Narrated Ibn `Umar: We used to compare the people as to who was better during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle . We used to regard Abu Bakr as the best, then `Umar, and then `Uthman .
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and my companion (in Islam).
Read More..Narrated Aiyub: The Prophet said, If I were to take a Khalil, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr) as a Khalil, but the Islamic brotherhood is better.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Mulaika: The people of Kufa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about (the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the father is dead) and added, Allah's Apostle said, ' If I were to take a Khalil from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr).
Read More..Narrated Jubair bin Mut`im: A woman came to the Prophet who ordered her to return to him again. She said, What if I came and did not find you? as if she wanted to say, If I found you dead? The Prophet said, If you should not find me, go to Abu Bakr.
Read More..Narrated `Ammar: I saw Allah's Apostle and there was none with him but five slaves, two women and Abu Bakr (i.e. those were the only converts to Islam then).
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