At-Tirmidzi dan Ibnu Hibban dalam kitab Shahih-nya meriwayatkan bahwa Abu Sa'id al-Khudri berkata: Abu Bakar berkata, 'Bukankah aku orang yang paling layak untuk jabatan itu (khilafah)? Bukankah aku orang pertama yang memeluk Islam? Bukankah aku orang yang ini dan itu? Bukankah aku orang yang ini dan itu?' Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan melalui jalur al-Harits, yang menceritakan bahwa 'Ali, semoga Allah meridhainya, berkata: Laki-laki pertama yang memeluk Islam adalah Abu Bakar.

At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban, in his Sahih, narrated that Abu Sacid al-Khudri said: Abu Bakr said, ‘Am I not the most suitable of people for it (the khilafahy. Am I not the first to accept Islam? Am I not the one of such-and-such? Am I not the one of such-and-such?’ Ibn cAsakir narrated by way of al-Harith who related that cAli, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The first among men to accept Islam was Abu Bakr.

Ibnu Abi Khaythamah meriwayatkan dengan isnad yang sahih bahwa Zaid bin Arqam berkata: Orang yang pertama kali shalat bersama Nabi ﷺ adalah Abu Bakar ash-Shiddiq.

Ibn Abi Khaythamah narrated with a sahih isnad that Zaid ibn Arqam said: The first to perform the prayer with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was Abu Bakr as-Siddiq.

Ibnu Sa'd meriwayatkan bahwa Abu Arwa ad-Dawsi, seorang Sahabat, semoga Allah meridhainya, berkata: Orang pertama yang memeluk Islam adalah Abu Bakar ash-Shiddiq.

Ibn Sacd narrated that Abu Arwa ad-Dawsi the Companion, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The first to accept Islam was Abu Bakr as-Siddiq.

At-Tabarani meriwayatkan dalam al-Kabir, dan Abdullah bin Ahmad [bin Abu Bakar as-Siddiq al-Hanbali] meriwayatkan dalam az-Zawa'id az-Zuhd, bahwa asy-Sya'bi berkata: Aku bertanya kepada Ibnu Abbas, "Siapakah orang pertama yang memeluk Islam?" Ia menjawab, "Abu Bakar as-Siddiq. Tidakkah engkau mendengar ucapan Hassan?"

At-Tabarani narrated in the Kabir and cAbdullah ibn Ahmad [Ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq I lanbal] narrated in the Zawa’id az-Zuhd that ash-Shacbi said: I asked Ibn cAbbas, ‘Who was the first person to accept Islam?’ He said, ‘Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. Did you not hear the words of Hassan?:

"Ketika engkau mengingat kesulitan seorang saudara yang engkau percayai, maka ingatlah saudaramu Abu Bakr atas apa yang telah ia lakukan."

“When you recall the distress of a trusted brother, then remember your brother Abu Bakr for what he did.

Ia adalah sebaik-baik makhluk, yang paling takut dan taat kepada Allah di antara mereka, dan yang paling adil, kecuali Nabi, serta yang paling yakin dalam menunaikan apa yang telah ia sanggupi. Yang kedua adalah pengikut yang majelisnya dipuji, dan yang pertama dari kalangan laki-laki yang membenarkan Rasulullah.” Abu Nu'aym meriwayatkan bahwa Furat ibn as-Sa'ib berkata: Aku bertanya kepada Maymun ibn Mihran, "Apakah menurutmu 'Ali lebih baik, atau Abu Bakar dan 'Umar?" Ia gemetar hingga tongkatnya terlepas dari tangannya, lalu menjawab, "Aku tidak pernah mengira akan hidup hingga masa ketika ada orang yang dibandingkan dengan mereka. Kebaikan amal mereka milik Allah! Mereka adalah pemimpin Islam." Aku berkata, "Apakah 'Ali yang pertama memeluk Islam, ataukah Abu Bakar?" Ia menjawab, "Demi Allah, Abu Bakar beriman kepada Nabi ﷺ pada waktu Buhayra sang rahib, ketika ia melewatinya." Ada perbedaan pendapat mengenai dirinya dan Khadijah (siapa di antara keduanya yang pertama memeluk Islam), hingga (dikatakan bahwa) Nabi ﷺ menikahkannya dengan Khadijah, dan semua itu terjadi sebelum kelahiran 'Ali.

I he best of creation, most fearfully obedient of them, and the most just, except for the Prophet, and the most certain to fulfil what he has undertaken, ' I he second, the follower whose assembly is praised, and the first of the men of they who affirmed the Messenger.’” Abu Nucaym narrated that Furat ibn as-Sa’ib said: I asked Maymun ibn Mihran, ‘Is cAli better in your view or Abu Bakr and ‘Umar?’ He shook until his staff fell from his hand and replied, ‘I never thought that I would live to a time when anyone would be compared with them. Their good deeds belong to Allah! They were the head of Islam.’ I said, ‘cAli was the first to accept Islam or Abu Bakr?’ He said, ‘By Allah, Abu Bakr believed in the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, at the time of Buhayra the monk when he passed by him.’ There is a disagreement as to him and Khadijah (which of them was first to accept Islam) until (it is said that) he married her to him, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and all of that before the birth of cAli.

Sekelompok besar dari kalangan Sahabat dan Tabi'in mengatakan bahwa beliau adalah orang pertama yang memeluk Islam, dan sebagian dari mereka mengklaim bahwa ada kesepakatan (ijma') mengenai hal itu. Ada yang mengatakan, 'Orang pertama yang memeluk Islam adalah 'Ali.' Ada pula yang mengatakan, 'Khadijah.' Pendamaian antara pernyataan-pernyataan yang tampaknya bertentangan ini adalah bahwa Abu Bakar adalah laki-laki pertama yang memeluk Islam, 'Ali adalah anak-anak pertama yang memeluk Islam, dan Khadijah adalah perempuan pertama yang memeluk Islam.

A whole group of the Companions and the Followers said that he was the first to accept Islam, and some of them claimed that there was a consensus on that. It has been said, ‘The first to accept Islam was cAli.’ It has also been said, ‘Khadijah.’ The reconciliation between these apparently conflicting statements is that Abu Bakr was the first man to accept Islam, cAli was the first of the children to accept Islam, and Khadijah was the first woman to accept Islam.

Imam Abu Hanifah adalah orang pertama yang mendamaikan (menyelaraskan) hal tersebut dengan cara ini, semoga Allah merahmatinya.

I he first to reconcile it in this way was the Imam Abu Hanifah, may Allah be merciful to him.

Ibnu Abi Syaibah dan Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahwa Salim bin Abi al-Ja'd berkata: Aku bertanya kepada Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah, "Apakah Abu Bakar orang pertama yang memeluk Islam?" Ia menjawab, "Tidak." Aku bertanya, "Lalu bagaimana Abu Bakar begitu unggul dan mendahului orang lain sehingga yang disebut hanyalah Abu Bakar?" Ia menjawab, "Karena ia adalah yang terbaik di antara mereka dalam Islam, sejak saat ia memeluk Islam hingga saat ia berjumpa dengan Tuhannya." Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan dengan sanad yang sangat baik bahwa Muhammad bin Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas berkata kepada ayahnya, Sa'd, "Apakah Abu Bakar orang pertama di antara kalian yang memeluk Islam?" Ia menjawab, "Tidak. Lebih dari lima orang memeluk Islam sebelumnya, namun ia adalah yang terbaik di antara kami dalam Islam." Ibnu Katsir berkata: Jelas bahwa keluarga Nabi ﷺ termasuk orang-orang yang lebih dahulu beriman dari siapa pun; istrinya Khadijah, budaknya yang telah dimerdekakan Zaid, istri Zaid Ummu Ayman, 'Ali, dan Waraqah.

Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn cAsakir narrated that Salim ibn Abi’l- Jacd said: I said to Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, ‘Was Abu Bakr the first person to accept Islam?’ He said, ‘No.’ I said, ‘So how did Abu Bakr excel and precede others so much so that no-one else is mentioned but Abu Bakr?’ He said, ‘Because he was the best of them in Islam from the moment he accepted Islam until the moment he met his Lord.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated with an excellent isnad that Muhammad ibn Sacd ibn Abi Waqqas said to his father Sacd, ‘Was Abu Bakr the first of you to accept Islam?’ He said, ‘No. More than five people accepted Islam before him, but he was the best of us in Islam.’ Ibn Kathir said: It is clear that the people of his house, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, believed before anyone; his wife Khadijah, his freed slave Zaid, Zaid’s wife Umm Ayman, cAli and Waraqah.

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan dari Tsa' bin Yazid, ia berkata: Abu Bakr ash-Shiddiq berkata, "Aku sedang duduk di pelataran Ka'bah, lalu Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail duduk di sana. Kemudian Umayyah bin Abi ash-Shalt lewat di dekatnya dan berkata, 'Apa kabar, wahai pencari kebaikan?' Ia menjawab, 'Baik.' Ia bertanya, 'Apakah engkau sudah menemukannya?' Ia menjawab, 'Belum,' maka ia berkata, 'Setiap agama pada Hari Kebangkitan akan binasa, kecuali agama yang telah ditetapkan oleh Allah.'"

Ibn cAsakir narrated that Tsa ibn Yazid said: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq said, ‘I was sitting in the courtyard of the Kacbah and Zaid ibn cAmr ibn Nufayl was seated, then Umayyah ibn Abi’s-Salt passed by him and said, “How are you, seeker after good?” He said, “Well.” He said, “And have you found?” He said, “No,” so he said, “Every deen on the Day of Rising, except that which Allah has decreed, will perish.

“Tetapi nabi yang dinanti ini, apakah ia akan berasal dari kalangan kami atau dari kalangan kalian?” Dan sebelumnya aku belum pernah mendengar tentang seorang nabi yang dinanti dan akan diutus. Maka aku pergi menemui Waraqah bin Nawfal, yang sering menengadahkan pandangannya ke langit dan hatinya sangat takjub. Aku menghentikannya dan menceritakan kisah itu kepadanya. Ia berkata, “Ya, keponakanku. Kita adalah kaum yang memiliki kitab dan ilmu, tetapi nabi yang dinanti ini berasal dari kalangan terpandang di antara bangsa Arab dari sisi nasab - dan aku memiliki pengetahuan tentang nasab - sedangkan kaummu berada di tengah-tengah (paling mulia).”

“But as for this Prophet who is awaited, will he be from us or from you?” And I had not heard before that of a prophet who was awaited and who would be sent. So I went to Waraqah ibn Nawfal who used to look much towards heaven, and was much astonished of heart. I stopped him and told him the story. He said, “Yes, my nephew. We are the people of books and sciences, but this Prophet who is awaited is from the midst (noblest) of the Arabs genealogically - and I have a knowledge of genealogy - and your people are midmost (noblest)

of the Arabs dalam hal garis keturunan.” Aku berkata, “Paman, lalu apa yang akan dikatakan Nabi?” Ia berkata, “Ia akan mengatakan apa yang dikatakan kepadanya, kecuali bahwa ia tidak akan menzalimi dan tidak akan dizalimi, dan tidak mencari penindasan (terhadap siapa pun).” Maka ketika Rasulullah ﷺ diutus, aku beriman kepadanya dan membenarkannya.’ Ibnu Ishaq berkata: Muhammad bin ‘Abdurrahman bin ‘Abdullah bin al-Husain at-Tamimi meriwayatkan kepadaku bahwa Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda, ‘Tidaklah aku mengajak seseorang masuk Islam kecuali ia menunjukkan keengganan terhadapnya dan keraguan serta pertimbangan, kecuali Abu Bakar. Ia tidak menunda ketika aku mengingatkannya dan ia tidak ragu-ragu.’ Al-Bayhaqi berkata:

of the Arabs in terms of lineage.” I said, “Uncle, and what will the Prophet say?” He said, “He will say what is said to him, except that he will not oppress nor be oppressed nor seek the oppression (of anyone).” So that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sent I believed in him and affirmed him.’ Ibn Ishaq said: Muhammad ibn cAbd ar-Rahman ibn cAbdullah Ibn al-Husayn at-Tamimi narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I have never Invited anyone to Islam except that he had an aversion to it, and Irresolution and deliberation, except for Abu Bakr. He did not delay when I reminded him and he was not irresolute.’ Al-Bayhaqi said:

Hal ini terjadi karena ia telah sering melihat bukti-bukti kenabian Rasulullah ﷺ dan mendengar tanda-tandanya sebelum ajakan beliau (kepada Islam). Maka ketika beliau mengajaknya, ia telah merenung dan memikirkannya, lalu ia langsung berserah diri dan menerima Islam.

I h is was because he used to see the proofs of the prophethood of I lie Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and hear the traces of it before his invitation (to Islam), so that when he invited him he had already reflected and thought about it, and he submitted and accepted Islam at once.

Kemudian beliau [al-Bayhaqi] meriwayatkan bahwa Abu Maysurah berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ biasa mendengar seseorang memanggilnya ketika beliau keluar, "Muhammad!" Ketika mendengar suara itu, beliau berbalik lari, dan beliau menceritakannya secara rahasia kepada Abu Bakar, yang merupakan sahabat beliau pada masa Jahiliyah.

I hen he [al-Bayhaqi] narrated that Abu Maysurah said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to hear someone calling him when he went out, ‘Muhammad!’ When he heard the voice he would turn back in flight and he told It in confidence to Abu Bakr who was his friend in Jahiliyyah.

Abu Nu'aim dan Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan dari Ibnu 'Abbas, ia berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda, "Tidaklah aku mengajak seseorang kepada Islam kecuali ia menolakku dan mendustakan ucapanku, kecuali putra Abu Quhafah. Tidaklah aku berbicara kepadanya tentang sesuatu kecuali ia menerimanya dan teguh di atasnya."

Abu Nucaym and Ibn cAsakri narrated that Ibn cAbbas said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I never spoke to anyone about Islam but that they refused me and rejected my words except for the son of Abu Quhafah. I never spoke to him about something but that he accepted it and was steadfast in it.

Al-Bukhari meriwayatkan bahwa Abu'd-Darda' berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda, "Maukah kalian membiarkan sahabatku untukku? (Maukah kalian membiarkan sahabatku untukku?) Aku berkata, 'Wahai manusia, aku adalah utusan Allah kepada kalian semua,' dan kalian berkata, 'Engkau dusta.' Abu Bakar berkata, 'Engkau telah berkata benar.'"

Al-Bukhari narrated that Abu’d-Darda’ said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Will you leave me my companion? (Will you leave me my companion?) I said, “People, I am the Messenger of Allah to you all,” and you said, “You are lying.” Abu Bakr said, “You have told the truth.’”