Once, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted in the court of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! Teach me a supplication which I may recite in the morning, evening, and when I lie down on my bed." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught this supplication: «اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، أَوْ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَشَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ» "O Allah! O Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Sustainer and Owner of everything! I bear witness that there is no deity except You. I seek refuge in You from the evil of my own self, from the evil of Satan and from his associating (others with You)."

This hadith has also been narrated through another chain of transmission, which is mentioned in the text.

Qais reports that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up to deliver a sermon and 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." And you do not interpret it in its correct context. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: When people see an evil being committed and do not try to change it, soon Allah's punishment will encompass all of them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man spoke disrespectfully about Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and used extremely harsh words. I said, "Shall I not strike his neck?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) lovingly rebuked me and said, "After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this is not for anyone." (The punishment for disrespect in the rank of Prophethood is indeed this, but for ourselves we will not permit it.)

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that one day Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) sent a servant to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) with a request for her inheritance from the khums of Madinah, Fadak, and Khaybar. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Inheritance is not established in our wealth; rather, whatever we leave behind is all charity. However, the family of Muhammad may eat from this wealth. And I swear by Allah that I will not abandon the way I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) acting, and I will act in the same manner as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did." Thus, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) refused to give anything from it to Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her), which caused some heaviness in the heart of Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) (due to human nature). Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the relatives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are dearer to me in maintaining ties of kinship than my own relatives. But regarding this wealth, in the matter of difference of opinion between you and me, I will not turn away from the truth, and I will not abandon acting in the way I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) act."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah honor his face and be pleased with him) says that whenever I heard a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah, as He willed, made me benefit from it. And when another person narrated a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to me, I would make him swear an oath about it. When he swore that he had heard this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), only then would I accept his statement as true. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me, and he is truthful in narrating this hadith, that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever commits a sin, then performs ablution and does it well, then prays two rak‘ahs of prayer and seeks forgiveness from Allah for his sin, Allah will surely forgive his sin. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ . . .» ‏‏‏‏ [3-آل عمران:135] "And those who, when they commit a sin or wrong themselves . . . ."

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me news about the memorizers of the Qur'an who were martyred in the Battle of Yamama and said to me: "Zaid! You are a wise young man, and we do not find any fault in you. You have also served as the scribe of revelation for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, collect the Qur'an from various places and compile it together."

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the blessed passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one day Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) to claim the inheritance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, their demand was for the land of Fadak and a share of Khaybar. After listening to both of them, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that inheritance is not established in our wealth; rather, whatever we leave behind is charity. However, the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) may eat from this wealth, and I swear that I will not abandon the way I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) act.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was addressed as "O Caliph of Allah," so he said: I am not the Caliph of Allah, rather I am the Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, and I am content with that rank.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him): "When you depart from this world, who will inherit from you?" He replied: "My wife and children." Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Then why are we not the heirs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied: "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that inheritance is not established in the wealth of a Prophet. However, I will continue to provide for and support those whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to provide for and support, and I will spend on those on whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to spend."