روى البخاري أن جابرًا رضي الله عنه قال:

Al-Bukhari narrated that Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

قال عمر بن الخطاب: «أبو بكر سيّدنا!» وروى البيهقي في «شعب الإيمان» أن عمر، رضي الله عنه، قال: «لو وُزن إيمان أبي بكر بإيمان أهل الأرض لرجح بهم». وروى ابن أبي خيثمة وعبد الله بن أحمد في «زوائد الزهد» أن عمر، رضي الله عنه، قال: «كان أبو بكر السابق المتفوّق». وقال عمر: «لوددتُ أنني كنتُ شعرةً في صدر أبي بكر». رواه مسدّد في «مسنده». وقال: «أحب أن أكون في الجنة في موضع أستطيع فيه أن أرى أبا بكر». رواه ابن أبي الدنيا وابن عساكر. وقال: «لَرائحةُ أبي بكر أطيبُ من رائحة المسك». رواه أبو نُعيم.

cUmar ibn al-Khattab said, ‘Abu Bakr is our chief (Sayyid)! Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Shucah al-Iman that cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, ‘If the iman of Abu Bakr were to be weighed against the iman of the inhabitants of the earth, he would mil weigh them.’ Ibn Abi Khaythamah and cAbdullah ibn Ahmad, in Zawa’id Ht-Zuhd, that cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, ‘Abu Nakr was a surpassing outstripper.’ And cUmar said, ‘I would that I were a hair upon the chest of Abu Bakr.’ Musaddad narrated it in his Musnad. And he said, ‘I would love to be in the Garden in such it position that I could see Abu Bakr.’ Ibn Abi’d-Dunya and Ibn 'Asakir narrated it. And he said, ‘Certainly the scent of Abu Bakr was sweeter than the scent of musk.’ Abu Nucaym narrated it.

روى ابنُ عساكرَ أنَّ عليًّا دخلَ على أبي بكرٍ وهو مُسجًّى، فقال: «ما أحدٌ يلقى اللهَ بصحائفَ أحبُّ إليَّ من هذا المُسجّى». وروى ابنُ عساكرَ أنَّ عبدَ الرحمنِ بنَ أبي بكرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ قال: قال رسولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «...». وروى الطبرانيُّ في الأوسطِ أنَّ عليًّا قال: والذي نفسي بيده، ما سابقنا إلى خيرٍ قطُّ إلَّا وجدنا أبا بكرٍ قد سبقنا إليه.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAli entered upon Abu Bakr when he was shrouded and said, ‘No-one who will meet Allah with his pages (of the records of his deeds) is more beloved to me than this shrouded one.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘TJmar ibn al-Khattab told me that he never attempted to be before Abu Bakr in a good action but that Abu Bakr was before him in it.’ At-Tabarani narrated in al-Awsat that cAli said: By the One in Whose hand is my self, we never strove to be first in a good action but that Abu Bakr was before us in it.

وَرَوَى أَيْضًا فِي الْأَوْسَطِ عَنْ جُحَيْفَةَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا قَالَ: خَيْرُ النَّاسِ بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ. لَا يَجْتَمِعُ حُبِّي وَبُغْضُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فِي قَلْبِ مُؤْمِنٍ أَبَدًا.

He also narrated in al-Awsat from Juhayfah that cAli said: The best of mankind after the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, are Abu Bakr and cUmar. Love of me will never be united with hatred of Abu Bakr and cUmar in the heart of a believer.

وَرَوَى فِي الْكَبِيرِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ: ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ هُمْ أَحْسَنُ قُرَيْشٍ وُجُوهًا، وَأَحْسَنُهُمْ خُلُقًا، وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ قَلْبًا: إِنْ حَدَّثُوكَ لَمْ يَكْذِبُوكَ، وَإِنْ حَدَّثْتَهُمْ لَمْ يُكَذِّبُوكَ: أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ، وَأَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ.

He narrated in al-Kabir that Ibn cUmar said: Three of Quraysh are the most handsome faced of Quraysh and the best of them in character, and the surest hearted of them. If they were to tell you something they would not lie to you. If you told them something they would not call you a liar; Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Abu cUbaydah ibn al-Jarrah and cUthman ibn cAffan.

روى ابن سعد عن إبراهيم النخعي أنه قال: سُمّي أبو بكر «الأوّاه»، أي الكثير التأوّه والتضرّع شفقةً على الناس، لرقّته ورحمته.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Ibrahim an-Nakhaci said: Abu Bakr was named, ‘Al-Awwah - Compassionate (literally: one saying “Ah” and sighing a great deal for pity for people),’ because of his pity and his mercy.

ابن عساكر روى أن الربيع بن أنس قال: جاء في الكتاب الأول: «مَثَلُ أبي بكر الصديق مَثَلُ المطر، حيثما وقع نفع». وروى ابن عساكر أن الربيع بن أنس قال: نظرنا في أصحاب الأنبياء فلم نجد نبيًّا كان له صاحب مثل أبي بكر الصديق. وروى أن الزهري قال: من فضائل أبي بكر أنه ما شكّ في الله ساعةً قط.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that ar-Rabic ibn Anas said: It is recorded in the First Book, ‘The likeness of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq is the likeness of rain, wherever it falls it is of benefit.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that ar-Rabic ibn Anas said: We considered the companions of the prophets and we couldn’t find a prophet who had a companion the like of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. He narrated that az-Zuhri said: One of the merits of Abu Bakr is that he never doubted about Allah for an hour.

قال: وحدّث أن الزبير بن بكار قال: سمعتُ بعض أهل العلم يقول: «الخطباء (الذين يلقون الخطبة)

He narrated that az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar said: I heard one of the people of knowledge saying, ‘The orators (who gave the khutbah)

من صحابة رسول الله ﷺ أبو بكر الصديق وعلي بن أبي طالب رضي الله عنهما. وروى أن أبا حسين قال: لم يولد لآدم في ذريته أحد أفضل من أبي بكر، بعد الأنبياء والرسل. وقام أبو بكر يوم الردة (ارتداد كثير من القبائل العربية عن الإسلام بعد وفاة النبي ﷺ).

among the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and cAli ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with both of them.’ He narrated that Abu Husayn said: There was not born to Adam among his descendants anyone better than Abu Bakr, after the prophets and messengers. Abu Bakr took a stand on the Day of ar-Riddah (repudiation of Islam by many of the Arab tribes on the death of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace)

وكان يشبه منبر أحد الأنبياء.

which was like the stand of one of the prophets.