1708 — Umar ibn Ayyūb al-Saqatī narrated to us, saying: Al-Hasan ibn Arafa narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Fudayl narrated to us, from Sālim ibn Abī Hafsa, who said: I asked Abū Jafar Muhammad ibn Ali and Jafar ibn Muhammad—may Allah be pleased with them both—about Abū Bakr and Umar—may Allah be pleased with them both. They replied, “O Sālim, be loyal to them both and disavow anyone hostile to them, for they were two imams of guidance.” ⦗2226⦘

Ibn Fudayl said: Sālim said: Jafar ibn Muhammad said to me, “O Sālim, would a man revile his own grandfather? Abū Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—is my grandfather. May the intercession of Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—not reach me if I am not loyal to them both and do not disavow anyone hostile to them.”