روى الشيخان عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله ﷺ يقول: «بينما راعٍ في غنمه عدا عليه الذئب فأخذ منها شاة، فطلبه الراعي، فالتفت إليه الذئب فقال: من لها يوم السبع، يوم لا راعي لها غيري؟». وبينما رجل يسوق بقرة قد حمل عليها، فالتفتت إليه فكلمته، قالت: إني لم أُخلق لهذا، إنما خُلقت للحراثة. فقال الناس: سبحان الله! بقرة تتكلم؟ فقال النبي ﷺ: «فإني أؤمن بذلك، وأبو بكر وعمر». وما كان أبو بكر وعمر حاضرين في ذلك الوقت، أي لم يكونا في المجلس. فشهد لإيمانهما بذلك، ولعله أراد كمال إيمانهما.

I he two Shaykhs narrated that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘While a shepherd was in the middle of his flock, a wolf rushed upon it and carried off from it a sheep and the shepherd pursued it. The wolf turned to him and said, “Who will look after it on the Day of Rising, the day when there will be no other shepherd than me?” And as a man was driving an ox which he had laden it turned to him and said, “I was not created for this, but I was created for tillage,”’ and the people said, ‘Glory be to Allah, that an ox should talk?’ The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I believe in that and Abu Bakr and cUmar (believe),’ and Abu Bakr and cUmar weren’t there at that time, i.e. they weren’t in the gathering. He bore witness to their belief in that, perhaps meaning the perfection of their belief.

رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَكَانَ لَهُ وَزِيرَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ وَوَزِيرَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ، فَأَمَّا وَزِيرَايَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ فَجِبْرِيلُ وَمِيكَائِيلُ، وَأَمَّا وَزِيرَايَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ فَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ». ﷺ وَرَوَى أَصْحَابُ السُّنَنِ وَغَيْرُهُمْ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: «أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَعُمَرُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَعُثْمَانُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَعَلِيٌّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، ...» وَذَكَرَ جَمِيعَ الْعَشَرَةِ (الَّذِينَ بُشِّرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ).

At-Tirmidhi narrated that Abu Sacid al-Khudri said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘There has been no prophet but that he had two deputies from the people of heaven and two deputies from the people of earth. As for my two deputies from the people of heaven, they are Jibril and Mika’il, and as for my two deputies from the people of earth they are Abu Bakr and cUmar.’ The authors of the Sunan collections and others narrated that Sacid ibn Zaid said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying, ‘Abu Bakr is in the Garden, cUmar is in the Garden, cUthman is in the Garden, cAli is in the Garden, ...’ and he mentioned all of the ten (who were promised the Garden).

رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْغُرَفِ الْعُلَى يَرَاهُمْ مَنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَرَوْنَ الْكَوْكَبَ الطَّالِعَ فِي أُفُقِ السَّمَاءِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ مِنْهُمْ». وَرَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ أَيْضًا فِي حَدِيثِ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.

At-Tirmidhi narrated that Abu Sacid said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The ones of the highest ranks, those beneath them will see them as you see the stars rising over the horizon of the sky, and Abu Bakr and cUmar are among them.’ At-Tabarani also recorded it in hadith of Jabir ibn Samurah and Abu Hurayrah.

روى الترمذي عن أنس قال: كان رسول الله ﷺ يخرج على أصحابه من المهاجرين والأنصار وهم جلوس، فيهم أبو بكر وعمر، فما يرفع إليه أحد منهم بصره إلا أبو بكر وعمر، فإنهما كانا ينظران إليه وينظر إليهما، فيتبسمان إليه ويتبسم إليهما.

At-Tirmidhi narrated that Anas said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to come out to his i ompanions of the Muhajirun and the Ansar while they were sitting, ttnlong them Abu Bakr and cUmar, and none of them would lift thci r eyes to him except for Abu Bakr and cUmar. They used to gaze upon him and he would gaze upon them and they would smile at him and he would smile at them.

رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالحَاكِمُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَدَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، وَمَعَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ، أَحَدُهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَالْآخَرُ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ، وَهُوَ آخِذٌ بِأَيْدِيهِمَا، فَقَالَ: «هَكَذَا نُبْعَثُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ». وَرَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ أَيْضًا فِي «الْأَوْسَطِ» عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ.

At-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim narrated that Ibn cUmar said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out one day and entered the mosque, with Abu Bakr and cUmar, one on his right hand side and the other on his left hand side, he holding their hands. He said, ‘Like this we will be raised up on the Day of Rising.’ At-Tabarani also recorded it in al-Awsat from Abu Hurayrah.

رَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالْحَاكِمُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «أَنَا أَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ، ثُمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ عُمَرُ». وَرَوَى التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالْحَاكِمُ، وَصَحَّحَهُ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ حَنْطَبٍ قَالَ: رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فَقَالَ: «هَذَانِ السَّمْعُ وَالْبَصَرُ». وَرَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ أَيْضًا مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَابْنِ عَمْرٍو.

At-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim narrated that Ibn cUmar said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laid, ‘I will be the first over whom the earth will split open, then Abu Bakr and cUmar.’ At-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim, and he declared it sahih, narrated that 'Abdullah ibn Hantab said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw Abu Bakr and cUmar and said, ‘These t wo are hearing and sight.’ At-Tabarani also recorded it from hadith of Ibn cUmar and Ibn cAmr.

رَوَى البَزَّارُ وَالحَاكِمُ عَنْ أَبِي أَرْوَى الدَّوْسِيِّ قَالَ:

Al-Bazzar and al-Hakim narrated that Abu Arwa ad-Dawsi said:

كنتُ مع النبيِّ ﷺ جالسًا، فجاء أبو بكرٍ وعمرُ، فقال: «الحمدُ لله الذي أعانني بكما». وقد رُوي أيضًا في حديثِ البراءِ بنِ عازبٍ، أخرجه الطبراني في الأوسط.

I was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, (seated) and then Abu Bakr and cUmar came up, so he said, ‘Praise belongs to Allah Who has helped me through you two.’ It has been t ransmitted also in a hadith of al-Bara’ ibn cAzib, which at-Tabarani recorded in al-Awsat.

أخرج أبو يعلى عن عمار بن ياسر قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: «جاءني جبريل من قبل، فقلت: يا جبريل، حدثني بمناقب عمر بن الخطاب. فقال: لو حدثتك بمناقب عمر منذ مكث نوح في قومه ما فنيت مناقب عمر، وإن عمر لمن حسنات أبي بكر». وروى أحمد عن عبد الرحمن بن غنم أن رسول الله ﷺ قال لأبي بكر وعمر: «لو اتفقتما على مشورة ما خالفتكما». ورواه الطبراني أيضاً من حديث البراء بن عازب.

Abu Yacla narrated that cAmmar ibn Yasir said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Jibril came to me previously and I said, “O Jibril, tell me of the merits of cUmar ibn al-Khattab.” He said, “Even if I were to tell you his merits for the length of time that Nuh remained among his people the merits of 'Umar would not be exhausted, and truly cUmar is one of the good actions of Abu Bakr.’” Ahmad narrated that cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Ghanam said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Abu Bakr and cUmar, ‘If you two were to agree on a counsel I would not oppose you.’ At-Tabarani also recorded it from a hadith of al-Bara’ ibn cAzib.

روى ابنُ سعدٍ أنَّ ابنَ عمرَ سُئل: مَن كان يُفتي في زمنِ رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فقال: أبو بكرٍ وعمرُ، ولا أعلمُ أحدًا غيرَهما. وروى أنَّ القاسمَ بنَ محمدٍ قال: كان أبو بكرٍ وعمرُ وعثمانُ وعليٌّ يُفتون في زمنِ رسولِ اللهِ ﷺ.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Ibn cUmar was asked, ‘Who used to give fatwa in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?’ He said, ‘Abu Bakr and cUmar and I know of no others apart from them.’ He narrated that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad said: Abu Bakr, cUmar, cUthman and cAli used to give fatwa in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

أخرج الطبراني عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: «إن لكل نبي وليًّا من أمته، وإن وليي من أمتي أبو بكر وعمر». وأخرج ابن عساكر عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: «رحم الله أبا بكر، زوجني ابنته، وحملني إلى دار الهجرة، وأعتق بلالًا. رحم الله عمر، يقول الحق وإن كان مُرًّا، ترك الحق له صديقًا. رحم الله عثمان، تستحي منه الملائكة. رحم الله عليًّا، اللهم أدر الحق معه حيث دار». وأخرج الطبراني عن سهل رضي الله عنه قال: لما رجع النبي ﷺ من حجة الوداع صعد المنبر، فحمد الله، ثم قال: «أيها الناس، إن أبا بكر لم يسؤني قط، فاعرفوا ذلك له. أيها الناس، إني راضٍ عن أبي بكر وعمر وعثمان وعلي وطلحة والزبير وسعد وعبد الرحمن بن عوف والمهاجرين الأولين، فاعرفوا ذلك لهم». وروى عبد الله بن أحمد [ابن حنبل] في زوائد الزهد أن ابن أبي حازم قال: جاء رجل إلى علي بن الحسين فقال: ما كانت منزلة أبي بكر وعمر من رسول الله ﷺ؟ فقال: «مثل منزلتهما عنده الساعة». (وهما مدفونان إلى جنب النبي ﷺ).

At-Tabarani narrated that Ibn Mascud, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Truly, every prophet has an elect from his ummah and my elect from my ummah are Abu Bakr and cUmar.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAli said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘May Allah show mercy to Abu Bakr. He wed me his daughter, and he carried me to the abode of the Hijrah, and he set Bilal free. May Allah show mercy to cUmar. He says the truth even if it is bitter. The truth has left him without a friend. May Allah show mercy to cUthman. The angels are shy of him. May Allah show mercy to cAli. O Allah, make the truth turn with him wherever he turns.’ At-Tabarani narrated that Sahl, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came back from the Farewell Hajj, he ascended the minbar and praised Allah, then said, ‘People, Abu Bakr has never harmed me, so know that about him. People, I am pleased with him, and with cUmar, cUthman, cAli, Talhah, az-Zubayr, Sacd, cAbd ar-Rahman ibn cAwf, and the first emigrants (;muhajirun), so know that of them.’ cAbdullah ibn Ahmad [Ibn Hanbal] narrated in Zawa’id az-Zuhd that Ibn Abi Hazim said: A man came to cAli ibn al-Hussein and said, ‘What was the position of Abu Bakr and cUmar with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?’ I Ic said, ‘Just like their position with respect to him this very hour.’ ( I hey are buried right beside the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace).

روى ابن سعد أن بسطام بن مسلم قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ لأبي بكر وعمر: «لا يلي عليكما أحد بعدي». وروى ابن عساكر أن أنس بن مالك رواه مرفوعاً: «حب أبي بكر وعمر إيمان، وبغضهما كفر». وروى عن ابن مسعود أنه قال: حب أبي بكر وعمر والعلم بهما من السنة.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Bistam ibn Muslim said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Abu Bakr and cUmar, ‘No-one shall have command over you after me.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that Anas related, as a marfuc hadith, ‘Love of Abu Bakr and cUmar is iman (belief) and hatred of them is kufr (disbelief).’ He narrated that Ibn Mascud said: Love of Abu Bakr and cUmar and a knowledge of them is (a part) of the Sunnah.

وَرَوَى أَنَّ أَنَسًا رَوَاهُ مَرْفُوعًا: «أَرْجُو لِأُمَّتِي فِي حُبِّهِمْ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ مَا أَرْجُوهُ لَهُمْ فِي قَوْلِ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ».ﷺ

And he narrated that Anas related as a marfuf, ‘I hope for my ummah in their love for Abu Bakr and cUmar what I hope for them in the saying, “No god but Allah.’”