1805 — And Abū Muhammad Abd Allāh ibn Muhammad ibn Nājiya informed us. He said: Mundhir ibn Muhammad ibn Abān al-Baghawī narrated to us. He said: Saīd ibn Muhammad al-Warrāq narrated to us. He said: Kathīr al-Nawwā narrated to us, from Abū Shurayha, who said: I heard Ali—may Allah be pleased with him—say from the pulpit, “Indeed, Abū Bakr—may Allah be pleased with him—was tenderhearted, with a heart ever turning to Allah. Indeed, Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—devoted himself sincerely to Allah, and Allah favored him in return.”