He also said, “No wealth has ever benefited me as much as Abū Bakr’s wealth.” (1).
Abū Bakr strove with his tongue and his hand. He was the first to call people to Allah (2), the first after the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—to suffer harm for Allah’s sake, and the first to defend the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him. He accompanied the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—(3) in his emigration and jihad, to the point that he alone was with him in the shelter on the day of Badr.
“Indeed, on the day of Uhud, Abū Sufyān asked only about the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—Abū Bakr, and Umar. He asked:
‘Is Muhammad among you?’
The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said, ‘Do not answer him.’
He then asked:
‘Is the son of Abū Quhāfah among you?’
The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said, ‘Do not answer him.’
He then asked:
‘Is the son of al-Khattāb among you?’ (4)
The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said, ‘Do not answer him.’
He then said:
‘As for these men, you are rid of them.’ Umar could not contain himself and said:
‘You lie, enemy of Allah! (5) Those (6) whom you named are indeed alive (7), and Allah has preserved for you
(1) (و): “No wealth benefited me as did Abū Bakr’s wealth.” The hadith is narrated from Abū Hurayrah—may Allah be pleased with him—in *Sunan Ibn Mājah*, 1/36, Introduction, “The Virtues of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him,” chapter on the merit of Abū Bakr al-Siddīq—may Allah be pleased with him. Its wording is: “No wealth has ever benefited me as much as Abū Bakr’s wealth.” He said: Abū Bakr wept and said, “O Messenger of Allah, are my wealth and I not entirely yours, O Messenger of Allah?” It is also found in *al-Musnad*, al-Ma'ārif ed., 13/183. Shaykh Ahmad Shākir—may Allah have mercy on him—graded the hadith authentic, disagreeing with al-Būsīrī, who graded it weak in his *Zawā'id*. Al-Albānī also graded it authentic in *Sahīh al-Jāmi' al-Saghīr*, 5/190. The hadith also appears at greater length in *al-Musnad*, al-Ma'ārif ed., 16/320–321.
(2) (ن) only: “to Allah and His Messenger.”
(3) (ن), (م): “and he participated alongside him”; (و): “and he participated alongside the Messenger”; (ق): “and he participated alongside the Messenger of Allah.”
(4) (و): “Is Ibn al-Khattāb among the people?”
(5) (أ), (م): “O enemy of Allah!”
(6) (ح), (و), (ب): “the one whom.”
(7) (أ), (ب): “alive.”