Hazrat Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we presented ourselves in the form of a delegation. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No delegation has pleased me as much as our delegation has pleased me. Then he said: O Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him)! Tell me something that you have heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say—and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to like it when he was asked about dreams! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw a scale descend from the sky, then my weight and that of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was measured in it, and my side outweighed Abu Bakr’s. Then Abu Bakr’s was weighed against Umar’s, and Abu Bakr’s side outweighed. Then Umar’s was weighed against Uthman’s, and Umar’s side outweighed Uthman’s. Then the scale was lifted up towards the sky. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will be Caliphate and Prophethood, then Allah will grant kingship to whomever He wills. The narrator says: Then we were seized by the neck and expelled.

Hazrat Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, says that two men mentioned Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him. So one of them said, "He was martyred." The other seized him and brought him to Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, "Indeed, this person says that certainly Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, was martyred!" He (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Did you say this?" The man replied, "Yes!" He (Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Do you not remember that day when I was present in the service of the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar, and Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with them, were with him? So I asked the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he gave me; and I asked Hazrat Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me; and I asked Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me; and I asked Hazrat Uthman, may Allah be pleased with him, and he also gave me. So I submitted, 'O Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ! Pray for blessing for me, may Allah grant me blessing.' He, peace and blessings be upon him, said, 'Why should you not be given blessing, when you have been given by a Prophet, a Siddiq, and two martyrs?' So Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said, 'Leave him, leave him, leave him.'"

Hazrat Abdullah bin Salma (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not inform you about the best person of this Ummah after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? They are Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Abu Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Zaid bin Yathi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that on the day of the Battle of Badr, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was in the hut with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For every person of action, there is a door of Paradise, and they will be called through that door because of their action. And for the fasting person, there is also a door which is called Rayyan. So Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Will there be anyone who will be called from all these doors? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes! And indeed, I hope that you, O Abu Bakr, will be among them.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Bakr is our leader, and he freed our leader, that is, Hazrat Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I was reciting this poem as an example while Abu Bakr was making a decision. "And the one with a radiant face, by whose countenance rain is sought from the clouds; the refuge of orphans and the protector of widows." So Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: That is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Indeed, Allah Almighty has made the truth flow upon the tongue of Umar.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I was shown in a dream as if I was drawing water from a well with a pulley. Then Abu Bakr came and he drew one or two buckets, and he drew the bucket with much weakness. May Allah forgive him. Then Umar bin Khattab came and he drew water until the leather bucket became crooked. I have not seen any strong person do such an amazing deed as Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did. And all the people sat by the water.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: While I was drinking water at the well, Ibn Abi Quhafa came and drew one or two buckets with great difficulty, and may Allah forgive him. Then Umar bin Khattab came and pulled out water until marks from the leather bucket appeared on his hands, and people sat near the water. I have not seen any strong person who performed such an amazing feat as he did.