☪️Islamic Creed ('Aqidah)

Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is the best and most worthy of the Companions

أبو بكر الصديق أفضَلُ الصَّحَابة، وَأحقّهم

Author: محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن قاسم العاصمي الحنبلي (المتوفى: 1421هـ) (d. 1421)

About this work

كتاب «أبو بكر الصديق أفضَلُ الصَّحَابة، وَأحقّهم» للكاتب محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن قاسم يُعنى بموضوع العقيدة، حيث يسلط الضوء على مكانة أبي بكر الصديق بين الصحابة وحقه في الخلافة بعد النبي ﷺ. يعتمد المؤلف في عرضه على الأدلة المستقاة من القرآن والسنة وإجماع الأمة، ويُرتّب ما بين سيرة أبي بكر قبل الإسلام، وصفه في الأحاديث، ومقارنته مع غيره من الخلفاء الراشدين. يهدف النص إلى توضيح فضل الصحابة وتأكيد محبة الأمة لأبي بكر كأعلم وأزهد وأشجع الصحابة.

Translation

The book “Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the Best and Most Deserving of the Companions,” by the writer Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Qasim, deals with the subject of faith, as it sheds light on the status of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq among the Companions and his right to the caliphate after the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. In his presentation, the author relies on the evidence derived from the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and the consensus of the nation, and arranges the biography of Abu Bakr before Islam, his description in the hadiths, and his comparison with other Rightly Guided Caliphs. The text aims to clarify the virtue of the Companions and confirm the nation’s love for Abu Bakr as the most knowledgeable, ascetic, and bravest of the Companions.

Topics covered

Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is the best of the companions and the most deserving of the caliphate
introduction
the introduction
The motivation for collecting this research - apology
The virtues of the Companions and Rightly Guided Caliphs
He preferred some caliphs over others
Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is the best of the companions
rate
His work before Islam
His status before Islam
He is described as a friend in hadiths
A friend is more eloquent than an honest person
Abu Bakr was the first of the Companions to do good deeds: he was the first to convert to Islam
And the first to be harmed for the sake of God
And the first to defend the Messenger of God
And the first to call to God
And the first to give his money to support Islam
Virtue is the first to spend and fight, and he is the first of them to do them
Omar preceded him in spending
The story of his travel with the Prophet during the migration
Abu Bakr is the most pious of the nation
And the nation is most confident in faith
The Messenger’s testimony to him and to Omar was the perfection of faith
He is the most knowledgeable and intelligent of the Companions and the nation
The reason for the lack of narration about him and the great companions

أثر الإيمان في تحصين الأمة الإسلامية ضد