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Abu Bakr as‑Siddiq · History

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Identity and Titles

Tafsir al‑Mukhtasar on 92:17 identifies Abu Bakr as the most Allah‑conscious person.1 Tafsir al‑Mukhtasar on 9:40 refers to him as Abu Bakr aṣ‑Ṣiddīq in the context of the migration to the cave of Thawr.2

Companionship and Migration

Abu Bakr was with the Prophet in the cave of Thawr and warned that the polytheists might see them; the Prophet replied that Allah was the third between them (Bukhari 3922).3 When Abu Bakr asked the Prophet to permit his migration from Mecca, the Prophet told him to wait, and later gave permission (Bukhari 4093).4

Hadith Transmission

Abu Bakr narrated a hadith in Sahih Muslim (1438) reporting the Prophet’s statement that observing two prayers at cool hours leads to Paradise.5 He related a hadith (Muslim 2371) in which the Prophet said that contributing a pair of anything for Allah’s sake results in an invitation to Paradise, and Abu Bakr asked whether such invitation is necessary.6 Abu Bakr transmitted a hadith (Muslim 5677) about the Prophet’s ruling that a man should not enter another’s house in his absence without a companion.7

Caliphate and Supplications

He asked the Prophet to teach him a supplication for prayer, which the Prophet gave (Ibn Majah 3835).8