ذِكْرُ الْإِبَاحَةِ لِلْإِمَامِ تَخْوِيفَ رَعِيَّتِهِ بِمَا لَيْسَ فِي خَلْدِهِ إِمْضَاؤُهُ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ sent him on a mission and his companions asked him to light a fire. He prevented them from doing so, so they spoke to Abu Bakr about it and he spoke to the Prophet ﷺ about the matter. He said, "No one should light a fire except I will cast him into it." They then encountered the enemy and defeated them. They wanted to pursue them, but he prevented them. When the army returned, they mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ and complained to him about it. He said, "O Messenger of Allah, I disliked giving them permission to light a fire because their enemy would see their small number, and I disliked them pursuing them and having support, so they would turn against them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ praised his decision and said, "O Messenger of Allah, who do you love the most?" He asked, "Why?" He said, "I love those whom you love." He said, "Aisha." He asked, "Among the men?" He said, "Abu Bakr."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ فِي ذَاتِ السَّلَاسِلِ فَسَأَلَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ أَنْ يُوقِدُوا نَارًا فَمَنَعَهُمْ فَكَلَّمُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَكَلَّمَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَا يُوقِدُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ نَارًا إِلَّا قَذَفْتُهُ فِيهَا قَالَ فَلَقُوا الْعَدُوَّ فَهَزَمُوهُمْ فَأَرَادُوا أَنْ يَتَّبِعُوهُمْ فَمَنَعَهُمْ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ ذَلِكَ الْجَيْشُ ذَكَرُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَشَكَوْهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ آذَنَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُوقِدُوا نَارًا فَيَرَى عَدُوُّهُمْ قِلَّتَهُمْ وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ يَتَّبِعُوهُمْ فَيَكُونُ لَهُمْ مَدَدٌ فَيُعْطِفُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَحَمِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمْرَهُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَنْ أَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَيْكَ؟ قَالَ «لِمَ؟ » قَالَ لَأُحِبُّ مَنْ تُحِبُّ قَالَ «عَائِشَةُ» قَالَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ؟ قَالَ «أَبُو بَكْرٍ*»