It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, recalling the night of migration, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When we were in the cave of Thawr, I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "If any one of them looks down towards his feet, they will see us below." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Bakr! What do you think of those two, with whom the third is Allah?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Dajjal will emerge from an area in the east called Khurasan, and people will follow him whose faces will appear like flat shields."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No miser, no deceiver, no treacherous person, and no ill-mannered person will enter Paradise. And the first people to knock at the door of Paradise will be slaves, but by this is meant those slaves who prove to be good in their relationship with Allah and their masters, that is, they care about the rights of Allah and do not fall short in serving their masters in any way, and they fully fulfill their rights.

Abu al-Tufail says that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a message to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) through a messenger, asking: "Are you the heir of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or are the family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) his heirs?" He replied: "The family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are his heirs." Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Then where is the share of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "I myself heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that when Allah gives something to His Prophet, and then calls him back to Himself, its management is in the hands of the one who is the caliph of the time. Therefore, I consider it appropriate to distribute this wealth among the Muslims." After hearing all these details, Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "You know best what you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Thus, after that, she stopped demanding it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the morning Fajr prayer, and after leading the prayer, he remained seated on his prayer mat until the time of Duha (forenoon). At the time of Duha, signs of laughter appeared on the blessed face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he remained seated in his place. He continued in this state until he had performed the Zuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers as well. During this time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not speak to anyone, until he also performed the Isha prayer. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to his home.

People said to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), "Why do you not ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the events of today? Today, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has done something that he has never done before." So Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) went and asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about that day. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes! I will tell you. In fact, today all the matters of this world and the Hereafter that are to occur in the future were presented before me. I was shown that all the first and the last (of mankind) were gathered on a mound. People, distressed by sweat, were extremely anxious, and in this state, they went to Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him), with sweat as if bridling their mouths. The people said to Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him), 'O Adam! You are the father of mankind. Allah has chosen you. Intercede for us with your Lord.' Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) replied, 'My condition is the same as yours. After your father Adam, go to the second father of mankind, Hazrat Nuh (peace be upon him), for Allah has also chosen him as His servant.' So all the people went to Hazrat Nuh (peace be upon him) and said to him, 'Intercede for us with your Lord. Allah has chosen you as His servant, accepted your prayers, and left no house of a disbeliever on earth.' He replied, 'What you seek is not with me. Go to Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), for Allah has made him His friend (Khalil).' So all the people went to Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), but he also said, 'What you seek is not with me. However, go to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him), for Allah spoke to him directly.' Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) also excused himself and said, 'Go to Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him), who would cure the blind and the leper and, by Allah's command, bring the dead to life.' But Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) also excused himself and said, 'Go to the one who is the leader of all the children of Adam, the first person whose grave will be opened on the Day of Resurrection. Go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him); he will intercede for you.'

So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) goes to the Divine Court. At the same time, Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) presents himself in the Divine Court. Allah commands, 'Allow My Prophet to come and give him the glad tidings of Paradise.' So Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) conveys this message to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and upon hearing it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) falls into prostration and remains in prostration continuously for a week. After a week passes, Allah says, 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Raise your head. Whatever you say, We are ready to listen. Whoever you intercede for, your intercession will be accepted.' Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raises his head, and as soon as his gaze falls upon the radiant countenance of his Lord, he again falls into prostration and remains in prostration for another week. Then Allah says, 'Raise your head. Whatever you say will be heard, and whoever you intercede for will be accepted.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wish to remain in prostration, but Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) comes and lifts him by the arm, and Allah opens for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the door of such supplications as had never been opened for any human before.

After this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says, 'O Lord! You created me as the leader of the children of Adam, and I do not boast about it. On the Day of Resurrection, the earth will be opened for me first, and I do not boast about it. So much so that those coming to me at the Pond of Kawthar will be so many that they will fill a space greater than the distance between Sana'a and Aylah.' After this, it will be said, 'Call the Siddiqeen (the truthful).' They will come and intercede. Then it will be said, 'Call the other Prophets.' So some Prophets will come with a large group of believers, some with five or six people, and some with none. Then the martyrs will be called, and they will intercede for whomever they wish. When the martyrs have also interceded, Allah will say, 'I am the Most Merciful of the merciful. All those who did not associate anyone with Me should enter Paradise.' So all such people will enter Paradise. After that, Allah will say, 'See if there is anyone in Hell who ever did any good deed?' Upon searching, not even one person will be found, except one man, who will be presented before Allah. Allah will ask him, 'Did you ever do any good deed?' He will reply, 'No! But I used to show leniency to the poor during buying, selling, and trade.' Allah will say, 'Just as he was lenient with My servants, you also be lenient with him.' So he will be forgiven.

After this, the angels will bring out another man from Hell. Allah will ask him the same question, 'Did you ever do any good deed?' He will say, 'No! But I did instruct my children that when I die, burn me in fire, make my ashes into kohl, and scatter them by the sea, so that even the Lord of the worlds would not be able to overpower me.' Allah will ask, 'Why did you do this?' He will reply, 'Out of fear of You.' Allah will say, 'Look at the kingdom of the greatest King; We have granted you the rule of ten such kingdoms.' He will say, 'O Lord! You are the King of kings; why do You make fun of me?' At this, I laughed at the time of Duha, and I smiled."

Qais says that once Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up to deliver a sermon, and after praising Allah, he said: O people! You recite this verse: «يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ إِلَى اللَّـهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ» [5-المائدة:105] "O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the right guidance, no one who goes astray can harm you." But you do not interpret it correctly. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say that when people see a sinful act being committed and do not try to change it, soon Allah's punishment will encompass all of them. I also heard Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) say: Protect yourselves from lying, for lying is separate from faith.

Awsat says that after the blessed passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), he heard Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that last year the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood at this place. Saying this, he began to weep, then said: Adhere to truthfulness, for truthfulness is associated with righteousness, and both of these will be in Paradise. Guard yourselves against lying, for lying is associated with sin, and both of these will be in Hell. And ask Allah for well-being, for after faith, no blessing has been given to anyone greater than well-being. Then he said: Do not envy one another, do not bear malice, do not sever ties, do not turn away from one another, and O servants of Allah! Be brothers to one another.

Humaid bin Abdur Rahman says that at the time when the Noble Prophet, the Leader of the two worlds, peace and blessings be upon him, passed away, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, was in a nearby area of Madinah Munawwarah. As soon as he heard the news of the Prophet’s passing, he came, uncovered the blessed face of the Prophet, kissed him, and said,“May my parents be sacrificed for you! How pure you are in life and even after this worldly life. By the Lord of the Ka’bah! Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has left us.”After this, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hazrat Farooq Azam, may Allah be pleased with him, quickly set out towards Saqifah Bani Sa’idah, where all the Ansar had gathered to decide the matter of the caliphate. These two noble companions reached there, and Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, began to speak. During this, he recited all the verses of the Noble Qur’an and all the sayings of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that related to the virtues of the Ansar, and said,“You people know that if people walked on one path and the Ansar on another, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would choose the path of the Ansar.”Then, addressing Hazrat Sa’d bin Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him, he said,“Sa’d! You also know that in a gathering in which you were present, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said that the rightful claim to the caliphate would be with the Quraysh. Among the people, those who are righteous will follow the righteous among the Quraysh, and those who are wicked will follow the wicked.”Hazrat Sa’d bin Ubadah, may Allah be pleased with him, said,“You speak the truth. Now we will be ministers and you will be the leader, that is, the caliph.”

Once, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! The deeds that we do, have they already been written or do our actions come first?" He replied, "No! Rather, they have already been written." Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Then what is the benefit of action?" He replied, "For whichever purpose a person has been created, its means are provided for him and that action is made easy for him."

Hazrat Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) once narrated this hadith that after the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), many of the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) became sorrowful, and in fact, some individuals began to be surrounded by various kinds of doubts and whispers. I too was in a similar state. In this context, one day I was sitting in the shade of a mound when Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by. He greeted me with salam, but I did not even realize that he had passed by or that he had greeted me. Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) went straight from there to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Shall I tell you something astonishing? I just passed by Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), I greeted him with salam, but he did not reply to my salam." This incident is from the time of the caliphate of Siddiq. Accordingly, a little while later, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) were seen coming from the front. As soon as they arrived, both of them greeted me with salam. After this, Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Just now your brother Umar came to me. He was saying that he passed by you, greeted you with salam, but you did not reply to his salam. Why did you do this?" I said, "I did not do any such thing." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Why not! I swear that you did this. The real issue is, O Banu Umayyah! You people consider yourselves superior to others." I said, "By Allah! I was neither aware of your passing by nor did I know that you greeted me with salam." Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Uthman is telling the truth. Well, tell me, were you lost in thought?" I replied, "Yes." Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What thoughts were you absorbed in?" I replied, "Allah Almighty has called His Prophet to Himself, and I was not even able to ask him what the way to be saved safely from this calamity would be." Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I have already asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this." Hearing this, I stood up and said, "May my parents be sacrificed for you! You were more deserving to ask this question, so now please tell me the answer as well." Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), 'O Messenger of Allah! What will be the way to salvation from this grievous calamity?' So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whoever accepts from me that word of Tawheed which I presented to my uncle Khawaja Abu Talib and he refused to say that word, that very word is the way and means of salvation for every person.'"