48. Virtues of the Companions
٤٨۔ كِتَابُ الْمَنَاقِبِ
By Allah, the sword of Allah did not reach the neck of the enemy of Allah as it was required to reach. Thereupon Abu Bakr said: Do you say this to the old man of the Quraish and their chief? Then he came to Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon'him) and informed him of this. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Abu Bakr, you have perhaps annoyed them and if you annoyed them you have in fact annoyed your Lord. So Abu Bakr came to them and said: O my brothers, I have annoyed you. They said: No, our brother, may Allah forgive you (Using translation from Muslim 2504)
أَنَّ سَلْمَانَ وَصُهَيْبًا وَبِلَالًا كَانُوا قُعُودًا فَمَرَّ بِهِمْ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ فَقَالُوا «مَا أَخَذَتْ سُيُوفُ اللهِ مِنْ عُنُقِ عَدُوٍّ اللهِ مَأْخَذَهَا بَعْدُ» فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تَقُولُونَ هَذَا لِشَيْخِ قُرَيْشٍ وَسَيِّدِهَا قَالَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ «لَعَلَّكَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ لَقَدْ أَغْضَبْتَ رَبَّكَ» فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ يَا إِخْوَتَاهُ لَعَلِّي أَغْضَبْتُكُمْ قَالُوا لَا يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَغْفِرُ اللهُ لَكَ اللَّفْظُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ