Bismillah. Thread. On the Best of Humanity after the Prophets.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr was very intimately connected to Rasūlullāh
صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم
He reflected the Prophet’s purity, self-sacrifice, servitude to others, disinterest in the world, and Prophetic Mercy
Emotional connection.
At Badr, who worried for Rasūlullāh when he begged Allah for victory so profusely that his cape fell from his blessed shoulders?
Who was moved to terror during the Hijra that harm might come to Rasūlullāh?
Who took the scorpion’s bite?
Abu Bakr.
Self-sacrifice & Zuhd
Who would admonish Aisha in anything that might harm Rasūlullāh?
Who gave up his position among Quraysh to support him and spent of his wealth for the Mission?
Who freed persecuted slaves who could give nothing in return?
ولسوف يعطيك ربك فترض
Abu Bakr.
Who wanted to free the captives at Badr?
Who fought the deniers of Zakah? Even his use of force was out of mercy.
Who stood firm on the darkest day in history - the death of Rasūlullāh - out of mercy or the Ummah, that they be shaken in faith?
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr.
Complete Submission.
Who believed without hesitation?
Who was entrusted with the first ever compilation of the Quran?
Who said : What sky would grant me shade and what earth would grant me shelter if I spoke about the Book of Allah without Knowledge?
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr.
For more on the wonderous merits of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr
رضى الله عنه
bukhari-pedia.net/book/scr_fid/5…
قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لاتخذت أبا بكر خليلاً
If I were to have taken an intimate friend, I would have chosen Abu Bakr
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