It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away and the Ansar said, "One leader will be from us and one leader from you (the Muhajirun)," Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to them and said: "O company of the Ansar, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer? So which of you would be content to put himself ahead of Abu Bakr?" At this the Ansar said: "We seek refuge in Allah from putting ourselves ahead of Abu Bakr." This hadith has an authentic chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the polytheists beat the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so much that he (peace and blessings be upon him) fainted. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and began calling out: "Woe to you! 'Do you kill a man because he says: My Lord is Allah?' [Surah Ghafir: 28] " The people asked: "Who is this?" The reply came: "This is the madman son of Abu Quhafah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

The nephew of Suraqah bin Ju'shum narrates from his father that he heard Suraqah bin Ju'shum say: "The messengers of the disbelievers of Quraysh came to us and fixed a reward equal to one blood-money (one hundred camels) for (each of) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr, for whoever killed them or took them captive." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Qays al-Kharifi that he said: I heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went ahead of all (in excellence), Abu Bakr came second, and Umar came third. After that, a trial (fitnah) engulfed us, and Allah forgives whomever He wills." This hadith has an authentic chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.