It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) that the name of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) is Abdullah bin Uthman bin Amir bin Amr bin Ka'b bin Sa'd bin Taym bin Murrah bin Ka'b bin Lu'ayy bin Ghalib bin Fihr.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever would be pleased to look at a person freed ('atiq) from the Fire, let him look at Abu Bakr." And the name that his family gave him at his birth was Abdullah bin Uthman bin Amir bin Amr; then the name "Atiq" prevailed over it. This hadith has an authentic chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Tihya that he heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) swear an oath, saying that Allah Almighty sent down from the heavens the name of Abu Bakr as "al-Siddiq". Imam al-Hakim says: Were it not for Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Sa'idi being unknown in its chain, I would have judged this chain to be authentic. However, it has a supporting narration (shahid) in the narration of al-Nazzal bin Sabrah from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from al-Nazzal bin Sabrah that he said: We met Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was in a cheerful mood and joking. We said: Tell us about your companions. He said: All the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) are my companions too. We said: Tell us about Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: He is a man whom Allah named "al-Siddiq" on the tongue of Jibril (peace be upon him) and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken by night to al-Masjid al-Aqsa (the event of the Mi'raj took place), in the morning the people began talking about it. Thereupon some of those who had believed in him and affirmed him (peace and blessings be upon him) apostatised, and they hurried to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Do you know anything about your companion? He claims that he was taken by night to Bayt al-Maqdis last night. He asked: "Did he really say that?" The people said: Yes. He said: "If he said that, then he has certainly spoken the truth." The people asked (in astonishment): Do you affirm that he went to Bayt al-Maqdis in one night and came back before morning? He said: "Yes, I affirm him in matters (of faith) far more remote than that: I affirm the news of the heavens, the revelation that comes to him morning and evening." For this reason Abu Bakr came to be named "al-Siddiq". This hadith has an authentic chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) held the position of minister (wazir) with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) consulted him in all his affairs. He was the second in accepting Islam, the second in the cave, the second in the shelter ('arish) on the day of the Battle of Badr, and he is the second in the grave. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give precedence to anyone over him.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away on Tuesday night, the 22nd of Jumada al-Ula, in the year 13 AH, and he was sixty-three years old at the time. He was ill for fifteen days. The cause of his illness was that he took a bath on a cold day, from which he had a fever for fifteen days and could not come out for the prayer, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) kept leading the people in prayer. He was in that house of his which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had granted him, and which today is opposite the house of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). He had left the instruction that his wife Asma' bint Umays should wash him. Since she was weak, she sought help from Abd al-Rahman (his son). He was shrouded in two garments, one of which had been washed, and according to one report, in three garments. His bier was carried on the very bedstead of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on which Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to sleep. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer in the mosque between the grave and the pulpit, and he was buried at night with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (in the chamber), and his blessed head was placed level with the shoulders of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the real cause of the death of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). His body kept wasting away (out of grief) until he passed away.

It is narrated from Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri that one day a man gave Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) a dish made of meat and flour (khazirah) as a gift. With him at that time was al-Harith bin Kaladah, who had knowledge of medicine. When the two of them had eaten some of it, al-Harith bin Kaladah said: In it is a poison that takes effect within a year. By the One in whose hand my soul is! The year had not yet ended when both of them died on the same day at the end of the year.

It is narrated from Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: What can now be expected from this lowly world, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was poisoned, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was poisoned, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred, likewise Uthman and Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) were martyred, al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was poisoned, and al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred.