that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There is no favor due upon us from anyone, except that we have repaid him, with the exception of Abu Bakr. Verily upon us, there is a favor due to him, which Allah will repay him on the Day of Judgement. No one’s wealth has benefited me as […]
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Stick to the two after me, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar.”
“We were sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: ‘I do not know how long I will be with you, so stick to the two after me,’ and he signaled towards Abu Bakr and ‘Umar.”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed in Makkah for thirteen years – meaning while he was receiving Revelation – and he died when he was sixty-three years old.”
that he heard Mu’awiyah bin Abi Sufyan giving a Khutbah, saying: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three years old, and so did Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, and I am sixty-three years old.”
“The Prophet (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three years old.”
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I free myself of the friendship of every Khalil, and if I were to take a Khalil then I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah as a Khalil. And indeed your companion is Allah’s Khalil.”
“Abu Bakr is our chief, and the best of us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).”
“I said to ‘Aishah: ‘Which of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) were the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ She said: ‘Abu Bakr.’ I said: ‘Then who?’ She said: ”Umar.’ I said: “Then who?’ She said: ‘Then Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah.’” He said: “I said: ‘Then who?”” He said: “Then she was […]
“I have not seen anything more beautiful than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). It was as if the sun flowed upon his face. And I have not seen anyone quicker in his walking than the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). It was as if the earth was made easy for him. We would be exerting ourselves […]