It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered (Makkah) in the year of the Conquest, he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw women striking the faces of the horses with their veils. He (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), smiled and asked: "O Abu Bakr, what did Hassan bin Thabit say (about this)?" So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) recited these verses to him: "May I lose my daughter if you do not see them (the horses) raising dust from both sides of Kada', pulling at the spears as they race, while the women strike them with their veils." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Enter from where Hassan mentioned." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man from the people of Paradise is about to appear before you." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) appeared, gave the greeting of peace and sat down. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril took hold of my hand and showed me the gate of Paradise through which my Ummah will enter." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I wish that I had been with you so that I too could have seen it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Know well that you will be the first person of my Ummah to enter Paradise." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Yahya bin Abd al-Rahman bin Hatib that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away, Khawlah bint Hakim came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Will you not marry?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Whom?" She said: "If you wish, a virgin, and if you wish, a widow (or divorcee)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who is the virgin and who is the widow?" She said: "As for the virgin, she is the daughter of the person most beloved to you of Allah's creation, Aishah bint Abi Bakr; and the widow is Sawdah bint Zam'ah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Shaqiq; he said: I asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "Which of the people was most beloved to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She said: "Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with them)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Arwa al-Dawsi (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I was sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) appeared. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All praise is for Allah, who has supported me through these two." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "I had resolved to send men to the various regions to teach people the Sunnahs and the obligatory duties, just as Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) sent the disciples." It was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): "Why do you not send Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I cannot do without the two of them. In the religion, these two are (to me) just like the hearing and the sight." Hafs bin Umar al-Adani is alone in narrating this hadith from Mis'ar.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when this verse was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, those who lower their voices in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, they are the ones whose hearts Allah has tested for piety" [Surah al-Hujurat: 3] , Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I made it binding upon myself that I would speak to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) only the way one speaks a secret (in a very low voice). This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, how can there be any betterment after this verse: 'Whoever does evil will be recompensed for it' [Surah al-Nisa': 123] ? Will we be punished for every evil deed we do?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah forgive you, O Abu Bakr" (he said this three times). "O Abu Bakr, do you not fall ill? Do you not grieve? Do you not suffer fatigue and hardship? Do you not meet with afflictions?" I said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are the (hardships) by which you are recompensed (for evil deeds) in this world." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "After me, follow these two: Abu Bakr and Umar; take guidance from the way of Ammar; and hold firmly to the covenant (and counsel) of Ibn Umm Abd (Abdullah bin Mas'ud)."