HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES OF ABU BAKR TOGETHER WITH ‘ UMAR
In addition to the praise of Allah, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, received from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, alone, the following Hadiths make mention of Abu Bakr together with ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab.
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says that he heard Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, say: “While a shepherd was tending his sheep, a wolf attacked them and took away one sheep. When the shepherd chased the wolf, the latter turned towards him and said, ’ Who will he guard on the “day of wild beasts“, when there will be no shepherd for it except me! And while a man was driving a cow with a load on it, it turned towards him and spoke to him saying, I have not been created for this purpose (i.e. carrying); l have been created for ploughing. The people exclaimed, ‘Glory be to Allah! The Prophet said, “But I believe the story and so do Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. The narrator said, “Abu Bakr and ‘Umar were not present then.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Moslem.) The Prophet said that Abu Bakr and ‘Umar would believe the story, even though they were not present then, because he knew that they were staunch believers who used to believe every word of the Prophet.
Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudryy reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “No Prophet was sent except that he had two ministers from Heaven and two on earth. As for my ministers from Heaven, they are Gabriel (Jibreel) and Michael (Mikaa’eel). And as for my ministers on earth, they are Abu Bakr and ‘Umar.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi.)
Sa’eed Ibn Zayd reports that he heard Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, say: “Abu Bakr will be admitted to Paradise, and so will be ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan,” and he mentioned the rest of the ten (people whom the Prophet gave the glad tidings of entering Paradise).’1 (Reported by the authors of Sunan and others.)
Umar narrates: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, went out one day and entered the mosque with Abu Bakr and ‘Umar on his right and left and each holding one hand. Then he said, “This way we will be resurrected on the Day of Judgment. ” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi and Al- Haakim.)
Ibn ‘Umar also reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “I am the first to be resurrected on the Day of Judgment, followed by Abu Bakr and ‘ Umar afterwards. ” (Reported by At-Tirmidh5 and Al-Haakim.)
Ibn ‘ Umar further reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, once saw Abu Bakr and ‘ Umar and said, “They are to me like my hearing and seeing.” I (Reported by At-Tabaraani.)
On the authority of Al-Baraa’ Ibn ‘ Aazib who says: I was sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, when Abu Bakr and ‘ Umar came. The Prophet said to them, “All praise and thanks are due to Allah. Who grants me strength through you.” (Reported by At-Tabaraani.)
Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Ghanam narrates, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to Abu Bakr and ‘ Umar, “If you both agreed on something, I would not oppose you. ” (Reported by Ahmad.)
Ibn Sa’d narrates: Ibn ‘ Umar was asked, “Who used to give Fatwa (Islamic legal ruling) during the lifetime of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?” He said, “Abu Bakr and ‘ Umar, and no one else.”
Ibn Mas’ood narrates that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Every Prophet had an intimate companion from amongst his people, and my intimate Companions are Abu Bakr and ‘Umar.” (Reported by At- Tabaraani.)
‘Ali narrates that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said; “May Allah rest the soul of Abu Bakr in peace: he gave his daughter (i.e. ‘Act’ishah) in marriage to me, carried me (on his riding animal) to the place of Hijrah (i. e. Madeenah,) and freed Bilaal. May Allah rest the soul of ‘ Umar in peace: he spoke the truth even if he were to suffer on account of it, and he observed the truth which made people hate him and caused his loss of friends. May Allah rest the soul of ‘ Uthmaan in peace: the angels feel shy in his presence. May Allah rest the soul of Ali in peace: 0 Allah, make him observe the truth wherever he may be. ” (Reported by Ibn ‘ Asaakir.)
Sahl is reported to have said: When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned from the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjatul-Wadaa’), he sat in the pulpit, gave praise and thanks to Allah, and then said: “O people, Abu Bakr never did anything that displeased me, so acknowledge this virtue of his. O people, I am pleased with him, ‘Umar, ‘Uthmaan, ‘Ali, Talhah, Az-Zubayr, Sa’d, ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Urn ‘Awf, the earliest Muhajireen, so bear this in mind when dealing with them.” (Reported by At-Tabaraani.) In a Marfoo’ Hadith2, Anas reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “To love Abu Bakr and ‘Umar is an act of belief, and to hate them is an act of disbelief ” (Reported by Ibn ‘ Asaakir.)
(Source: Biographies of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.)
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