[Machine] "Bilal ibn Rabah, the freed slave of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, known as Abu Abdullah, was born in Surat and died in Damascus in the year twenty. He was buried near the Small Gate in the cemetery of Damascus, at the age of sixty-six."  

«بِلَالُ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَيُكَنَّى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ مِنْ مُوَلَّدِي السُّرَاةِ مَاتَ بِدِمَشْقَ سَنَةَ عِشْرِينَ فَدُفِنَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الصَّغِيرِ فِي مَقْبَرَةِ دِمَشْقَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ بِضْعٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً»  

[Machine] I heard Shu'ayb ibn Talhah saying, "Bilal was the servant of Abu Bakr, and Shu'ayb was more knowledgeable about Bilal's birth."  

سَمِعْتُ شُعَيْبَ بْنَ طَلْحَةَ يَقُولُ «كَانَ بِلَالٌ تِرْبَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَشُعَيْبٌ أَعْلَمُ بِمِيلَادِ بِلَالٍ»  

[Machine] Someone told me that whoever saw Bilal would describe him as a man who was very dark-skinned, thin and tall. He had abundant light hair, with fine eyebrows. He had a lot of freckles and his face never changed. Bilal witnessed Badr, Uhud, the trench, and all the other important events alongside the Messenger of Allah, and he was as close to the Messenger of Allah as Ubaydah ibn al-Harith ibn Abdul-Muttalib.  

حَدَّثَنِي مَنْ رَأَى بِلَالًا «كَانَ رَجُلًا شَدِيدَ الْأَدَمَةِ نَحِيفًا طُوَالًا أَحْنَأَ لَهُ شَعْرٌ كَثِيرٌ خَفِيفُ الْعَارِضَيْنِ بِهِ شَمَطٌ كَثِيرٌ وَلَا يُغَيِّرُ وَشَهِدَ بِلَالٌ بَدْرًا وَأُحُدًا وَالْخَنْدَقَ وَالْمَشَاهِدَ كُلَّهَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ آخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ»  

[Machine] "Bilal ibn Rabah, nicknamed Abu Amr, and Umm Bilal, known as Hamama, reached the age of sixty-seven. They were buried near the small gate in the cemetery of Damascus."  

«بِلَالُ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ أَبُو عَمْرٍو وَأُمُّ بِلَالٍ حَمَامَةُ بَلَغَ سَبْعًا وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً وَدُفِنَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ الصَّغِيرِ فِي مَقْبَرَةِ دِمَشْقَ»  

[Machine] "And indeed, he witnessed the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He was a black man by birth, whom Abu Bakr bought from Umayyah ibn Khalaf. Abu Bakr gave him as a gift, and in return, he took Bilal. His mother's name was Hamamah. Both he and his mother became Muslim. He was known as Abu Abdullah. He passed away in Damascus in the year twenty (AH) or it is said eighteen."  

وَأَنَّهُ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَسْوَدَ مُوَلَّدًا اشْتَرَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ أُمَيَّةَ بْنَ خَلَفٍ أَعْطَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ غُلَامًا وَأَخَذَ بَدَلَهُ بِلَالًا وَكَانَتْ أُمُّهُ اسْمُهَا حَمَامَةُ وَكَانَا أَسْلَمَا جَمِيعًا وَكَانَ يُكَنَّى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ تُوُفِّيَ بِدِمَشْقَ سَنَةَ عِشْرِينَ وَيُقَالُ ثَمَانَ عَشْرَةَ»  

[Machine] I passed by Bilal while he was in the mosque, so I said, "O Abu Abdullah, what keeps you seated?" He replied, "I am waiting for the sunrise."  

مَرَرْتُ بِبِلَالٍ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مَا يُجْلِسُكَ؟ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَظِرُ طُلُوعَ الشَّمْسِ»  

[Machine] It is said that Abu Amr is the slave of Abu Bakr.  

وَيُقَالُ أَبُو عَمْرٍو مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ   

[Machine] It is said that Umar ibn Abdullah al-Madani is a mawla of Ufrata.  

يُقَالُ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمَدَنِيُّ مَوْلَى عُفْرَةَ  

[Machine] "Bilal had a brother who belonged to the Arabs and claimed to be one of them. He proposed to marry a woman from the Arab tribe, and they said, 'If Bilal approves, we will marry you to her.' Bilal attended and said, 'I am Bilal ibn Rabah, and this is my brother. He has a bad character and religion. If you want to marry him, go ahead, and if you want to reject, feel free to do so.' They said, 'Whoever his brother is, we will marry him.' They married him and it is a valid narration, without any contradiction. This is the story of Bilal's brother."  

أَنَّ أَخًا لِبِلَالٍ كَانَ يَنْتَمِي إِلَى الْعَرَبِ وَيَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ فَخَطَبَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْعَرَبِ فَقَالُوا إِنْ حَضَرَ بِلَالٌ زَوَّجْنَاكَ قَالَ فَحَضَرَ بِلَالٌ فَقَالَ «أَنَا بِلَالُ بْنُ رَبَاحٍ وَهَذَا أَخِي وَهُوَ امْرُؤٌ سَيِّئُ الْخُلُقِ وَالدِّينِ فَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ تُزَوِّجُوهُ فَزَوِّجُوهُ وَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْ تَدَعُوا فَدَعُوا» فَقَالُوا مَنْ تَكُنْ أَخَاهُ نُزَوِّجُهُ فَزَوَّجُوهُ «صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ وَأَخُو بِلَالٍ هَذَا لَهُ رِوَايَةٌ» صحيح  

"The first people to declare their Islam publicly were seven: The Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr, 'Ammar and his mother Sumayyah, Suhaib, Bilal and Miqdad. With regard to the Messenger of Allah, Allah protected him through his paternal uncle Abu Talib. With regard to Abu Bakr, Allah protected him through his people. As for the rest, the idolators seized them and made them wear coats of chain-mail and exposed them to the intense heat of the sun. There was none of them who did not do what they wanted them to do, except for Bilal. He did not care what happened to him for the sake of Allah, and his people did not care what happened to him. Then they gave him to the children who took him around in the streets of Makkah while he was saying, 'Ahad, Ahad (One, One).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 150)   

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَظْهَرَ إِسْلَامَهُ سَبْعَةٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ بِعَمِّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَمَنَعَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِقَوْمِهِ وَأَمَّا سَائِرُهُمْ فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَأَلْبَسُوهُمْ أَدْرَاعَ الْحَدِيدِ وَأَوْقَفُوهُمْ فِي الشَّمْسِ فَمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا قَدْ آتَاهُمْ كُلَّمَا أَرَادُوا غَيْرَ بِلَالٍ فَإِنَّهُ هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ فِي اللَّهِ ﷻ وَهَانَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فَأَعْطُوهُ الْوِلْدَانَ فَجَعَلُوا يَطُوفُونَ بِهِ فِي شِعَابِ مَكَّةَ وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ أَحَدٌ أَحَدٌ «صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» صحيح  

[Machine] The age of "Abu Bakr our master and our master set him free," meaning that Bilal is true and it has not been rejected.  

عُمَرُ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَيِّدُنَا وَأَعْتَقَ سَيِّدَنَا» يَعْنِي بِلَالًا «صَحِيحٌ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» صحيح  

[Machine] Umar mentioned the virtue of Abu Bakr and started describing his qualities. Then he said, "And this is our master Bilal, a good deed from the good deeds of Abu Bakr." Al-Dhahabi remained silent about it in his summary.  

ذَكَرَ عُمَرُ فَضْلَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَجَعَلَ يَصِفُ مَا فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَهَذَا سَيِّدُنَا بِلَالٌ حَسَنَةٌ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] "Abu Bakr freed seven people who were being tortured for the sake of Allah Almighty, including Bilal and Amr ibn Fuhayrah." This hadeeth is authenticated according to the conditions of both the Shaykhs (referring to Al-Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not include it in their collections.  

«أَعْتَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَبْعَةً مِمَّنْ كَانَ يُعَذَّبُ فِي اللَّهِ ﷻ مِنْهُمْ بِلَالٌ وَعَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط البخاري ومسلم  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best of the Sudaan are three: Luqman, Bilal, and Mihja, the slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. They possess a sound chain of narration and have never fabricated anything.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَيْرُ السُّودَانِ ثَلَاثَةٌ لُقْمَانُ وَبِلَالٌ وَمِهْجَعٌ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ «صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There are four foremost individuals: I am foremost among the Arabs, Salman is foremost among the Persians, Bilal is foremost among the Ethiopians, and Suhaib is foremost among the Romans. Imarah ibn Zayd is also regarded as foremost by virtue of his distinction from Thabit." This hadith was omitted by Al-Dhahabi due to its weakness in his summary.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ السَّبَّاقُ أَرْبَعَةٌ أَنَا سَابِقُ الْعَرَبِ وَسَلْمَانُ سَابِقُ الْفُرْسِ وَبِلَالٌ سَابِقُ الْحَبَشَةِ وَصُهَيْبٌ سَابِقُ الرُّومِ «تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ» حذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What a good man Bilal is; he is the leader of the Mu'adhdhins (those who call for prayer). No one follows him except for the Mu'adhdhins. And the Mu'adhdhins will be the tallest people on the Day of Resurrection." This statement was specifically mentioned by Husam and deleted by al-Dhahabi due to its weakness in the summary.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نِعْمَ الْمَرْءُ بِلَالٌ هُوَ سَيِّدُ الْمُؤَذِّنِينَ وَلَا يَتَّبِعُهُ إِلَّا مُؤَذِّنٌ وَالْمُؤَذِّنُونَ أَطْوَلُ النَّاسِ أَعْنَاقًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ» تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ حُسَامٌ حذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه  

[Machine] One day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke up and called Bilal. He said, "O Bilal, how did you surpass me to Paradise last night? I heard the rustling of your footsteps in front of me, so I followed it until I reached a square-golden palace surrounded by a balcony. I asked, 'Whose palace is this?' They replied, 'It belongs to a man from the Quraysh.' I asked, 'Am I from the Quraysh?' They said, 'No, it belongs to Umar ibn Al-Khattab.' Then Bilal said, 'O Messenger of Allah, whenever I hear the call to prayer, I never fail to perform two Rak'ahs (units of prayer). And whenever any impurity comes upon me, I always perform ablution.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'By following this practice, you have fulfilled the conditions of both Bukhari and Muslim.'"  

أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَدَعَا بِلَالًا فَقَالَ يَا بِلَالُ بِمَ سَبَقْتَنِي إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ الْبَارِحَةَ فَسَمِعْتُ خَشْخَشَتَكَ أَمَامِي فَأَتَيْتُ عَلَى قَصْرٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ مُرَبَّعٍ مُشْرِفٍ فَقُلْتُ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْقَصْرُ؟ فَقَالُوا لِرَجُلٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا قُرَشِيٌّ لِمَنْ هَذَا الْقَصْرُ؟ قَالُوا لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ بِلَالٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَذَّنْتُ قَطُّ إِلَّا صَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَمَا أَصَابَنِي حَدَثٌ إِلَّا تَوَضَّأْتُ عِنْدَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بِهَذَا» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط البخاري ومسلم  

[Machine] "I saw the Prophet ﷺ when he arrived in 'Ukaz, so I asked him, 'Who is with you in this matter?' He replied, 'Two men, Abu Bakr and Bilal.' So I embraced Islam, and indeed I saw myself in the quarter of Islam." (Authentic chain of narration, but not included by Al-Dhahabi in his summary due to its weakness)  

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ بِعُكَاظٍ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ مَعَكَ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ؟ فَقَالَ رَجُلَانِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَبِلَالٌ «فَأَسْلَمْتُ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَأَنَا رُبْعُ الْإِسْلَامِ» صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ حذفه الذهبي من التلخيص لضعفه  

[Machine] "Bilal died in the year twenty."  

«مَاتَ بِلَالٌ سَنَةَ عِشْرِينَ»