In the name of Allah, the most merciful the most compassionate
The Greatness of Sayyidina Abu Bakr As Siddique RA
Below are some of the many Hadith compiled by Imam Suyuti on the greatness and superiority of Sayyidina Abu Bakr As Siddique.
Hadith 1
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,
“Allah and the believers deny those who dispute over you O Abu Bakr.”
Imam Ahmed.
Hadith 2
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peaceand blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr and Umar are mature masters of the first and the last with the exception of the Prophets and the Messengers.”
Al –Tabarani in Al-Kabir
part 22 p104 Al-Diyah in Mukhtar.
Hadith 3
Al-Muttalib ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Hintab narrates from his father, from his grandfather that the
Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said , “Abu Bakr and Umar are to me like the station of the hearing and sight to the head.”
Al-Barawadi, Abu Na’yim and others.
Hadith 4
Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr the Truthful is my minister, my vicegerent of my nation after me, Umar converses upon my tongue, Ali is my cousin, my brother and bearer of my standard and Uthman is from me and I am from Uthman.”
Al-Tabarani in Al-Kabir , Ibn ‘Addi in Al-Kamal and others.
Hadith 5
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allahbestow peace and blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr and Umar are the best of the early community and the best of the inhabitants of paradise, the best of the people of the earth except the Prophets and the Messengers.”
Ibn ‘Addi, Al-Hakim inAl-Kani and Al-Khatib inTarikh.
Hadith 6
‘Ikramah ibn ‘Amar reports from Iyas ibn Salamah ibn Al-Ikawa’ from his father that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,
“Abu Bakr is the best of my nation after me, except if there would be a prophet.”
Ibn ‘Addi, Al-Tabarani in Al-Kabir and others
Hadith 7
Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr is my companion, my friend in the cave, so know him for this. If I were to take a bosom friend I would have taken Abu Bakr.”
‘Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmed in Zawid Al-Musnad , Al-Daylami and others
Hadith 8
Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,
“Abu Bakr and Umar are like the eyes of my head, Uthman ibn‘Affan is like the tongue in my mouth, Ali ibn Abu Talib is the soul in my body.”
Ibn Al-Najar
Hadith 9
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peaceand blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr is from me and I am from him. Abu Bakr is my brother in the world and the afterlife.”
Al-Daylami.
Hadith 10
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peaceand blessings upon him) said,“Abu Bakr is my minster and shall take my place, Umar converses upon my tongue, I am from Uthman and Uthman is from me; It is as if through O Abu Bakr my nation intercedes.”
Ibn Al-Najjar
Hadith 11
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said,
“Jibreal came to me and took me by the hand then showed me the door of paradise from which my nation will enter.” Abu Bakr said, “I would love to be with you when you see it.” He replied, “As for you O Abu Bakr you shall be the first of my nation to enter paradise.”
Abu Dawood and others. Authenticated by Al-Hakim by a different chain
Hadith 12
Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peaceand blessings upon him) said, “Jibreal came to me I asked, “Who shall I emigrate with?” He said,“Abu Bakr he will lead your nation after you and he is the best of your nation.”
Al-Daylami
Hadith 13
Abu Al-
Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I saw the Prophet (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) walking in front of Abu Bakr. So I asked, “Do you walk after him and he is better than you?”(He replied) “Abu Bakr is better than what the sun risen or set upon.”
Taken from Abu Na’yim, on the virtue of the companions, who narrates as follows, “
Do you walk after him and he is better than you?”
“Do you not know that the sun does not rise or set on anyone better than Abu Bakr? The sun has not risen or set upon anyone better than Abu Bakr except the Prophets and the
Messengers.”
Hadith 14
Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (mayAllah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, “When I, Abu Bakr, Umar die then if you are able to perish then perish.”
Abu Na’yim in Hilyah Al-Awilya and Ibn ‘Asakir