Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I was sitting in the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when Ma'iz bin Malik came and confessed to adultery once before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back. The same happened the second time. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back the third time, I said to him: If you confess a fourth time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will order the punishment of stoning for you. However, he came and confessed his crime a fourth time as well. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped him and inquired about him from the people. The people said that we only know good about him. In any case, according to the prescribed procedure, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to be stoned.

Hazrat Rafi’ Ta’i, who was a companion of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Battle of Dhat al-Salasil, says: I asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) about the statements made regarding the allegiance of the Ansar. He then narrated those statements which the Ansar had said, or which he himself had said, or which Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) had said to the Ansar. He also reminded them that, by the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his final illness, those people continued to pray under my leadership. Upon this, all the Ansar pledged allegiance to me and I accepted it on their behalf. Later, I feared that this might become a cause for some trial, and indeed, after that, the trial of apostasy occurred.

Sayyiduna Wahshi bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) had a special flag prepared in honor of Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) for fighting against the apostates, and said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The best servant of Allah and the best individual of his tribe is Khalid bin Walid, who is one of the swords of Allah, which Allah has drawn from its sheath against the disbelievers and hypocrites.

Awsat says that one year after the passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), I came to Madinah Munawwarah, and I found Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) delivering a sermon to the people. He said: At this very place, last year, the Prophet (peace be upon him) stood among us to deliver a sermon. Saying this, he began to weep, and this happened three times. Then he said: O people! Seek forgiveness from Allah, for after faith, no one has been given a blessing greater than well-being. Likewise, after disbelief, no one has been given anything worse than doubt. Adhere to truthfulness, for truthfulness is associated with righteousness, and both of these will be in Paradise. Protect yourselves from lying, for lying is associated with sin, and both of these will be in Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the last moments of the worldly life of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) approached, he asked, "What day is it today?" People informed him that it was Monday. He said, "If I pass away tonight, do not wait for tomorrow, but bury me tonight, because the day and night that are closer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are more beloved to me."

Sayyiduna Abu Ubaidah reports that exactly one year after the passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) once stood to deliver a sermon and said: "Last year, the Prophet (peace be upon him) also stood in this very place and said: 'Ask Allah for well-being, for no human being has been given a blessing greater than well-being. Adhere to truthfulness and righteousness, for both of these will be in Paradise. Avoid lying and sin, for both of these will be in Hell.'"

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah honor his face) says that whenever I heard a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah would benefit me from it as He willed. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me, and he is truthful in narrating this hadith, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If any Muslim commits a sin, then performs ablution, then offers two units of prayer, and seeks forgiveness from Allah for that sin, Allah will surely forgive his sin." After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these two verses: «وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّـهَ يَجِدِ اللَّـهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا» [4-النساء:110] "Whoever commits a sin or wrongs himself, then seeks forgiveness from Allah, he will find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." And «وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّـهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّـهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ» [3-آل عمران:135] "Those who, when they commit a sin or wrong themselves . . . ."

This narration is also reported through another chain in the same manner, except that in it, this statement of Imam Shu’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) is transmitted: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited one of these two verses.

Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stood before us to deliver a sermon and said: Last year, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us in the same way and said: After faith and conviction, no blessing greater than well-being has been distributed among the people. Remember! Truthfulness is in Paradise, and falsehood and sin are in Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was migrating from Makkah Mukarramah to Madinah Munawwarah, he felt thirsty on the way. Coincidentally, a shepherd of goats passed by. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I took a bowl and milked a little milk in it for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and brought it to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank it until I was pleased.