Abu’l-Qasim al-Baghawi narró que Ibn Abi Mulaykah dijo: Le preguntaron a Abu Bakr por un aleya y dijo: "¿Qué tierra me sostendría o qué cielo me cobijaría si dijera sobre una aleya del Libro de Allah lo que Allah no quiso?". Abu cUbaydah narró que Ibrahim at-Taymi dijo: Le preguntaron a Abu Bakr por Sus palabras, exaltado sea: "Y frutas y pastos" (Corán 80: 31), y dijo: "¿Qué cielo me cobijaría y qué tierra me sostendría si dijera sobre el Libro de Allah lo que no sé?". Al-Bayhaqi y otros narraron que le preguntaron a Abu Bakr por al-Kalalah, y dijo: "Diré mi opinión al respecto; si es correcta, es de Allah, y si es errónea, es mía y del shaytán".

Abu’l-Qasim al-Baghawi narrated that Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: Abu bakr was asked about an ayah and he said, ‘What land would hold me or what sky would shade me if I were to say about an ayah of the Book of Allah that which Allah did not wish?’ Abu cUbaydah narrated that Ibrahim at-Taymi said: Abu Bakr was asked about His words, exalted is He, And fruits and herbage,’ (Qur’an 80: 31) and he said, ‘Which sky would shade me and what land would sustain me if I were to say about the Book of Allah that which I do not know?’ Al-Bayhaqi and others narrated that Abu Bakr was asked about al-Kalalah and he said, ‘I will say my view on it and if it is correct it is from Allah, and if it is wrong it is from me and from shaytan.

Creo que se trata de aquel que no tiene hijo ni padre (que sobreviva para heredar de él).' Cuando cUmar fue designado califa dijo: 'Me da vergüenza rechazar algo que dijo Abu Bakr.' Abu Nucaym narró en al-Hilyah que al-Aswad ibn Hilal dijo:

I think that it is the one who has no child nor parent (surviving to inherit from him).’ When cUmar was appointed khalifah he said, ‘I am shy of rejecting something which Abu Bakr said.’ Abu Nucaym narrated in al-Hilyah that al-Aswad ibn Hilal said:

8 Puesto que el hombre inteligente deduce, a partir de su contemplación de la creación, la grandeza del Creador. Y Allah sabe más.

8 Since the intelligent man derives from his glance at the creation, the greatness of the Creator. And Allah knows best.

Abu Bakr dijo a sus compañeros: «¿Qué opinan de estos dos aleyas, “En verdad, quienes dicen: ‘Nuestro Señor es Allah’, y luego se mantienen firmes…” (Corán 41: 30) y “Y quienes creen y no revisten su fe con injusticia…”? (Corán 6: 82)». Ellos dijeron: «Entonces se mantienen firmes y no cometen acciones injustas y no revisten su fe con error». Él dijo: «Han hecho que cargue con un significado que no puede cargar». Luego dijo: «Dicen: “Nuestro Señor es Allah”, y luego se mantienen firmes, es decir, no se inclinan hacia un dios distinto de Él y no revisten su fe con shirk (asociar a otros como socios con Él)». Ibn Yarir relató que cAmir ibn Sa‘d al-Bayili transmitió de Abu Bakr as-Siddiq acerca de Sus palabras, exaltado sea Él: «Para quienes obran el bien con excelencia hay lo mejor y más» (Corán 10: 26), que dijo: «Contemplar el rostro de Allah, exaltado sea Él». Ibn Yarir relató que Abu Bakr dijo acerca de Sus palabras, exaltado sea Él: «En verdad, quienes dicen: “Nuestro Señor es Allah”, y luego se mantienen firmes…» (Corán 41: 30), que dijo: «La gente lo ha dicho. Así que quien muera sobre ello está entre los que se mantienen firmes».

Abu Bakr said to his companions, ‘What do you say about these two ay at, “Truly, the ones who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah’, and then go straight, ...” (Qur’an 41: 30) and “And the ones who believe and do not clothe their belief in wrongdoing ...”? (Qur’an 6: 82).’ They said, ‘Then they go straight and do not do wrong actions and do not clothe their belief in error.’ He said, ‘You have made it to carry a meaning which it cannot carry.’ Then he said, ‘They say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then they go straight, so they do not incline towards a god other than Him and do not clothe their belief in shirk (associating others as partners with Him).” Ibn Jarir narrated that cAmir ibn Sacd al-Bajili related from Abu Bakr as-Siddiq about His words, exalted is He, ‘For the ones who do excellently well there is the very best and morel (Qur’an 10: 26) that he said, ‘Gazing on the face of Allah, exalted is He.’ Ibn Jarir narrated that Abu Bakr said about His words, exalted is He, ‘Truly the ones who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then go straight, ...’ (Qur’an 41: 30), that he said, ‘People have said it. So whoever dies upon that is of those who go straight.’