then if you do, you will find him as a guide and guided one who follows the straight path with you." This is Uthman bin Umair, he is also known as Abu al-Yaqdhan. Weakness diminished him.  

قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا؟ قَالَ «إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْ عَلَيْكُمْ خَلِيفَةً فَتَعْصُوهُ يَنْزِلْ بِكُمُ الْعَذَابُ» قَالُوا لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَالَ «إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْهُ عَلَيْكُمْ تَجِدُوهُ قَوِيًّا فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ضَعِيفًا فِي جَسَدِهِ» قَالُوا لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا عُمَرَ قَالَ «إِنْ أَسْتَخْلِفْهُ عَلَيْكُمْ تَجِدُوهُ قَوِيًّا أَمِينًا لَا تَأْخُذُهُ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةُ لَائِمٍ» قَالُوا لَوِ اسْتَخْلَفْتَ عَلَيْنَا عَلِيًّا قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا وَإِنْ تَفْعَلُوا تَجِدُوهُ هَادِيًا مَهْدِيًّا يَسْلُكً بِكُمُ الطَّرِيقَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ» عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ هَذَا هُوَ أَبُو الْيَقْظَانِ عثمان أبو اليقظان ضعفوه  

[Machine] "Abu Bakr and Umar."  

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الْأَمْرِ} [آل عمران 159] قَالَ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ  

One day the Prophet ﷺ said: Which of you had dream? A man said: It is I. I saw as though a scale descended from the sky. You and AbuBakr were weighed and you were heavier; AbuBakr and Umar were weighed and AbuBakr was heavier: Umar and Uthman were weighed and Umar was heavier; than the scale was taken up. we saw signs of dislike on the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4634)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ رُؤْيَا؟» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُزِنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحْتَ أَنْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرَجَحَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَوُزِنَ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ فَرَأَيْنَا الْكَرَاهِيَةَ فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray Fajr and then turn towards his companions and say, "Who among you had a dream last night?" One day, he prayed and then asked, "Who among you saw a dream?" A man replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I saw as if there was a scale from the sky, and you were placed in one side, while Abu Bakr was placed in the other side. You outweighed Abu Bakr, then you were lifted and Abu Bakr was left in his place." Then, Umar bin Khattab was brought and placed in the other side of the scale. Umar outweighed Abu Bakr, so Abu Bakr was lifted and Umar was left in his place. Then, Uthman was brought and placed in the other side of the scale. Umar outweighed Uthman, so Uthman was lifted and Umar was left in his place. Then, the scale changed and the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned serious. He said, "The Caliphate after prophethood will last for thirty years, then it will become a monarchy." Sa'id bin Jumhan said to me, Sufaynah, "Hold onto my years, which are the years of Abu Bakr and the ten years of Umar, and the twelve years of Uthman, and the six years of Ali, all of them." And these narrations have been authentically attributed to the Prophet ﷺ . Adh-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his summary.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى الصُّبْحَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى اللَّيْلَةَ رُؤْيَا؟» قَالَ فَصَلَّى ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ «أَيُّكُمْ رَأَى رُؤْيَا؟» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا رَأَيْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَأَنَّ مِيزَانًا دُلِّيَ بِهِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَوُضِعْتَ فِي كِفَّةٍ وَوُضِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ كِفَّةٍ أُخْرَى فَرَجَحْتَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرُفِعْتَ وَتُرِكَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَكَانَهُ فَجِيءَ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَوُضِعَ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الْأُخْرَى فَرَجَحَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَرُفِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَجِيءَ بِعُثْمَانَ فَوُضِعَ فِي الْكِفَّةِ الْأُخْرَى فَرَجَحَ عُمَرُ بِعُثْمَانَ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ عُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ وَرُفِعَ الْمِيزَانُ قَالَ فَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ «خِلَافَةُ النُّبُوَّةِ ثَلَاثُونَ عَامًا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا» قَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُمْهَانَ فَقَالَ لِي سَفِينَةُ «أَمْسِكْ سَنَتْي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعَشْرَ عُمَرَ وَاثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ عُثْمَانَ وَسِتَّ عَلِيٍّ أَجْمَعِينَ» وَقَدْ أُسْنِدَتْ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَاتُ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ مَرْفُوعًا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

Last night a good man had a vision in which Abu Bakr seemed to be joined to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ‘Umar to Abu Bakr, and ‘Uthman to ‘Umar. Jabir said: When we got up and left the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we said: The good man is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and that their being joined together means that they are the rulers over this matter with which Allah has sent His Prophet ﷺ. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by Yunus and Shu’aib, but they did not mention ‘Amr b. Aban. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4636)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «أُرِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ صَالِحٌ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ نِيطَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنِيطَ عُمَرُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَنِيطَ عُثْمَانُ بِعُمَرَ» قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قُلْنَا الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَمَّا مَا ذُكِرَ مِنْ نَوْطِ بَعْضِهِمْ بَعْضًا فَهُمْ وُلَاةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ الَّذِي بَعَثَ اللَّهُ بِهِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ وَلِعَاقِبَةِ «هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» صحيح  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "The caliphate is in Medina, and the kingdom is in Sham (Syria)." Authenticated by Sulaiman ibn Abi Sulaiman, and his father is unknown.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «الْخِلَافَةُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَالْمُلْكُ بِالشَّامِ» صَحِيحٌ سليمان بن أبي سليمان وأبوه مجهولان  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr, who married me to his daughter and carried me to the place of emigration."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «رَحِمَ اللَّهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ زَوَّجَنِي ابْنَتَهُ وَحَمَلَنِي إِلَى دَارِ الْهِجْرَةِ»  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the year of the conquest, he saw women hitting the faces of horses with their veils. He smiled at Abu Bakr and asked, 'Oh Abu Bakr, what did Hassaan ibn Thabit say?' So Abu Bakr recited: 'I have lost my sense of satisfaction in my daughter unless they see her arousing the interest of neck muscles as if they were arguing in haste. Women hitting them with their veils.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Enter from where Hassaan said to enter.'"  

لَمَّا دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ رَأَى النِّسَاءَ يَلْطِمْنَ وُجُوهَ الْخَيْلِ بِالْخُمُرِ فَتَبَسَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَيْفَ قَالَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ؟» فَأَنْشَدَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ [البحر الوافر] عَدِمْتُ بُنَيَّتِي إِنْ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا تُثِيرُ النَّقْعَ مِنْ كَتِفَيْ كَدَاءِ يُنَازِعْنَ الْأَعِنَّةَ مُسْرِعَاتٍ يَلُطِّمُهُنَّ بِالْخُمُرِ النِّسَاءُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «ادْخُلُوا مِنْ حَيْثُ قَالَ حَسَّانُ»  

[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ said, "A man from the people of Paradise will come to you." Then Abu Bakr came and greeted us, then he sat down.  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَطْلُعُ عَلَيْكُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ» فَأَطْلَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Gabriel came and taking me by the hand showed the gate of Paradise by which my people will enter. AbuBakr then said: Messenger of Allah! I wish I had been with you so that I might have looked at it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: You, AbuBakr, will be the first of my people to enter Paradise. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4652)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَخَذَ جِبْرِيلُ بِيَدِي فَأَرَانِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ الَّذِي تَدْخُلُ مِنْهُ أُمَّتِي فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ مَعَكَ حَتَّى أَرَاهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَمَا إِنَّكَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَدْخُلُهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] When Aisha's death approached, Khawlah bint Hakim came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Why don't you get married?" He asked, "Who?" She replied, "If you wish, a young virgin and if you wish, a widow." He asked, "Who is the young virgin? And who is the widow?" She said, "The young virgin is Aisha bint Abu Bakr, the most beloved creature of Allah to you. And the widow is Sauda bint Zam'ah."  

عَائِشَةُ لَمَّا مَاتَتْ خَدِيجَةُ جَاءَتْ خَوْلَةُ بِنْتُ حَكِيمٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ أَلَا تَزَوَّجُ؟ قَالَ «مَنْ؟» قَالَتْ إِنْ شِئْتَ بِكْرًا وَإِنْ شِئْتَ ثَيِّبًا قَالَ «وَمَنِ الْبِكْرُ؟ وَمَنِ الثَّيِّبُ؟» قَالَتْ أَمَّا الْبِكْرُ فَابْنَةُ أَحَبِّ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكَ عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَأَمَّا الثَّيِّبُ فَسَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ  

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "Who were the most beloved people to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?" She replied, "Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah."  

قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ أَيُّ النَّاسِ كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ ثُمَّ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ»  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ , and then Abu Bakr and Umar entered. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Praise be to Allah who supported me with both of you."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَطْلَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَيَّدَنِي بِكُمَا»  

[Machine] "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'I have intended to send men to different regions to teach people the Sunnahs and obligations, just as 'Isa bin Maryam sent his disciples.' It was said to him, 'What about Abu Bakr and 'Umar?' He replied, 'I cannot do without them, as they are part of the religion, like hearing and sight are.'"  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَبْعَثَ إِلَى الْآفَاقِ رِجَالًا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السُّنَنَ وَالْفَرَائِضَ كَمَا بَعَثَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ الْحَوَارِيِّينَ» قِيلَ لَهُ فَأَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَا غِنًى بِي عَنْهُمَا إِنَّهُمَا مِنَ الدِّينِ كَالسَّمْعِ وَالْبَصَرِ»  

[Machine] "When the verse (Surah Al-Hujurat, 49:3) was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ : 'Indeed, those who lower their voices before the Messenger of Allah are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for righteousness,' Abu Bakr said, 'I wish for myself to speak to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ only in secret like a dear brother.'"  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ امْتَحَنَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَى} [الحجرات 3] قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «فَآلَيْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي أَنْ لَا أُكَلِّمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا كَأَخِي السِّرَارِ»  

I was told that Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, how could we be in a good state after this verse: “It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), whosoever works evil, will have the recompense thereofʿ fan-Nisa' 4:123]? Will we be punished for every bad deed we do? There Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ʿMay Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr, do you not fall sick? Do you not get exhausted? Do you not feel sad? Don't calamities befall you?ʿ He said: Of course. He said: ʿThat is the recompense you are given.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 68)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلَاحُ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ} [النساء 123] فَكُلُّ سُوءٍ عَمِلْنَاهُ جُزِينَا بِهِ قَالَ «غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ» قَالَهُ ثَلَاثًا «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَلَسْتَ تَمْرَضُ أَلَسْتَ تَحْزَنُ أَلَسْتَ تَنْصَبُ أَلَسْتَ تُصِيبُكَ اللَّأْوَاءُ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَهُوَ مَا تُجْزَوْنَ بِهِ فِي الدُّنْيَا»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Follow those who come after me: Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the path of Ammar, and hold fast to the covenant of the son of the mother of Abdullah." Sahih.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْي عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ» صحيح  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Follow the footsteps of those who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the teachings of Ammar, and hold tight to the covenant of Ibn Umm Abd."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْيِ عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Follow those after me, Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the teachings of Ammar. And when Ibn Umm Abd speaks to you, believe him."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْيِ عَمَّارٍ وَإِذَا حَدَّثَكُمُ ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ فَصَدِّقُوهُ»  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Follow the footsteps of those who come after me; Abu Bakr and Umar."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَقَدْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Follow in the footsteps of those who came after me, namely Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the teachings of Ammar. Hold onto the covenant of Ibn Umme Abd. This is a hadith for the sake of narrating the virtues of the two honorable companions, and this chain of narration has been established from Ath-Thawri and Mas'ar Yahya al-Himmani. It has also been established from Mas'ar and Wakie', as well as Hafs ibn Umar al-Ayli. Then, [this hadith] was summarized in its narration from Ibn Uyaynah al-Humaidi and others. This chain of narration was established from Ibn Uyaynah to Ishaq bin Isa bin At-Tabbaa'. Thus, the authenticity of this hadith has been confirmed even though they did not mention it specifically, and we have found a supporting witness for it through a reliable chain of narration from Abdullah ibn Mas'ood."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْي عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ» هَذَا «حَدِيثٌ مِنْ أَجَلِّ مَا رُوِيَ فِي فَضَائِلِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَقَدْ أَقَامَ هَذَا الْإِسْنَادَ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَمِسْعَرٍ يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ وَأَقَامَهُ أَيْضًا عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ وَوَكِيعٍ وَحَفْصِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْأَيْلِيُّ ثُمَّ قَصَّرَ بِرِوَايَتِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ الْحُمَيْدِيِّ وَغَيْرِهِ وَأَقَامَ الْإِسْنَادَ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عِيسَى بْنِ الطَّبَّاعِ فَثَبَتَ بِمَا ذَكَرْنَا صِحَّةُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَقَدْ وَجَدْنَا لَهُ شَاهِدًا بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "Follow the path of those who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the teachings of Ammar, and hold fast to the covenant of Ibn Masood."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْيِ عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ» سنده واه  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, the preachers of the Ansar (the residents of Madinah) stood up. One of them said, "O migrants! Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to appoint a companion from among you along with a companion from amongst us, so we would see that in this matter, two men should be appointed, one from among you and the other from among us." The preachers of the Ansar continued to discuss this matter until Zaid bin Thabit stood up and said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was one of the migrants, and the Imam (leader) should also be from the migrants. As for us, we are his supporters, just as we were the supporters of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Abu Bakr then stood up and said, "May Allah reward you all, O people of Ansar, and may He make your words firm." Then he said, "If you had done otherwise, we would not have accepted your allegiance." Zaid bin Thabit then took Abu Bakr's hand and said, "This is your companion, so pledge your allegiance to him." They all pledged their allegiance to Abu Bakr and then left. When Abu Bakr sat on the pulpit, he looked at the faces of the people and did not see Ali. He asked about him, and some people from the Ansar brought Ali to him. Abu Bakr said, "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , did you intend to cause a fitnah (discord) among the Muslims?" Ali replied, "There should not be any blame on you, O successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He then pledged his allegiance to him. Then Abu Bakr did not see Zubair ibn Al-Awam, so he asked about him until they brought him. Abu Bakr said, "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companion, did you also intend to cause a fitnah among the Muslims?" Zubair replied, "There should not be any blame on you, O successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." He then pledged his allegiance to him.  

لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَامَ خُطَبَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ فَجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ يَقُولُ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلًا مِنْكُمْ قَرَنَ مَعَهُ رَجُلًا مِنَّا فَنَرَى أَنْ يَلِيَ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنْكُمْ وَالْآخَرُ مِنَّا قَالَ فَتَتَابَعَتْ خُطَبَاءُ الْأَنْصَارِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَإِنَّ الْإِمَامَ يَكُونُ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَنَحْنُ أَنْصَارُهُ كَمَا كُنَّا أَنْصَارَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «جَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَثَبَّتَ قَائِلَكُمْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَا لَوْ فَعَلْتُمْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ لَمَا صَالَحْنَاكُمْ» ثُمَّ أَخَذَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ بِيَدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا صَاحِبُكُمْ فَبَايَعُوهُ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقُوا فَلَمَّا قَعَدَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ نَظَرَ فِي وُجُوهِ الْقَوْمِ فَلَمْ يَرَ عَلِيًّا فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَأَتَوْا بِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرِ ابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَخَتَنُهُ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشُقَّ عَصًا الْمُسْلِمِينَ؟ فَقَالَ لَا تَثْرِيبَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَايَعَهُ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرَ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهُ حَتَّى جَاءُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَمَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَحَوَارِيُّهُ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشُقَّ عَصَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ لَا تَثْرِيبَ يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَبَايَعَاهُ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ was taken on the Night Journey to Al-Aqsa Mosque, people started talking about it. Some people who used to believe in him and trust him turned away, while men from the polytheists went to Abu Bakr and asked him, "Does your companion claim that he was taken on a journey to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa last night?" Abu Bakr asked them, "Did he say that?" They replied, "Yes." Abu Bakr then said, "If he indeed said that, then he has spoken the truth." They asked him, "Do you believe him when he claims that he went to Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and came back before morning?" Abu Bakr answered, "Yes, I believe him in something even more miraculous than that. I believe him in the news of the heavens in the early morning or evening. That is why he is called Abu Bakr As-Siddiq."  

لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى أَصْبَحَ يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ فَارْتَدَّ نَاسٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَصَدَّقُوهُ وَسَعَى رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالُوا هَلْ لَكَ إِلَى صَاحِبِكِ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ أُسْرِيَ بِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ؟ قَالَ أَوَقَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لَئِنْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ لَقَدْ صَدَقَ قَالُوا أَوَ تُصَدِّقُهُ أَنَّهُ ذَهَبَ اللَّيْلَةَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ وَجَاءَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصْبِحَ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنِّي لَأَصُدِّقُهُ فِي مَا هُوَ أَبْعَدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أُصَدِّقُهُ فِي خَبَرِ السَّمَاءِ فِي غُدْوَةٍ أَوْ رَوْحَةٍ فَلِذَلِكَ سُمِّيَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ  

[Machine] "It became a harm between them until they threw stones at each other, then the Prophet ﷺ came to them and said, 'O Abu Bakr, if the prayer is established, go ahead and lead the people in prayer.' He replied, 'Yes.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَدْ وَقَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ شَرٌّ حَتَّى تَرَامَوْا بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَأَتَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَتَقَدَّمْ فَصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» فَقَالَ نَعَمْ  

[Machine] The sons of Al-Mustaliq sent me to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and they said, "Ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to whom should we give our charity after you?" So I went to him and asked him, and he said, "To Abu Bakr." So I went to them and informed them, and they said, "Go back to him and ask him, if Abu Bakr is not available, then to whom?" So I went to him and asked him, and he said, "To Umar." So I went to them and informed them, and they said, "Go back to him and ask him, if Umar is not available, then to whom?" So I went to him and asked him, and he said, "To Uthman." So I went to them and informed them, and they said, "Go back to him and ask him, if Uthman is not available, then to whom?" So I went to him and asked him, and he said, "If it happens with Uthman, then it will be a great loss for you indeed, throughout your lifetime."  

بَعَثَنِي بَنُو الْمُصْطَلِقِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا سَلْ لَنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى مَنْ نَدْفَعُ صَدَقَاتِنَا بَعْدَكَ؟ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ» فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَالُوا ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلْهُ فَإِنْ حَدَثَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ حَدَثٌ فَإِلَى مَنْ؟ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِلَى عُمَرَ» فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَالُوا ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلْهُ فَإِنْ حَدَثَ بِعُمَرَ حَدَثٌ فَإِلَى مَنْ؟ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِلَى عُثْمَانَ» فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ فَقَالُوا ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ فَسَلْهُ فَإِنْ حَدَثَ بِعُثْمَانَ حَدَثٌ فَإِلَى مَنْ؟ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ «إِنْ حَدَثَ بِعُثْمَانَ حَدَثٌ فَتَبًّا لَكُمُ الدَّهْرَ تَبًّا»  

[Machine] I witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said to Hassan bin Thabit, "Did you say anything about Abu Bakr?" He replied, "Yes." He said, "Say it so I can hear." He said, "I said, 'The second of two in the cave of Mawnaif, and the enemy surrounded them when they ascended the mountain. And the love of the Messenger of Allah for Abu Bakr, the creation of Allah, was known to them all, and no one equaled him in that.'" (Al-Bahr Al-Basit) [Al-Dhahabi omitted it from his summary due to its weakness.]  

شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ «هَلْ قُلْتَ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ شَيْئًا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «قُلْ حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ [البحر البسيط] وَثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ فِي الْغَارِ الْمَنِيفِ وَقَدْ طَافَ الْعَدُوُّ بِهِ إِذْ صَاعَدَ الْجَبَلَا وَكَانَ حِبَّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَلِمُوا مِنَ الْخَلَائِقِ لَمْ يَعْدِلْ بِهِ أَحَدَاحذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه  

[Machine] What is the matter with this affair in the least of the Quraysh, in terms of fewness and degradation? Does it mean Abu Bakr? By Allah, if you wish, I will fill it with horses and men against him. Ali said, "You have always opposed Islam and its people, O Abu Sufyan, yet it did not harm you. We found Abu Bakr suitable for it in every way." Its chain of narration is authentic.  

مَا بَالُ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ فِي أَقَلِّ قُرَيْشٍ قِلَّةً وَأَذَلِّهَا ذَلَّةً يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ شِئْتُ لَأَمْلَأَنَّهَا عَلَيْهِ خَيْلًا وَرِجَالًا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ «لَطَالَمَا عَادَيْتَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَأَهْلَهُ يَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ فَلَمْ يَضُرَّهُ شَيْئًا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَهَا أَهْلًا» سنده صحيح  

[Machine] "We were with the Prophet ﷺ when the delegation of Banu Qays came to him. Some of them spoke in an eloquent manner. The Prophet ﷺ turned to Abu Bakr and said, "O Abu Bakr, did you hear what they said?" He replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah, I heard and understood it." He said, "Then respond to them." Abu Bakr responded with an excellent answer, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Bakr, Allah has granted you the greatest contentment." Some people asked, "And what is the greatest contentment, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Allah will manifest Himself to His servants in the Hereafter in general, and He will manifest Himself to Abu Bakr in particular.""  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ فَتَكَلَّمَ بَعْضُهُمْ بِكَلَامٍ لَغَا فِي الْكَلَامِ فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ سَمِعْتَ مَا قَالُوا؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَفَهِمْتُهُ قَالَ «فَأَجِبْهُمْ» قَالَ فَأَجَابَهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِجَوَابٍ وَأَجَادَ الْجَوَّابَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ الرِّضْوَانَ الْأَكْبَرَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ وَمَا الرِّضْوَانُ الْأَكْبَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «يَتَجَلَّى اللَّهُ لِعِبَادِهِ فِي الْآخِرَةِ عَامَّةً وَيَتَجَلَّى لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ خَاصَّةً»  

[Machine] "If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had appointed a successor, he would have chosen Abu Bakr and Umar."  

«لَوْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مُسْتَخْلِفًا لَاسْتَخْلَفَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ  

[Machine] "What Muslims see as good, it is considered good in the eyes of Allah. And what Muslims see as bad, it is considered bad in the eyes of Allah. The companions unanimously agreed to appoint Abu Bakr as the successor."  

«مَا رَأَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ حَسَنًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ حَسَنٌ وَمَا رَآهُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ سَيِّئًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ سَيِّءٌ وَقَدْ رَأَى الصَّحَابَةُ جَمِيعًا أَنْ يَسْتَخْلِفُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] When the Prophet ﷺ passed away, the Muhajirun and the Ansar gathered at the courtyard of Banu Sa'idah to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr. I went to Umm Salamah and told her, "The people have pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr." Al-Dhahabi remained silent about summarizing it.  

لَمَّا قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اجْتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ إِلَى سَقِيفَةِ بَنِي سَاعِدَةَ فِي بَيْعَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَتَيْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا بَايَعَ النَّاسُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] "What the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not appoint, I will appoint, but if Allah wants good for the people, He will gather them after me on what is best for them, just as He gathered them after their Prophet on what is best for them."  

«مَا اسْتَخْلَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَسْتَخْلِفُ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ يُرِدُ اللَّهُ بِالنَّاسِ خَيْرًا فَسَيَجْمَعَهُمْ بَعْدِي عَلَى خَيْرِهِمْ كَمَا جَمَعَهُمْ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهِمْ عَلَى خَيْرِهِمْ»