Al-Bukhari meriwayatkan bahawa Jabir, semoga Allah meridhainya, berkata:

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

cUmar ibn al-Khattab berkata, ‘Abu Bakr adalah ketua kami (Sayyid)!’ Al-Bayhaqi meriwayatkan dalam Shu'ab al-Iman bahawa cUmar, semoga Allah meredhainya, berkata, ‘Jika iman Abu Bakr ditimbang dengan iman penduduk bumi, nescaya iman Abu Bakr akan lebih berat daripada mereka.’ Ibn Abi Khaythamah dan cAbdullah ibn Ahmad, dalam Zawa'id Kitab al-Zuhd, meriwayatkan bahawa cUmar, semoga Allah meredhainya, berkata, ‘Abu Bakr ialah seorang yang mengatasi dan mendahului semua orang.’ Dan cUmar berkata, ‘Aku ingin menjadi sehelai rambut di dada Abu Bakr.’ Musaddad meriwayatkannya dalam Musnadnya. Dan beliau berkata, ‘Aku ingin berada di dalam Syurga pada kedudukan yang membolehkan aku melihat Abu Bakr.’ Ibn Abi'd-Dunya dan Ibn 'Asakir meriwayatkannya. Dan beliau berkata, ‘Sesungguhnya harum Abu Bakr lebih wangi daripada harum kasturi.’ Abu Nu'aym meriwayatkannya.

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.

Ibnu cAsakir meriwayatkan bahawa cAli masuk menemui Abu Bakr ketika beliau telah dikafankan, lalu berkata, "Tiada seorang pun yang akan menemui Allah dengan lembaran-lembaran amalannya (catatan amal perbuatannya) yang lebih aku cintai daripada orang yang berkafan ini." Ibnu cAsakir meriwayatkan bahawa cAbdul Rahman bin Abi Bakr as-Siddiq berkata: Nabi ﷺ bersabda, "cUmar bin al-Khattab memberitahuku bahawa dia tidak pernah berusaha untuk mendahului Abu Bakr dalam sesuatu amal kebaikan, melainkan Abu Bakr telah mendahuluinya dalam amal itu." At-Tabarani meriwayatkan dalam al-Awsat bahawa cAli berkata: Demi Zat yang diri aku berada di tangan-Nya, kami tidak pernah berusaha untuk mendahului dalam sesuatu amal kebaikan, melainkan Abu Bakr telah mendahului kami dalam amal itu.

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.

Beliau juga meriwayatkan dalam al-Awsat daripada Juhayfah bahawa 'Ali berkata: Manusia yang terbaik selepas Rasulullah ﷺ ialah Abu Bakar dan 'Umar. Kasih kepadaku tidak akan sekali-kali berhimpun dengan kebencian terhadap Abu Bakar dan 'Umar dalam hati seorang mukmin.

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.

Beliau meriwayatkan dalam al-Kabir bahawa Ibnu 'Umar berkata: Tiga orang daripada Quraisy adalah yang paling tampan wajahnya di kalangan Quraisy dan yang terbaik akhlaknya, serta yang paling teguh hatinya. Jika mereka menceritakan sesuatu kepadamu, mereka tidak akan berbohong kepadamu. Jika engkau menceritakan sesuatu kepada mereka, mereka tidak akan menuduhmu sebagai pendusta; Abu Bakar as-Siddiq, Abu 'Ubaidah bin al-Jarrah dan 'Uthman bin 'Affan.

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.

Ibnu Sa'd meriwayatkan bahawa Ibrahim an-Nakha'i berkata: Abu Bakar digelar 'Al-Awwah' - Penyayang (secara harfiah: orang yang berkata "Ah" dan banyak mengeluh kerana belas kasihan terhadap manusia), kerana belas kasihan dan kasih sayangnya.

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.

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa ar-Rabi' bin Anas berkata: Tercatat dalam Kitab Pertama, "Perumpamaan Abu Bakr as-Siddiq ialah perumpamaan hujan, di mana sahaja ia turun, ia membawa manfaat." Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa ar-Rabi' bin Anas berkata: Kami meneliti sahabat-sahabat para nabi, dan kami tidak menjumpai seorang nabi yang mempunyai sahabat seperti Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. Beliau meriwayatkan bahawa az-Zuhri berkata: Antara kelebihan Abu Bakr ialah beliau tidak pernah ragu-ragu tentang Allah walau sejam pun.

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.

Beliau meriwayatkan bahawa az-Zubayr ibn Bakkar berkata: Saya mendengar salah seorang ahli ilmu berkata, "Para pemidato (yang menyampaikan khutbah)

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

dan di antara para sahabat Rasulullah ﷺ ialah Abu Bakr as-Siddiq dan 'Ali bin Abi Talib, semoga Allah meridai keduanya.' Beliau meriwayatkan bahawa Abu Husayn berkata: Tidak pernah dilahirkan kepada Adam, dalam kalangan keturunannya, seorang pun yang lebih baik daripada Abu Bakr, selepas para nabi dan rasul. Abu Bakr berdiri teguh pada Hari ar-Riddah (penolakan Islam oleh banyak kabilah Arab selepas kewafatan Nabi 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)

yang seperti kedudukan salah seorang nabi.

which was like the stand of one of the prophets.