Men of Excellence: Hazrat Abu Bakr r.a.

Friday Sermon – Men of Excellence:

          Hazrat Abu Bakr r.a.

 I will specify a few records connecting with the existence of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiqra. At the point when the hour of the death of Hazrat Abu Bakrra moved close, he called for Hazrat Abdur Rahmanra container Auf and said, "Educate me regarding Umarra." Hazrat Abdur Rahmanra canister Auf answered, "O Caliph of the Messengersa of Allah! By God, Hazrat Umarra is shockingly better than the assessment you hold about him, with the exception of the way that he is severe in his attitude." Hazrat Abu Bakrra said, "He is severe as he sees tolerance in me. In any case, in the event that he was depended with the authority, he would surrender a large number of his propensities. I have seen that when I treated somebody in a severe way, he would attempt to accommodate me with that individual and assuming I showed mercy to somebody, he would request that I be stricter." Following this, Hazrat Abu Bakrra called for Hazrat Usmanra receptacle Affan and got some information about Hazrat Umarra. Hazrat Usmanra said, "His inward state is far and away superior to his external state and there is none among us who is like him." Upon this, Hazrat Abu Bakrra said to the two of them, "Don't uncover to any other person what I have recently talked about with you!" Following this, Hazrat Abu Bakrra said, "In the event that I don't pick Hazrat Umarra, I will look no farther than Usman and they will have the power to administer your undertakings in the best way. It is my craving now to create some distance from administering your undertakings and join the individuals who have died from among you."

During the times of Hazrat Abu Bakr'sra sickness, Hazrat Talhara receptacle Ubaidillah moved toward him and said, "You have made Hazrat Umarra the Khalifah of individuals, despite the fact that you can perceive how he treats individuals in your presence. What will be going on when he is distant from everyone else and you will meet your Ruler and He will interrogate you regarding your kin?" As Hazrat Abu Bakrra was resting, he requested to be sat up. When he was sat up and resting up against some help, he said, "Would you say you are making me unfortunate of Allah? At the point when I will meet my Ruler and He will address me, I will say, 'I delegated the best among Your workers as their Khalifah.'" (Ibn Athir, Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh, Vol. 2 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyyah, 2003], pp. 272-273.)

Referring to books of history, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra states the accompanying in such manner, "When the hour of the destruction of Hazrat Abu Bakrra moved close, he looked for counsel from the mates with respect to who to designate as the Khalifah. Most mates offered their viewpoint of designating Hazrat Umarra as their chief. The main protest that some [companions] raised was the way that he was fairly severe in his demeanor and that he could treat individuals in a severe way. Hazrat Abu Bakrra said, 'This severity of his was restricted to when he was not yet depended with an obligation. Notwithstanding, now that an obligation will be shared with him, his severity will become adjusted too.' Thus, all partners settled on the Khilafat of Hazrat Umarra. As Hazrat Abu Bakr'sra wellbeing had disintegrated a considerable amount, he took the help of his significant other, Asma, and went to the mosque in a state wherein his legs were unsound and his hands were shaking. Tending to the Muslims in general, he said, 'For a long time, I have persistently examined over this matter that assuming I die, who ought to be your Khalifah. Eventually, after much examination and petitions in such manner, I consider it fitting to select Umarra as your Khalifah. In that capacity, Umarra will be your Khalifah after my downfall.' the mates in general and every one individuals consented to this arrangement and swore commencement on account of Hazrat Umarra following the death of Hazrat Abu Bakrra." (Khilafat-e-Rashidah, Anwar-ul-Ulum, Vol. 15, pp. 484-483)