Al-Bayhaqi meriwayatkan dalam *ad-Dala'il* bahawa 'Abdullah ibn Buraydah berkata:

Al-Bayhaqi narrated in ad-Dala’U that cAbdullah ibn Buraydah said:

Rasulullah ﷺ mengutus cAmr bin al-cAs dalam satu pasukan ekspedisi, yang di dalamnya terdapat Abu Bakr dan cUmar. Apabila mereka sampai ke tempat peperangan, cAmr memerintahkan mereka supaya tidak menyalakan api. cUmar menjadi marah, dan dia hendak datang kepadanya, tetapi Abu Bakr melarangnya. Abu Bakr memberitahunya bahawa Rasulullah ﷺ hanya melantiknya kerana pengetahuannya dalam ilmu peperangan. Maka dia (cUmar) pun menjadi tenang.

The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent cAmr ibn al-cAs in a raiding party in which were Abu Bakr and cUmar. When they reached the place of the war, cAmr told them not to light a fire. TJmar became angry, and he wanted to come to him, but Abu Bakr forbade him. He told him that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, only appointed him because of his knowledge of war. So he (cUmar) became calm.

Al-Bayhaqi meriwayatkan bahawa Abu Ma'shar meriwayatkan daripada salah seorang gurunya bahawa Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda: "Aku melantik seorang lelaki untuk memimpin suatu kaum, dalam kalangan mereka ada seorang yang lebih baik daripadanya, kerana dia lebih awas pandangannya dan lebih mahir tentang peperangan."

Al-Bayhaqi narrated that Abu Macshar narrated from one of his shaykhs that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘I put a man in charge of a people, among whom there is one who is better than him, because he is more alert of the eye and more perceptive about war.’

Khalifah ibn Khayyat, Ahmad ibn Hanbal dan Ibn 'Asakir meriwayatkan daripada Yazid ibn al-Asamm, bahawa: Nabi ﷺ bersabda kepada Abu Bakr, "Adakah aku lebih tua (akbar juga: lebih besar) atau kamu?" Dia menjawab, "Engkaulah yang lebih besar dan lebih mulia, dan aku lebih banyak tahun daripada kamu." Ini adalah hadis mursal dan sangat janggal. Jika ia sahih, jawapan ini dikira sebagai bukti tahap tinggi kebijaksanaan dan kesopanan Abu Bakr. Namun, diketahui secara meluas bahawa jawapan ini diberikan oleh al-'Abbas, dan begitu juga ia berlaku kepada Sa'id ibn Yarbu' dengan lafaz: Bahawa Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda kepadanya, "Siapakah antara kita yang lebih tua (akbar)?" Dia menjawab, "Engkaulah yang lebih besar dan lebih baik daripada aku, dan akulah yang lebih tua." Abu Nu'aym meriwayatkan bahawa dikatakan kepada Abu Bakr, "Khalifah Rasulullah ﷺ, tidakkah engkau akan memberi kuasa kepada orang-orang Badar?" Dia menjawab, "Aku tahu kedudukan mereka, tetapi aku tidak suka mencemarkan mereka dengan dunia." Ahmad meriwayatkan dalam az-Zuhd daripada Isma'il ibn Muhammad bahawa Abu Bakr membahagikan sebahagian harta secara sama rata di antara orang ramai.

Khalifah ibn Khayyat, Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Ibn cAsakir narrated that Yazid ibn al-Asamm narrated that: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to Abu Bakr, Am I older (akbar also: greater) or you?’ He said, ‘You are greater and more noble and I have more years than you.’ This is a mursal and very unusual t radition. If it is authentic this answer is counted as evidence of the high degree of his intelligence and courtesy. But it is well known that this reply was made by al-cAbbas, and that similarly it happened for Sacid ibn Yarbuc in this wording: That the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, ‘Which of us is older (akbar)?’ He said, ‘You are greater and better than me and I am older.’ Abu Nucaym narrated that it was said to Abu Bakr, ‘Khalifah of the Messenger of Allah, will you not confer authority on the people of Badr?’ He said, ‘I know their rank, but I dislike to sully them with the world.’ Ahmad narrated in az-Zuhd from Ismacil ibn Muhammad that Abu Bakr divided up some property equally among the people.

'Umar berkata kepadanya, "Adakah engkau menyamakan para sahabat Badar dengan orang lain?" Abu Bakr berkata kepadanya, "Dunia itu hanyalah kecukupan, dan kecukupan yang terbaik ialah yang paling luas. Kelebihan mereka hanyalah pada ganjaran mereka."

TJmar said to him, ‘Do you make the companions of Badr and other people equal?’ Abu Bakr said to him, ‘The world is only a sufficiency and the best sufficiency is the vastest. Their merit is only in their wages.’

Ahmad meriwayatkan dalam az-Zuhd bahawa Abu Bakr ibn Hafs berkata: Telah sampai kepadaku bahawa Abu Bakr biasa berpuasa pada musim panas dan berbuka puasa pada musim sejuk.

Ahmad narrated in az-Zuhd that Abu Bakr ibn Hafs said: It has reached me that Abu Bakr used to fast in summertime and break his fast in wintertime.

Ibnu Sa'd meriwayatkan bahawa Hayyan as-Sa'igh berkata: Ukiran pada cincin mohor Abu Bakr ialah, "Diberkati sebagaimana Yang Menentukan ialah Allah." Nota: At-Tabarani meriwayatkan bahawa Musa ibn 'Uqbah berkata, "Kami tidak mengetahui empat orang yang sempat bertemu Nabi ﷺ, dan begitu juga anak-anak mereka, kecuali empat orang ini: Abu Quhafah, anaknya Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, anaknya 'Abd ar-Rahman, dan Abu 'Ateeq ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman yang namanya Muhammad."

Ibn Sacd narrated that Hayan as-Sa’igh said: The engraving on the signet ring of Abu Bakr was, ‘Blessed as the One Who Decrees is Allah.’ Note: At-Tabarani narrated that Musa ibn cUqbah said, ‘We don’t know of four who reached the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and their sons as well, except for these four: Abu Quhafah, his son Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, his son cAbd ar-Rahman and Abu cAteeq ibn cAbd ar-Rahman whose name was Muhammad.

Ibnu Mandah dan Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa 'Aisyah, semoga Allah meredainya, berkata: Tiada bapa seorang pun daripada kalangan Muhajirin yang memeluk Islam kecuali bapa Abu Bakar.

Ibn Mandah and Ibn cAsakir narrated that CA’ ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: None of the Muhajirun s fathers became Muslims except for Abu Bakr’s.

Nota: Ibn Sa'd dan al-Bazzar meriwayatkan dengan isnad yang baik bahawa Anas berkata: Sahabat Rasulullah ﷺ yang paling tua ialah Abu Bakar as-Siddiq dan Suhayl bin 'Amr bin Bayda'.

Note: Ibn Sacd and al-Bazzar narrated with a good isnad that Anas said: The oldest of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, were Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and Suhayl ibn cAmr ibn Bayda’.

Nota: Al-Bayhaqi meriwayatkan dalam ad-Dala'il bahawa Asma' binti Abi Bakr berkata: Ketika tiba tahun Pembukaan (Makkah kepada Islam)

Note: Al-Bayhaqi narrated in ad-Dala’il that Asma’ bint Abi Bakr said: When it was the year of the Opening (of Makkah to Islam)

Seorang anak perempuan Abu Quhafah keluar, lalu pasukan berkuda menemuinya. Dia memakai gelang leher perak di lehernya, dan seorang lelaki merampas gelang itu dari lehernya. Apabila Nabi ﷺ masuk ke masjid, Abu Bakar berdiri dan berkata, ‘Aku meminta kamu (kaum Muslimin) demi Allah dan Islam, (kembalikanlah) gelang leher adikku.’ Demi Allah, tiada seorang pun yang menjawabnya. Dia mengulanginya untuk kali kedua, dan tiada seorang pun yang menjawabnya. Lalu dia berkata, ‘Adikku, berharaplah akan ganjaran (daripada Allah) bagi gelang lehermu, kerana, demi Allah, amanah pada hari ini di kalangan manusia amat jarang didapati.’ Catatan: Saya telah melihat dalam tulisan tangan al-Hafidh adh-Dhahabi: