“That, on the night the Messenger of Allah was taken on the Night Journey, he said to Gabriel, ‘My people will not believe me.’ Gabriel replied, ‘Abu Bakr will believe you, and he is al-Siddiq.’”

Ibn Sa‘d recorded it in al-Tabaqat (3/1/120). This is a weak chain of transmission.

Al-Hakim (3/62) narrated from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Sa‘di, who narrated from Harun ibn Sa‘d, from ‘Imran ibn Zibyan, from Abu Yahya, who heard ‘Ali say:

“Allah Most High sent down from heaven the name al-Siddiq for Abu Bakr.”

He said: “Were it not for Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Sa‘idi’s unknown status, I would have judged this chain to be authentic.” Al-Dhahabi agreed with him.

Note: In al-Mustadrak, it appears as “al-Sa‘di,” while in the other instance it appears as “al-Sa‘idi.” Both are erroneous; the correct form is “al-‘Abdi,” as found in al-Jarh wa al-Ta‘dil (Narrator Criticism and Accreditation) (3/2/269), al-Mizan, and al-Lisan.

Imam Abu Ja‘far al-Tahawi stated categorically in Mushkil al-Athar (Problematic Reports) (2/145) that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was named al-Siddiq solely because he was the first of the people to believe the Messenger of Allah regarding his journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his return from there to his home in Mecca on that same night—even though the believers likewise affirm this of the Messenger of Allah when they come to know of it.

307 — “A woman is married for one of three qualities: she is married for her wealth, she is married for her beauty, and she is married for her religion. So choose the woman of religion and good character—may you prosper!”

It was recorded by Ibn Hibban in his Sahih (1231), al-Hakim (2/161), and Ahmad (3/80–81), through the route of Sa‘d ibn Ishaq ibn Ka‘b ibn ‘Ujrah, from his aunt, from Abu Sa‘id