Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Allah ya yarda da shi, shi ne halifan Manzon Allah ﷺ. Sunansa shi ne Abdullahi ɗan Abi Quhafa, Uthman ɗan Amir, ɗan Amr, ɗan Ka'b, ɗan Sa'd, ɗan Taym, ɗan Murra, ɗan Ka'b, ɗan Lu'ayy, ɗan Ghalib al-Qurashi at-Taymi, wanda nasabarsa ta haɗu da ta Manzon Allah ﷺ a Murra.

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was the khalifah of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. His name was cAbdullah ibn Abi Quhafah cUthman ibn cAmir ibn cAmr ibn Kacb ibn Sacd ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Kacb ibn Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib al-Qurashi at-Taymi, whose genealogy connects to that of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in Murrah.

An-Nawawi ya ce a cikin littafinsa Tahdhib: Abin da na faɗa, cewa sunan Abu Bakr as-Siddiq shi ne Abdullahi, daidai ne kuma sananne ne.

An-Nawawi said in his Tahdhib: What I have said, that the name of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was cAbdullah, is correct and well known.

Ana kuma cewa sunansa Ateeq ne, amma gaskiyar da mafi yawan malaman ilimi suka yarda a kanta ita ce, Ateeq (wanda aka 'yanta) laƙabi ne na ƙauna ba sunansa na asali ba, kuma an ba shi wannan suna saboda an 'yantar da shi daga Wuta kamar yadda aka rawaito a cikin hadisin at-Tirmidhi; kuma an ce saboda kyawun fuskarsa, wato alherinta da kyawunta, kamar yadda Muscab ibn az-Zubayr, al-Layth ibn Sacd da wata ƙungiya gaba ɗaya suka faɗa; kuma an ce saboda babu wani abu a cikin asalinsa da za a iya zarginsa da shi.

It is said also that his name was cAteeq, but the truth upon which the generality of the men of knowledge agree is that cAteeq (the one set free) was an affectionate nickname and not his own name and he was given that name on account of his having been set free from the Fire as has been narrated in the hadith of at-Tirmidhi; and it is also said, on account of his face’s citaqah, that is to say its goodness and beauty, as Muscab ibn az-Zubayr, al-Layth ibn Sacd and a whole group said; and it has also been said that it is because there is nothing in his genealogy to be found fault with.

Mus'ab ibn az-Zubayr da wasu sun ce, "Al'ummah sun yi ittifaqi baki ɗaya a kan a kira shi as-Siddiq, saboda ya yi gaggawar tabbatar da Manzon Allah ﷺ, kuma ya tsaya tsayin daka a kan gaskiya, kuma bai yi sakaci ba, bai kuma yi shakka ba a cikin kowane hali ko yanayi. Ya yi tsayuwa mai girma a Musulunci, daga cikinsu akwai labarinsa a Daren Isra'i, da jajircewarsa, da kuma yadda ya mayar da martani ga kafirai a kan hakan."

Muscab ibn az-Zubayr and others said, ‘The ummah agree unanimously on his being named as-Siddiq because he hastened to affirm the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and adhered steadfastly to truthfulness, and he was not remiss nor did he hesitate in any state or condition. He made exalted stands in Islam, among which was his story on the Night of the Isra’, his steadfastness and his replying to the kujfar about it.

Har ila yau, hijirarsa tare da Manzon Allah ﷺ, ya bar iyalansa da 'ya'yansa, da kuma zamansa kusa da Annabi ﷺ a cikin Kogon da kuma sauran tafiyar hijira.

' I here is also his emigration with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, leaving his family and children, and his remaining by the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the Cave and on the rest of the journey (of the Hijrah).

Sa'an nan akwai maganarsa a Ranar Badar, da kuma a Ranar Hudaibiyya lokacin da al'amarin jinkirta shiga Makka ya zama kamar ba a bayyana wa wasu ba. Akwai kuma kukansa lokacin da Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Allah ya ba bawa zabi tsakanin wannan duniya da lahira (sai ya zabi lahira)." Daga baya kuma akwai jajircewarsa a ranar rasuwar Manzon Allah ﷺ, da yadda ya yi jawabi ga mutane da kuma yadda ya kwantar musu da hankali.

Ihen there are his words on the Day of Badr, and on the Day of Hudaybiyyah when the matter of delaying entry into Makkah seemed unclear to others. There is his weeping when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah has given a slave the choice between this life and the next (and he has chosen the next).” Later there is his steadfastness on the day of the death of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, his addressing the people and his stilling them.

Akwai kuma aikinsa na jagorantar lamarin bai'ar biyayya don amfanin Musulmai, sannan himmarsa wajen aika rundunar Usama ibn Zaid zuwa Sham da kuma tsayuwarsa a kan hakan.

There is his undertaking the matter of the oath of allegiance for the benefit of the Muslims, and then his diligence in sending the army of Usamah ibn Zaid to Syria and his determination on that.

Sannan akwai matsayinsa game da wadanda suka ja da baya daga Musulunci, da musayar ra'ayi da sauran Sahabbai har sai ya rinjaye hujjojinsu da dalilansa, kuma Allah ya bude zukatansu kamar yadda ya bude nasa zuciya zuwa ga gaskiya da hakika, wato yaki da masu ridda. Sannan akwai shirya rundunonin yaki zuwa Sham domin fatattakar ta da goyon bayansa a gare su. Sannan ya rufe duk wannan da wani muhimmin aiki wanda yana daga cikin kyawawan ayyukansa da manyan falalolinsa - nada cUmar, Allah ya yarda da shi, a matsayin halifan Musulmi, (da kyakkyawan hangensa game da shi, da wasiyyar da ya yi masa, da kuma mika al'ummah ga Allah, har Allah Mai girma da daukaka ya sa shi ya gaji su a matsayin halifa mafi alheri, kuma ga cUmar, wanda yana daga cikin ayyukansa na alheri, aka cimma kafuwar Musulunci, karfafa addini da cika alkawarin Allah Madaukaki na cewa zai bayyanar da shi a kan dukkan addinai.) Yawan halaye, matsayi da falalolin as-Siddiq ba za a iya kidaya su ba.' Abin da ke sama daga an-Nawawi yake.

Then there is the stand he took over those who reneged (on their Islam) and his exchange of views with the other Companions until he overcame their arguments with his proofs, and Allah expanded their breasts as He had expanded his breast to the reality and truth, which was to fight the renegades. Then there is his equipping the armies to go to Syria to conquer it and his support of them. Then he sealed all of that by an important action which was one of his best deeds and most majestic of his virtues - his appointment of cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, as khalifah of the Muslims, (and his perceptiveness concerning him, his bequeathing to him, and his entrusting the ummah to Allah, so that Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, made him succeed among them as the best khalifah, and for cUmar, who was one of his good actions, were realised the establishment of Islam, the strengthening of the deen and the fulfilment of the promise of Allah, the Exalted, that He would make it manifest over the deen, all of it.) How many qualities, stations and virtues of as-Siddiq there are which just cannot be numbered.’ The above is from an-Nawawi.

Ina so in faɗaɗa gabatarwar da na yi wa as-Siddiq kaɗan, in ambaci abubuwa da yawa da na gano game da rayuwarsa, kuma in tsara su cikin sassa.

I say: I want to expand upon the introduction to as-Siddiq somewhat, mentioning about him much that I have discovered of his life, and to arrange that in sections.