It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were engaged in some work with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). During this, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry with a Muslim for some reason, and his anger increased greatly. When I saw the situation, I said, "O Successor of the Messenger of Allah! Should I not strike his neck?" When I mentioned killing, he changed the subject and topic of conversation altogether. When we dispersed after finishing there, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for me through a messenger and said, "Abu Barzah! What were you saying?" I replied, "By Allah, I do not remember." He said, "Recall, when you saw me angry with a person, you said, 'O Successor of the Messenger of Allah! Should I not strike his neck?' Do you remember? Would you really have done so?" I swore and replied, "Yes! If you even now command me, I will carry it out." He said, "Alas! By Allah! After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this is not for anyone."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The miswak is a means of purification for the mouth and the pleasure of the Lord."

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 and evening. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite this, «اللَّهُمَّ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ، رَبَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَلِيكَهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَشِرْكِهِ» "O Allah! 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 his polytheism." And he instructed him to recite this supplication in the morning, evening, and when lying down on the bed.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-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 Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) that if the rein of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq’s (may Allah be pleased with him) camel slipped from his hand and fell, he would strike the front leg of his camel, it would sit down, and he would pick up the rein himself. We said,“Why do you not order us to hand it to you?”He replied:“My beloved (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me not to ask anyone for anything.”

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 up 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. Adopt truthfulness and goodness, for both of these will be in Paradise, and avoid lying and sin, for both of these will be in Hell.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: I have been commanded to fight the people until they say «لا اله الا الله» , but when they say this statement, they have protected their lives and wealth from me, except for a right that is due from them, and their reckoning is with Allah. When the trial of apostasy arose, Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him): How can you fight these people when you have also heard this hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? He replied: By Allah! I will not differentiate between prayer and zakat, and whoever differentiates between the two, I will surely fight him. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: We also joined him in that fight, and then we realized that guidance and righteousness were in that.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! After this verse «لَّيْسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ وَلَا أَمَانِيِّ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ» [4-النساء:123] "What goodness remains that neither your desires nor the desires of the People of the Book are to be considered, whoever does evil will be recompensed for it..." So will we be punished for every bad deed? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Abu Bakr! May Allah forgive you, do you not fall ill? Do you not face distress? Do you not become sad? Do you not suffer pain and hardship? He replied: Why not! The Prophet said: That is the recompense.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! After this verse, what goodness remains «لَّيْسَ بِأَمَانِيِّكُمْ وَلَا أَمَانِيِّ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ مَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ» that 'Neither your desires nor the desires of the People of the Book are of any account; whoever does evil will be recompensed for it...'? So will we be punished for every bad deed?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Bakr! May Allah have mercy on you, do you not fall ill? Do you not face distress? Do you not become sad? Do you not suffer pain and hardship?" He replied, "Why not!" The Prophet said: "That is the recompense."

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) once said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah! What goodness remains after this verse?" Then he mentioned the complete hadith.