An-Nawawi ya ce, a cikin Tahdhib, kuma daga rubutunsa na ke isar da shi: Abokan mazhabarmu sun tabbatar da yalwar ilimin Abu Bakr ta hanyar maganarsa, Allah ya yarda da shi, a cikin hadisin da aka tabbatar wanda yake cikin littattafan Sahihai guda biyu, cewa: "Na rantse da Allah, zan yi yaki da duk wanda ya raba tsakanin sallah da zakka. Na rantse da Allah, idan sun ki ba ni ko igiyar rakumi wacce suke bayarwa ga Manzon Allah ﷺ, zan yi yaki da su saboda kin su." Shaikh Abu Ishaq ya ga hujja a cikin wannan da sauran abubuwa, a cikin littafinsa Tabaqat, cewa Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Allah ya yarda da shi, shi ne mafi ilimi a cikin Sahabbai, domin dukansu sun kasa fahimtar hukuncin wannan al'amari sai shi kaɗai, sannan ya bayyana a gare su saboda tattaunawarsa da su cewa maganarsa ita ce matsayi daidai, sai suka koma zuwa gare ta.

An-Nawawi said, in his Tahdhib, and from his own writing I transmit: Our companions proved the vastness of his knowledge by his words, may Allah be pleased with him, in the well established hadith which is in the two Sahih collections, ‘By Allah, I will fight whoever distinguishes between salah and zakat. By Allah, if they refuse me as much as the halter of a camel which they used to pay to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, I will fight them over their refusal.’ Shaykh Abu Ishaq saw a proof, in this and other things, in his Tabaqat, that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was the most knowledgeable of the Companions, because they all failed to understand the judgement on this issue except for him, then it became clear to them because of his discussions with them that his words were the correct position, so they came back to that.

An mun ruwaito cewa an tambayi Ibn cUmar cewa, ‘Su wa ne suke ba mutane fatawa a zamanin Manzon Allah ﷺ?’ Ya ce, ‘Abu Bakr da cUmar, Allah ya yarda da su. Ban san wani banda su ba.’ Shaikhai biyu (al-Bukhari da Muslim) sun ruwaito cewa Abu Sacid al-Khudri ya ce: Manzon Allah ﷺ ya yi jawabi ga mutane, ya ce, ‘Allah, Mai albarka da Maɗaukaki, ya ba wani bawa zaɓi tsakanin duniya da abin da ke wurinsa. Wannan bawa ya zaɓi abin da ke wurin Allah, Maɗaukaki ne Shi.’ Sai Abu Bakr ya yi kuka ya ce, ‘Za mu fanshi ka da ubanninmu da uwayenmu.’ Mun yi mamakin kukansa domin Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ba da labari game da wani bawa da aka ba zaɓi, amma Manzon Allah ﷺ ne aka ba zaɓin, kuma Abu Bakr shi ne mafi sani a cikinmu. Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce, ‘Mafi karimci a gare ni da zumunci da dukiyarsa shi ne Abu Bakr. Da ni zan riƙi aboki na kusa banda Ubangijina, da na riƙi Abu Bakr, amma akwai ’yan’uwantakar Musulunci da soyayyarta.’

We have transmitted that Ibn cUmar was asked, ‘Who used to give fatwa for people at the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?’ He said, ‘Abu Bakr and cUmar, may Allah be pleased with them. I don’t know of anyone other than them.’ The two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated that Abu Sacid al-Khudri said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, addressed people and said, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has given a slave the choice between the world and that which is with Him. That slave has chosen that which is with Allah, exalted is He.’ Then Abu Bakr wept and said, ‘We would ransom you with our fathers and mothers.’ We were astonished at his weeping because the Messenger of Allah informed about a slave who had been given a choice. But the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the one given the choice, and Abu Bakr was the most knowledgeable of us. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The most generous of people to me with his company and his wealth is Abu Bakr. If I were to take an intimate friend other than my Lord I would have taken Aim Bakr, but there is the brotherhood of Islam and its affection.

“Kada ka bar kowace kofa a buɗe sai kofar Abu Bakr.” Wannan shi ne dukkan maganar an-Nawawi.

I ,ct no door remain open but for the door of Abu Bakr.’ ' I he above is all the words of an-Nawawi.

Ibn Kathir ya ce: As-Siddiq, Allah ya yarda da shi, shi ne mafi iya karatun Alkur'ani daga cikin Sahabbai, ma'ana shi ne mafi sani a cikinsu game da Alkur'ani, domin Manzon Allah ﷺ ya sa shi ya zama limamin sallah ga Sahabbai, Allah ya yarda da su baki ɗaya, tare da maganarsa: 'Wanda ya fi iya karatun Littafin Allah shi ne zai jagorance mutane.' At-Tirmidhi ya ruwaito cewa A'isha, Allah ya yarda da ita, ta ce: Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: 'Bai dace ga mutanen da Abu Bakr yake cikinsu wani ya zama limamin su ba' (kalmar 'imam' tana da ma'anar jagoranci da kuma jagorantar sallah). Tare da wannan, shi ma shi ne mafi sani a cikin Sunnah.

Ibn Kathir said: As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was the best read of the Companions, meaning that he was the most knowledgeable of them in the Qur’an, because he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, put him forward as imam of the prayer for the Companions, may Allah be pleased with him and them, along with his words, ‘The best read in the Book of Allah will lead the people.’ At-Tirmidhi narrated that CA’ ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘It is not fitting for a people among whom is Abu Bakr that another than him should lead them (as imam\ the word having the meaning of both leading, and leading the prayer).’ He was, along with that, the most knowledgeable in the Sunnah.

Sa'ad ɗin lokacin da Sahabbai suka koma gare shi a lokuta da dama, yakan kawo hadisan Sunnah daga Annabi ﷺ da ya haddace, kuma yakan kawo su a lokacin da ake buƙatarsu, alhali su ba su da su. Yaya hakan ba zai kasance ba, tun da ya dage wajen kasancewa tare da Manzon Allah ﷺ tun farkon aikewarsa har zuwa rasuwarsa?

When the Companions referred to him on several occasions, he produced transmissions of sunnahs from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he had memorised and which he produced at the moments when they were needed, and which they didn’t have. How could that not be when he had persevered in accompanying the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from the very beginning of his being sent until his death?

Tare da wannan kuma, yana cikin mafi hikima daga cikin bayin Allah kuma mafi fahimta. Sai dai ba a samun hadisai da yawa da aka danganta gare shi da sanadi, saboda kawai gajeren lokacin da ya rayu da kuma gaggawar mutuwarsa bayan Annabi ﷺ. Da ya rayu na tsawon lokaci, da riwayoyinsa sun kasance masu yawa sosai.

Along with that he was one of the most intelligent of the slaves of Allah and one of the most comprehending. However, there are not many hadith traced back with a chain of transmission to him, only because of the short time he lived and the speed of his death after the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. If he had lived for long, his narrations would have been very extensive.

Babu ɗaya daga cikin masu ruwaito hadisi da ya bar wani hadisi da ya ruwaito ba tare da ya ba da labarinsa ba. Amma babu ɗaya daga cikin Sahabbai na zamaninsa da ya buƙaci ya ruwaito daga gare shi abin da suka raba tare da shi a cikin ruwaitowa, don haka sai suka ruwaito daga gare shi kawai abin da su kansu ba su da shi.

None of the transmitters left a hadith that he transmitted without narrating it. But none of the Companions from his time, needed to transmit from him what they shared with him in the narration of, so they only transmitted from him what they themselves didn’t have.

Abu’l-Qasim al-Baghawi ya ruwaito cewa Maymun ibn Mihran ya ce:

Abu’l-Qasim al-Baghawi narrated that Maymun ibn Mihran said:

Abu Bakr, idan an kawo masa wata takaddama, yakan duba Littafin Allah. Idan ya sami a cikinsa tushen hukunci tsakanin masu takaddama, sai ya yi hukunci bisa ga abin da ya samu. Idan babu wani abu a cikin Littafi, kuma ya san wata Sunnah a kan lamarin daga Manzon Allah ﷺ, sai ya yi hukunci da ita. Idan bai iya samun hanyar da ta dace ba, sai ya fita ya tambayi Musulmi, ya ce: "Irin wannan da irin wannan ya zo mini, to shin kun san ko Manzon Allah ﷺ ya yi wani hukunci a kan hakan?" Wataƙila wani rukuni zai taru kewaye da shi, kowannensu yana ambaton wani hukuncin Manzon Allah ﷺ. Abu Bakr zai ce: "Godiya ta tabbata ga Allah wanda ya sanya a cikinmu waɗanda suke kiyayewa da haddace abin da ke daga Annabinmu ﷺ." Idan bai iya samun Sunnah a kan lamarin daga Manzon Allah ﷺ ba, sai ya tara shugabanni da mafi kyawun mutane ya nemi shawararsu. Idan suka amince a kan wani ra'ayi, sai ya yi hukunci da shi. cUmar, Allah ya yarda da shi, yana yin haka. Idan ya kasa samun wata hanya a cikin Alƙur'ani da Sunnah, sai ya duba ko Abu Bakr ya riga ya yi hukunci a kan lamarin. Idan ya sami cewa Abu Bakr ya riga ya yi hukunci a kai, sai ya yanke hukunci bisa ga wannan hukuncin. Idan kuma bai samu ba, sai ya kira shugabannin Musulmi, idan suka amince baki ɗaya a kan wani lamari, sai ya yi hukunci bisa ga hakan.

Abu Bakr, when a dispute was brought to him, used to look in the Book of Allah. Then if he found there the basis for a judgement between the disputants he would give judgement on that basis. If there was nothing in the Book and he knew a Sunnah on that matter from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless and grant him and his family peace, he would give judgement by that. If he could not find the right way he would go out and ask the Muslims, and say, ‘Such and such has come to me, so do you know whether the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave any judgement on that?’ Perhaps a group would gather around him, everyone of them mentioning a judgement of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Abu Bakr would say, ‘Praise belongs to Allah Who has put among us those who preserve and memorise from our Prophet.’ If he was unable to find a Sunnah about it from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he would gather the leaders and the best of the people and seek their counsel. If they would agree on a view he would give judgement by that. cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, used to do that. If he was unable to find some way in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, he would look to see if Abu Bakr had given a judgement on it. If he found that Abu Bakr had already given judgement on it he would pass judgement on the basis of that judgement. If not, he would call the leaders of the Muslims and if they would agree unanimously on a matter he would give judgement on that basis.

Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, Allah ya yarda da shi, baya ga haka, shi ne mafi sanin nasabar Larabawa, musamman na Quraishawa. Wani shaikh daga cikin Ansar ya ce: Jubair ibn Mut'im ya kasance shi ne mafi sanin nasabar Quraishawa, da nasabar Larabawa gaba ɗaya, kuma yakan ce: "Ban karɓi nasabobi ba sai daga Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, kuma Abu Bakr as-Siddiq shi ne mafi sanin nasabar Larabawa." Baya ga haka, as-Siddiq ya kai ƙololuwa wajen fassarar mafarki. Yakan fassara mafarkai a zamanin Manzon Allah ﷺ.

As-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was, along with that, the most knowledgeable in the genealogies of the Arabs, particularly of Quraysh. A shaykh of the Ansar said: Jubayr ibn Mutcim used to be the most knowledgeable of Quraysh in the genealogies of Quraysh and of the Arabs in general and he used to say, ‘I only took genealogies from Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, and Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was I be most learned in genealogy of the Arabs.’ Along with that, as-Siddiq had reached the limit in the Interpretation of dreams. He used to interpret dreams in the time of I he Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

Muhammad ibn Sirin, wanda shi ne ya fi kowa ilimin wannan fanni bisa ijma'i, ya ce: Abu Bakr shi ne mafi iya fassara mafarki a cikin wannan al'umma bayan Annabi ﷺ. Ibn Sa'd ne ya ruwaito shi.

Muhammad ibn Sirin, and he was the foremost in this knowledge by general consensus, said: Abu Bakr was the most able of this ummah after the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to draw u meaning (from a dream). Ibn Sacd narrated it.

Ad-Daylami ya ruwaito a cikin Musnad al-Firdaws, kuma Ibn cAsakir ya ruwaito cewa Samurah ya ce: Manzon Allah, Allah ya yi masa salati ya kuma ba shi aminci ﷺ, ya ce: "An umarce ni da in fassara mafarki (kuma in bayyana shi ko in koyar da shi) ga Abu Bakr." Ibn Kathir ya ce: Ya kasance daya daga cikin mutane mafi bayyana magana kuma mafi fasaha a magana. Az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar ya ce: Na ji daya daga cikin malamai yana cewa: "Mafi fasaha a magana daga cikin sahabban Manzon Allah ﷺ wadanda suka yi khutba sun kasance Abu Bakr da cAli ibn Abi Talib, Allah ya yarda da su biyun." A cikin hadisin as-Saqifah za mu kawo maganganun cUmar, Allah ya yarda da shi. Ya kasance daya daga cikin mutane mafi sanin Allah kuma mafi tsoronsa. Wasu daga cikin maganganunsa game da hakan da kuma game da fassarar mafarki, da wasu daga cikin khutbobinsa, za mu tattara su a wani sashe na daban.

Ad-Daylami narrated in Musnad al-Firdaws and Ibn cAsakir narrated that Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I have been commanded to interpret the dream (and to tell it or teach it) to Abu Bakr.’ I bn Kathir said: He was one of the clearest and most eloquent of people. Az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar said: I heard one of the people of knowledge saying, ‘The most eloquent of those of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah who gave the khutbah were Abu Bakr and ' AI i ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with both of them.’ In the hadith of as-Saqifah we will relate the words of cUmar, may Allah be pleased with him. He was one of the most knowing of mankind of Allah and the most fearful of Him. Some of his words on that and on the interpretation of dream and some of his khutbahs we will place together in an independent section.

Ɗaya daga cikin hujjojin cewa shi ne mafi sani a cikin Sahabbai shi ne hadisin Yarjejeniyar Hudaibiyya lokacin da Umar ya tambayi Manzon Allah ﷺ, ya ce: "Don me za mu karɓi wulakanci a cikin addininmu?" Sai Annabi ﷺ ya amsa masa. Sannan ya je wurin Abu Bakr ya tambaye shi irin tambayar da ya yi wa Manzon Allah ﷺ, sai ya amsa masa kamar yadda Annabi ﷺ ya amsa masa, kalma da kalma. Al-Bukhari da wasu ne suka ruwaito shi.

One of the proofs that he was the most knowledgeable of the Companions is the hadith of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah when 1 Umar asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘For what reason should we accept disgrace in our deenT I he Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, answered him. Then he went to Abu Bakr and asked him the same question that he had asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he answered him just as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had answered him, word for word. Al-Bukhari and others narrated it.

Bugu da ƙari, ya kasance mafi zurfin tunani a cikin Sahabbai, kuma mafi kammalawa a cikinsu wajen hankali. At-Tamam ar-Razi ya ruwaito a cikin Al-Fawa'id, kuma Ibn 'Asakir ya ruwaito cewa 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As ya ce: Na ji Manzon Allah ﷺ yana cewa: "Jibril ya zo mini ya ce: 'Allah yana umurtarka ka nemi shawarar Abu Bakr.'" At-Tabarani, Abu Nu'aym da wasu sun ruwaito cewa Mu'adh ibn Jabal ya bayyana cewa lokacin da Annabi ﷺ ya so aika Mu'adh zuwa Yaman, ya nemi shawarar mutane daga cikin sahabbansa, daga cikinsu akwai Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Ali, Talha, az-Zubair da Usaid ibn Hudair. Mutane suka yi magana, kowane mutum yana da ra'ayinsa. Ya ce: "Yaya kake gani, Mu'adh?" Ni (Mu'adh) na ce: "Ina ganin abin da Abu Bakr ya faɗa." Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Allah yana ƙin a sama Abu Bakr ya yi kuskure." Ibn Abi Usamah ya ruwaito a cikin Musnadinsa: "Allah, a sama, yana ƙin Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ya yi kuskure a ƙasa." Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi ya ce: Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Allah yana ƙin Abu Bakr ya yi kuskure." Dukan mutanen da suka watsa wannan hadisi amintattu ne.

Along with that, he was the most penetrating of the Companions in his views and the most perfect of them in intellect. Tamam ar- Razi narrated in his Fawdidand Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAbdullah ibn cAmr ibn al-cAs said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying, ‘Jibril came to me and said, “Allah orders you to seek the counsel of Abu Bakr.’” At-Tabarani, Abu Nucaym and others narrated that Mucadh ibn Jabal told that when the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to send Mucadh to the Yemen he sought the counsel of men of his companions among whom were Abu Bakr, cUmar, cAli, Talhah, az-Zubayr and Usayd ibn Hudayr. The people talked and every man had his own view. He said, ‘What do you think, Mucadh?’ I (Mucadh) said, ‘I think the same as that which Abu Bakr said.’ The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Allah dislikes in the heaven that Abu Bakr should make a mistake.’ Ibn Abi Usamah related it in his Musnad, ‘Allah, in the heaven, dislikes that Abu Bakr as-Siddiq should make a mistake on the earth.’ Sahl ibn Sacd as-Sacidi said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Allah dislikes that Abu Bakr should make a mistake.’ The men who transmitted it are all trustworthy.