176 - ‘Abdullāh narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me: Muhammad ibn Fudayl narrated to us: Sālim—that is, Ibn Abī Hafsah—narrated to us, saying:

I asked Abū Ja‘far and Ja‘far about Abū Bakr and ‘Umar. They said to me, “O Sālim, be loyal to them and disavow their enemies, for they were both leaders who guided aright.”

He said: Ja‘far also said to me, “O Sālim, Abū Bakr is my grandfather. Would a man revile his own grandfather?”

He said: He also said, “May I not receive Muhammad’s intercession on the Day of Resurrection if I am not loyal to them and do not disavow their enemies.”