Abu Bakar Ash-Siddiq: Faith that Never Doubts
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If the faith of the entire people is weighed against the faith of this one person, say some Salaf scholars, Abu Bakr's faith is heavier. He is not the richest, not the most powerful - his strength lies in something invisible: a heart that never doubts. His name is Abdullah bin Abi Quhafah, from the Taim tribe. Even before Islam, he was known to be honest, never worshiped idols, and was trusted by the Quraysh in matters of diyat and trade. When Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wa sallam conveyed Islam to him, he believed immediately - without delay, without bargaining. The Prophet once said that everyone he preached always had a moment of doubt, except for Abu Bakr. His title, Ash-Siddiq โ which justifies it โ was confirmed at the Isra Mikraj event. When the polytheists thought that the news of their overnight trip to Baitul Maqdis would make them apostate, the answer became legendary: "If he said it, he was indeed right. I even confirmed it in the news from heaven that came morning and evening." His wealth was spent on Islam: freeing Bilal and the weak slaves who were tortured, and in the Battle of Tabuk he took all his wealth with him. Asked what he left for his family, he replied: "I left for them Allah and His Messenger." He accompanied the Messenger of Allah in the cave of Tsur on the critical night of the hijrah - immortalized in the Koran as "one of two people when both were in the cave" with the eternal calming sentence: "Laa tahzan, innallaaha ma'anaa - do not be sad, indeed Allah is with us" (QS At-Taubah: 40). When the Messenger of Allah died and Medina shook, it was Abu Bakr who stood the strongest: "Whoever worships Muhammad, indeed Muhammad is dead. Whoever worships Allah, indeed Allah is Alive, will not die." The more than two years of his caliphate protected the people from division, upheld the religion in the face of apostasy, and began the collection of manuscripts of the Koran. His legacy for us is one sentence: faith is not a matter of who has done the most deeds today, but who has the most straight heart and confidence in Allah and His Messenger - then charity flows from that belief.