Author: Obaidullah Nimruzi
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique, may Allah be pleased with him (2nd part)
Attributes and characteristics of Abu Bakr Siddiq, may God be pleased with him
Abu Bakr Siddique was an extremely brave, courageous, tolerant and selfless person, and he was the wisest and most experienced of all.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) showed special kindness and care towards Abu Bakr Siddique (may God be pleased with him) during his illness and death; The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, made him not only a friend of his cave; rather, he showed his trust and affection to him.
One of the characteristics of Abu Bakr before Islam is that all the people loved him, he was dignified, and he was a genealogist of Quraysh. He was the most ascetic and humble companion. And among the Companions, there is no one except Abu Bakr Siddique who has been a Companion for four generations, and one of his most important qualities was that he was a friend of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and there was affection and friendship between him and the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace.
Also, they had a lot of love for the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, as a child. And in friendship with that Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he was the most former and superior of all.
The bravest companions
Despite his thinness and physical weakness, Siddiq was strong in the affairs of truth and did not fear anyone for God’s sake. One day Hazrat Ali asked: who is the bravest people?They said: You are, O Commander of the Faithful.
He said: No, Abu Bakr Siddiq is the bravest of people. I swear by God, I saw the Prophet surrounded by the infidels of Quraysh and were pulling and pushing him. Abu Bakr came and looked and when he saw that the Prophet was alone and they were doing this to him, he kept them away from the Messenger of God and said: Would you kill a man who says that God is my Lord?
Valuable services of Caliph Abu Bakr Siddique:
The caliphate period of Abu Bakr Siddique was very short, and in that critical and short time, they performed valuable services. First of all, and the most important thing was to bury and perform the funeral prayer on prophet (PBUH), which Abu Bakr did in the best way.
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq visited the sacred room and lifted the veil from Anwar’s face and kissed Mubarak’s forehead and from the burning of his liver and the heat of separation, these words flowed on Mubarak’s tongue: “Wa Nabiyyah; Oh Khalilah; Wa Safiyyah said this and went out and delivered such a sermon that every sentence of it was a great admonition for Muslims.
When the booty was brought from Bahrain, this was the first wealth that had been obtained during the caliphate of Abu Bakr Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, and they announced: Anyone who owes a debt to the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, or has made a promise to him, should come to us.
Before Islam, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique had countless wealth and was among the great merchants of Mecca, he was engaged in cloth trade.
They spent their property according to the will of God and the desire of the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, in the way of truth, so that sometimes they did not have anything to wear clothes. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique wore an Azari, in which they used thorns instead of buttons.
After emigration, his business continued and its income was enough for his livelihood; after the caliphate, this dynasty remained for a few days.
In short, Hazrat Abu Bakr completely followed the Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, in any issue and solution of any kind of social problem. He showed the mujtahids of the Ummah a way to solve Shariah issues that everyone is responsible for.
During the holy reign of Hazrat Abu Bakr, Muslims no longer differed in matters of jurisprudence, wherever a dispute came to the ears of him, he resolved it immediately and everyone bowed their heads in submission to his judgment, this was the greatest mercy of God.
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