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Summary
His first sermon after the Saqifa bay'a, as al-Tabari and others transmit: I have been put in charge of you though I am not the best of you; support me if I do right and set me straight if I err. 1
Connections
- Mentions
- Medina
- Part of
- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab
People and things also explored
Abu Bakr's sermon on the day of the Prophet's death· Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's first sermon as caliph· Umar ibn al-Khattab's sermon on his accession· Uthman ibn Affan's first sermon after the bay'a· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam
Sources
- Jamharat Khutab al-Arab of Ahmad Zaki Safwat (1352/1933 printing)
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Bakr's first sermon after the bay'a”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/khutbat-abi-bakr-baad-al-baya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-31.