It is narrated from Hazrat Muhammad bin Ibrahim, he says that when this verse {إنَّ الَّذِینَ یَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَاتَہُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللہِ أُولَئِکَ الَّذِینَ امْتَحَنَ اللَّہُ قُلُوبَہُمْ لِلتَّقْوَی } was revealed, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Until my death, I will speak to you only like a man who whispers."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was delivering a sermon to us. When he mentioned the beginning of the creation of man, he said: Man has been created from the foul smell of the urinary passage. Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) continued mentioning this until each one of us began to consider himself impure.

It is narrated from Hazrat Urfajah Salmi that he said: Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Weep. And if you cannot weep, then make a face as if you are weeping.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa that he says Hazrat Amr bin Aas said: By Allah! If Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) left this wealth, while a portion of this wealth was lawful for them, then either they were deceived or there was some deficiency in their judgment. (Then he said) By Allah! They were neither deceived nor deficient in judgment. And if these two personalities were such that what came to us after them was forbidden for us, then surely we are destroyed, and by Allah! This suspicion is only against us.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mujahid that he says Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up to deliver a sermon and said: Rejoice, for I hope that Allah Almighty will fulfill this matter until you are satisfied with olive oil and bread.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Safar that he says: During the illness of Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), some of his brothers came to visit him and they said to Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): O successor of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Should we not call a physician for you who will examine you? Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The physician has already examined me. The people asked: Then what did he say to you? Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: The physician said, "Whatever I have decided to do, I will surely do it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Maimoon that he says: A crow with large wings was brought to Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), so Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: No hunting is hunted and no tree is cut except that it causes the loss of glorification (tasbeeh).

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar’s (may Allah be pleased with him) servant Aslam, who says: When we went to Syria with Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he made his camel sit down and went away to relieve himself. I placed a leather garment between the two parts of the saddle. Then when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, he mounted the camel on that same leather. Thus, we met the people of Syria. They welcomed Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When they began to look around, I started pointing towards Hazrat Umar to show them. The narrator says Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Their eyes covet the mounts of those people who have no share in them. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) meant the mounts of the non-Arabs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qais that he says: When Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, the people welcomed him. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was on his camel. The people said: O Commander of the Faithful! If you would ride a non-Arab horse, as the leaders and chiefs of the people will meet you. The narrator says that upon this Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I will not show myself to you here. The real matter is there, and he (may Allah be pleased with him) pointed towards the sky with his hand. You people, clear the way for my camel.

It is narrated from Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab that he says: When Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Syria, many groups came to meet him, and at that time he (may Allah be pleased with him) was wearing a waistcloth, two leather socks, and a turban. And he (may Allah be pleased with him) was holding the head of his camel and making it enter the water. The people said: O Commander of the Faithful! The army is meeting you and the Jewish scholars of Syria are coming to meet you, and you are in this condition. The narrator says that upon this Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Surely, we are those people whom Allah Almighty has honored with Islam. Therefore, we will never seek honor through anything other than it.