It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him as the leader of Hajj and also entrusted him with the responsibility of announcing to the people of Makkah the declaration of disassociation, that after this year no polytheist will be able to perform Hajj, no man will circumambulate the Ka‘bah naked, only that person will enter Paradise who is a Muslim, and if anyone had a treaty with the Prophet of Islam (peace and blessings be upon him) for a specific period, it will remain valid until its term ends, and that Allah and His Messenger are free from the polytheists. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) set out with this message and had covered a distance of three days, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): Go after Abu Bakr, bring him back to me, and you are to make this announcement. So he did as instructed, but when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) returned, tears were flowing from his eyes and he said: O Messenger of Allah! Has any new command come regarding me (that I was called back)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Only good can come to you; the real matter is that this message should be delivered either by myself or by a man from my family.