Chapters on Virtues

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

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...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Stick to the two after me, Abu Bakr and 'Umar."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"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."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

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."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"The Prophet (ﷺ) died when he was sixty-three years old."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

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...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"Abu Bakr is our chief, and the best of us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"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...

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"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."

Jami' al-Tirmidhi

"The seal of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - meaning the one which was between his two shoulder blades - "was fleshy and red, resembling the egg of a pigeon."