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Furthermore, Abū Bakr and Umar were closer to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, than all the other Companions, and Abū Bakr was closer to him still. The Prophet would spend much of the night in his company, discussing knowledge, religion, and the welfare of the Muslims with him. Abū Bakr ibn Abī Shayba (1) related: Abū Muāwiya narrated to us; al-Amash narrated to us; Ibrāhīm narrated to us; Alqama (2) narrated to us, from Umar, who said: “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would spend the evening at Abū Bakr’s discussing a matter (3) concerning the Muslims, and I was with him” (4).

It is related in the two Sahīh collections from Abd al-Rahmān ibn Abī Bakr that the people of the Suffa were poor and that, on one occasion, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever has food enough for two should take a third person with him, and whoever has food enough for four should take a fifth and a sixth. Abū Bakr brought three, while the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, took ten with him. Abū Bakr dined with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and then remained until the night prayer had been performed. He then returned and remained until the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, grew drowsy. He came to us (5) after as much of the night as Allah willed had passed. His wife said, ‘What

(1) *Al-Kitāb al-Musannaf fī al-Ahādīth wa-l-Āthār*, 2/280, ed. Abd al-Khāliq al-Afghānī, 2nd ed. (Bombay, India: al-Dār al-Salafiyya, 1399 AH/1979 CE). (2) *Al-Musannaf* reads: “From al-Amash, from Ibrāhīm, from Alqama.” (3) In (S) and (B): “He would spend the evening discussing the matter at Abū Bakr’s.” (4) *Al-Musannaf* reads: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would likewise spend the night at Abū Bakr’s discussing one of the Muslims’ affairs, while I was with him. Indeed, one night he remained there in conversation while I was with him.” (5) In (N), (M), and (S): “Then he came.”

وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ أَكْثَرُ اخْتِصَاصًا بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ سَائِرِ الصَّحَابَةِ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَكْثَرُ اخْتِصَاصًا بِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَسْمُرُ عِنْدَهُ عَامَّةَ اللَّيْلِ يُحَدِّثُهُ فِي الْعِلْمِ وَالدِّينِ وَمَصَالِحِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، كَمَا رَوَى أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ (١) : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ (٢) ، «عَنْ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْمُرُ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي الْأَمْرِ (٣) مِنْ أَمْرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ» (٤) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ الصُّفَّةِ كَانُوا نَاسًا فُقَرَاءَ، وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَرَّةً: " «مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ اثْنَيْنِ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِثَالِثٍ، وَمَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ طَعَامُ أَرْبَعَةٍ فَلْيَذْهَبْ بِخَامِسٍ وَسَادِسٍ، وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ جَاءَ بِثَلَاثَةٍ، وَانْطَلَقَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَشَرَةٍ، وَإِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَعَشَّى عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ لَبِثَ حَتَّى صُلِّيَتِ الْعِشَاءُ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَلَبِثَ حَتَّى نَعَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَاءَنَا (٥) بَعْدَ مَا مَضَى مِنَ اللَّيْلِ مَا شَاءَ. قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ: مَا

(١) فِي " الْكِتَابِ الْمُصَنَّفِ فِي الْأَحَادِيثِ وَالْآثَارِ " ٢/٢٨٠، تَحْقِيقُ الْأُسْتَاذِ عَبْدِ الْخَالِقِ الْأَفْغَانِيِّ، ط. الثَّانِيَةِ، ط. الدَّارِ السَّلَفِيَّةِ، بُمْبَى، الْهِنْدِ، ١٣٩٩، ١٩٧٩ (٢) الْمُصَنِّفُ: عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ (٣) س، ب: يُسْمِرُ فِي الْأَمْرِ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ (٤) الْمُصَنِّفُ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُسْمِرُ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ اللَّيْلَةَ كَذَلِكَ فِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْ أُمُورِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ سَمَرَ عِنْدَهُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ وَأَنَا مَعَهُ (٥) ن، م، س: فَجَاءَ