Abu’l-Qasim al-Baghawi meriwayatkan bahawa Ibn Abi Mulaykah berkata: Abu Bakr pernah ditanya tentang suatu ayat, lalu beliau berkata, "Tanah manakah yang akan menampungku, atau langit manakah yang akan menaungiku, jika aku berkata tentang suatu ayat dari Kitab Allah dengan sesuatu yang tidak dikehendaki Allah?" Abu cUbaydah meriwayatkan bahawa Ibrahim at-Taymi berkata: Abu Bakr pernah ditanya tentang firman-Nya, Maha Tinggi Dia, "Dan buah-buahan serta rumput-rumputan" (Qur'an 80: 31), lalu beliau berkata, "Langit manakah yang akan menaungiku dan tanah manakah yang akan menampungku jika aku berkata tentang Kitab Allah dengan sesuatu yang tidak aku ketahui?" Al-Bayhaqi dan lain-lain meriwayatkan bahawa Abu Bakr pernah ditanya tentang al-Kalalah, lalu beliau berkata, "Aku akan menyatakan pandanganku mengenainya. Jika ia betul, maka ia daripada Allah, dan jika ia salah, maka ia daripadaku dan daripada syaitan."

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.

Saya rasa ia ialah orang yang tidak mempunyai anak mahupun ibu bapa (yang masih hidup untuk mewarisinya).’ Apabila ʿUmar dilantik sebagai khalifah, beliau berkata, ‘Saya malu untuk menolak sesuatu yang telah dikatakan oleh Abu Bakr.’ Abu Nu‘aym meriwayatkan dalam al-Hilyah bahawa al-Aswad bin Hilal berkata:

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:

Oleh kerana orang yang berakal memperoleh, daripada renungannya terhadap makhluk, kebesaran Pencipta. Dan Allah lebih mengetahui.

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

Abu Bakr berkata kepada para sahabatnya, ‘Apa pendapat kamu tentang dua ayat ini, “Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang berkata, ‘Tuhan kami ialah Allah’, kemudian mereka istiqamah ...” (Al-Qur’an 41: 30) dan “Dan orang-orang yang beriman dan tidak mencampuradukkan iman mereka dengan kezaliman ...”? (Al-Qur’an 6: 82).’ Mereka berkata, ‘Maka mereka istiqamah dan tidak melakukan perbuatan salah dan tidak mencampuradukkan iman mereka dengan kesesatan.’ Beliau berkata, ‘Kamu telah menjadikannya membawa makna yang tidak mampu dibawanya.’ Kemudian beliau berkata, ‘Mereka berkata, “Tuhan kami ialah Allah,” kemudian mereka istiqamah, maka mereka tidak cenderung kepada tuhan selain Dia dan tidak mencampuradukkan iman mereka dengan syirik (menyekutukan Allah dengan yang lain).’ Ibn Jarir meriwayatkan bahawa ‘Amir bin Sa‘d al-Bajili menceritakan daripada Abu Bakr as-Siddiq tentang firman-Nya, Maha Tinggi Dia, ‘Bagi orang-orang yang berbuat kebaikan disediakan balasan yang terbaik dan lebih daripada itu’ (Al-Qur’an 10: 26), bahawa beliau berkata, ‘Melihat wajah Allah, Maha Tinggi Dia.’ Ibn Jarir meriwayatkan bahawa Abu Bakr berkata tentang firman-Nya, Maha Tinggi Dia, ‘Sesungguhnya orang-orang yang berkata, “Tuhan kami ialah Allah,” kemudian mereka istiqamah, ...’ (Al-Qur’an 41: 30), bahawa beliau berkata, ‘Manusia telah mengatakannya. Maka sesiapa yang mati di atasnya termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang istiqamah.’

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.’