[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivering a sermon on the pulpit for the first time in this place, and his eyes were shedding tears when he mentioned the Prophet of Allah ﷺ saying, "Ask Allah for well-being, for no servant is given anything after certainty better than well-being."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ عَامَ أَوَّلَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا وَعَيْنَاهُ تَذْرِفَانَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «سَلُوا اللهَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ يَقِينٍ خَيْرًا مِنْ عَافِيَةٍ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Bakr As-Siddiq say, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us in the first year, and mentioned my father and mother. Then al-Abra (a type of poisonous plant) choked him, and he said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us in the first year, and mentioned my father and mother. Then he said, 'Ask Allah for well-being, for no servant is given anything after certainty (belief) that is better than well-being.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ يَقُولُ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ أَوَّلَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي هُوَ ثُمَّ خَنَقَتْهُ الْعَبْرَةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ أَوَّلَ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي هُوَ فَقَالَ «سَلُوا اللهَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْتَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ يَقِينٍ خَيْرًا مِنْ مُعَافَاةٍ»  

[Machine] I heard Abu Bakr saying, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us in the first year and asked for the well-being and good health for us, and then he was choked by tears. He then repeated, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the first year saying, 'Ask Allah for forgiveness, well-being, and good health, for no servant is given anything after certainty better than good health.'"  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَقُولُ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ عَامَ أَوَّلَ فَبِأَبِي وَأُمِّي هُوَ ثُمَّ خَنَقَتْهُ الْعَبْرَةُ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ يَقُولُ «سَلُوا اللهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ وَالْمُعَافَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ مَا أُوتِيَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ يَقِينٍ خَيْرًا مِنْ مُعَافَاةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood at my place on the first year, then he paused and said: "Ask Allah for well-being for verily no one is given anything after certainty that is better than well-being. And do not envy one another, do not plot against one another, do not cut off ties with one another, and do not compete with one another. And be brothers as Allah has commanded you."  

قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقَامِي هَذَا عَامَ أَوَّلَ ثُمَّ اسْتَعْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «سَلُوا اللهَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْتَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْمُعَافَاةِ وَلَا تَحَاسَدُوا وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا وَلَا تَقَاطَعُوا وَلَا تَنَافَسُوا وَكُونُوا إِخْوَانًا كَمَا أَمْرَكُمُ اللهُ»  

I came to Madinah one year after the death of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I found Abu Bakr addressing the people. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood before us last year... and he wept and struggled to speak three times, then he said: 0 people, ask Allah for well-being for no one is given, after certainty of faith, anything like well being and nothing worse than doubt after disbelief. You should be truthful, for it guides to righteousness and they lead to Paradise. Beware of lying, for it guides to immorality and they both lead to Hell. (Using translation from Aḥmad 44)  

قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَنَةٍ فَأَلْفَيْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ قَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ فَخَنَقَتْهُ الْعَبْرَةُ مِرَارًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ سَلُوا اللهَ الْمُعَافَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْتَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدَ يَقِينٍ مِثْلَ مُعَافَاةٍ وَلَا أَشَدَّ مِنْ رِيبَةٍ بَعْدَ كُفْرٍ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالصِّدْقِ فَإِنَّهُ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْبِرِّ وَهُمَا فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالْكَذِبَ فَإِنَّهُ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْفُجُورِ وَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ»  

[Machine] Abu Bakr stood up and mentioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He cried and then said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood in this position for the first time and said, 'O people, ask Allah for safety and well-being three times, for no one has been given such well-being after certainty.'"  

قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَكَى ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فِي مَقَامِي هَذَا عَامَ أَوَّلَ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ سَلُوا اللهَ الْعَافِيَةَ ثَلَاثًا فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْتَ أَحَدٌ مِثْلَ الْعَافِيَةَ بَعْدَ يَقِينٍ»  

Abu Bakr -q. addressed us and said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood among us last year and said: “Nothing is shared out among the people that is better than well-being after certainty of faith. Verily, truthfulness and righteousness lead to Paradise and verily lying and immorality lead to Hell.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 49)  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فِينَا عَامَ الْأَوَّلِ فَقَالَ «أَلَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْسَمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ شَيْءٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْمُعَافَاةِ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ أَلَا إِنَّ الصِّدْقَ وَالْبِرَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ أَلَا إِنَّ الْكَذِبَ وَالْفُجُورَ فِي النَّارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , stood among us in the first year, just as I am standing among you now, and he said, "Indeed, people have not been given anything better than forgiveness and good health, so ask Allah for both of them." And Muhammad ibn Rafi' narrated to us, he said: Hussein ibn Ali narrated to us from Zaidah from Asim from Abu Salih who said: Abu Bakr stood on the pulpit and narrated to us this narration twice, one time like this and another time like that.  

قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَامَ أَوَّلَ كَقِيَامِي فِيكُمْ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ يُعْطَوْا شَيْئًا هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْعَفْوِ وَالْعَافِيَةِ فَسَلُوهُمَا اللهَ» 10657 وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ قَالَ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ نَحْوَهُ حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ مَرَّةً هَكَذَا وَمَرَّةً هَكَذَا  

[Machine] From some of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ who said: Abu Bakr became the caliph and he stood up and said, "Among us, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, 'O people! Ask Allah for well-being, for indeed, no one is given anything better than well-being.' It is not certain."  

عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَامَ اسْتُخْلِفَ فَقَالَ قَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ سَلُوا اللهَ الْعَافِيَةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يُعْطَ أَحَدٌ شَيْئًا يَعْنِي خَيْرًا مِنَ الْعَافِيَةِ لَيْسَ الْيَقِينَ»