Saeed bin Jubair says that once I was sitting with Abdullah bin Uqbah bin Masood when a letter from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair arrived. Sayyiduna Ibn Zubair had appointed him as a judge on his behalf. In this letter, it was written that after praise and blessings, you have written to me to inquire about the ruling concerning the grandfather. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said: If I were to take anyone from this Ummah as my close friend besides my Lord, I would have taken Ibn Abi Quhafah, but he is my religious brother and companion of the cave. Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar considered the grandfather as the father, and the truth is that the opinion which seemed closest to reality to us in this matter is indeed that of Sayyiduna Siddiq Akbar.