Para ulama berkata: Abu Bakr menyertai Nabi ﷺ sejak saat dia memeluk Islam hingga wafatnya. Dia tidak meninggalkan Baginda dalam perjalanan mahupun ketika bermukim, kecuali dalam hal yang Baginda ﷺ izinkan dia keluar, seperti haji dan ekspedisi peperangan. Dia hadir di semua peperangan bersama Baginda ﷺ, berhijrah bersama Baginda ﷺ dengan meninggalkan keluarga dan anak-anaknya, kerana rindu kepada Allah dan Rasul-Nya ﷺ. Dia adalah sahabat karib Baginda ﷺ di dalam gua. Allah Yang Maha Tinggi berfirman, "Dia adalah yang kedua dari dua orang ketika keduanya berada di dalam gua, ketika dia berkata kepada sahabatnya, 'Janganlah engkau berdukacita, sesungguhnya Allah bersama kita.'" (Al-Qur'an 9: 40). Dia telah berjanji untuk menolong Rasulullah ﷺ lebih daripada sekali. Dia memberikan khidmat yang cemerlang dalam peperangan, dan dia teguh pendirian pada Hari Uhud dan Hari Hunain ketika semua orang telah melarikan diri, seperti yang akan kami tunjukkan dalam bahagian tentang keberaniannya.

I he ‘ulama’ say: Abu Bakr accompanied the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, from the moment he accepted Islam until his death, not leaving him in a journey or in residence, except for that which he, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, authorised him to go out on, such as the Hajj and fighting expeditions. He was present at all the battles with him, emigrated with him, leaving his family and children, longing for Allah and His Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He was his close companion in the cave. He, exalted is He, said, ‘The second of two when the two of them were in the cave, when he said to his companion, “Do not be sad. Truly Allah is with us.’” (Qur’an 9: 40). He undertook to help the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, more than once. He gave splendid service in the battles, and was firm on the Day of Uhud and the Day of Hunayn when all of the people had fled, as we will show in the section on his bravery.

Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa Abu Hurairah berkata: Para malaikat saling bergembira pada Hari Badar, sambil berkata, "Tidakkah kamu lihat as-Siddiq bersama Rasulullah ﷺ dalam perlindungan?" Abu Ya'la, al-Hakim dan Ahmad meriwayatkan bahawa 'Ali berkata: Rasulullah ﷺ bersabda kepada aku dan Abu Bakar pada Hari Badar, "Bersama seorang daripada kamu ada Jibril dan bersama yang seorang lagi ada Mika'il." Ibnu 'Asakir meriwayatkan bahawa Ibnu Sirin berkata bahawa 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Bakar pada Hari Badar berada bersama orang-orang yang menyekutukan Allah. Apabila dia kemudian memeluk Islam, dia berkata kepada bapanya, "Engkau telah didedahkan kepadaku (ahdafta) sebagai sasaran pada Hari Badar, tetapi aku berpaling daripadamu dan tidak membunuhmu." Abu Bakar berkata, "Namun, jika engkau telah didedahkan kepadaku sebagai sasaran, aku tidak akan berpaling daripadamu." Ibnu Qutaibah berkata: Maksud ahdafta ialah ashrafta, iaitu engkau tinggi atau terdedah, jelas dan dekat.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The angels made each other to rejoice on the Day of Badr, saying, ‘Do you not see as-Siddiq with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the shelter?’ Abu Yacla, al-Hakim and Ahmad narrated that cAli said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to me and Abu Bakr on the Day of Badr, ‘With one of you is Jibril and with the other is Mika’il.’ Ibn cAsakir narrated that Ibn Sirin said that cAbd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was, on the Day of Badr, with those who associate partners with Allah. When he (later) accepted Islam he said to his father, ‘You were exposed to me (ahdafta) as a target on the Day of Badr, but I turned away from you and did not kill you.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘However, if you had been exposed to me as a target I would not have turned away from you.’ Ibn Qutaybah said: The meaning of ahdafta is ashrafta — you were high or open, exposed and close.

Maka begitulah dikatakan tentang bangunan yang tinggi, iHadaf (secara harfiah bermaksud sasaran).

Thus it is said of a tall building, iHadaf{literally - target).’