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«قال رسول الله: «إن أمن الناس علي في ماله وصحبته أبو بكر، ولو كنت متخذا خليلا لاتخذت أبا بكر خليلا، ولكن أخوة الإسلام ومودته؛ لا تبقين في المسجد خوخة إلا سدت إلا خوخة أبي بكر»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in the chapter on the virtues of Abu Bakr, in Sahih Muslim. It includes the hadith of the choice in the Hereafter and Abu Bakr's weeping, which understood the approaching end, and the hadith of closing the doors except Abu Bakr's door. It is the best-known text on Abu Bakr's sincerity (siddiqiyya) in Sunni belief. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and Abu Sa'id al-Khudri.
Connections
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- Muhammad· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Abu Said al-Khudri
People and things also explored
The last sermon from the minbar· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The conversion of Abu Quhafa· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The three years of the secret call· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2382 — The dearest of people to me in companionship is Abu Bakr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2382/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.