Narrated Jabir [bin 'Abdullah]: that he heard Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan giving a Khutbah, saying: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three years old, and so did Abu Bakr and 'Umar, and I am sixty-three years old.
Read More..Narrated 'Aishah [may Allah be pleased with her]: The Prophet (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three years old.
Read More..Narrated 'Abdullah: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I free myself of the friendship of every Khalil, and if I were to take a Khalil then I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah as a Khalil. And indeed your companion is Allah's Khalil.
Read More..Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab: Abu Bakr is our chief, and the best of us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Read More..Narrated 'Abdullah bin Shaqiq: I said to 'Aishah: 'Which of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) were the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' She said: 'Abu Bakr.' I said: 'Then who?' She said: 'Then Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.' He said: I said: 'Then who?'' He said: Then she was silent.
Read More..Narrated Abu Sa'eed: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Indeed the people of the higher levels, will be seen by those who are beneath them like the stars which appear far off in the sky. And indeed Abu Bakr and 'Umar are among them, and they have done well.
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