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Theme Four: The companionship of Abu Bakr al Siddiq During the Hijrah and the Divine Help of the Angels

عن علي كرم الله وجهه قال ان النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم قال لجبريل من يهاجر معي؟قال ابو بكر الصديق.

عن علي قال جاء جبريل عليه السلام الي النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم فقال له من يهاجر معي؟فقال ابو بكر و هو الصديق.اخرجه ابن السمان في الموافقه.

The translation of both narrations is that ‘Ali narrates that Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam asked Jibril ‘alayh al Salam, “Who will migrate with me?” He replied, “Abu Bakr who is al Siddiq (the truthful).”^[1]

عن علي رضي الله قال قال لي النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم ولأبي بكر مع احدكما جبريل و مع الاخرميكائيل و اسرافيل ملك عظيم يشهد القتال و يكون في الصف.

عن علي كرم الله وجهه قال قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم يوم بدر لي و ابي بكر علي يمين احدكما جبريل و الاخر ميكائيل و اسرافيل ملك عظيم يشهد القتال و يكون في الصف.

The translation of both narrations is that ‘Ali is reported to have said, “On the day of the Battle of Badr, Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told me and Abu Bakr, “with one of you is Jibril and with the other is Mika’il. And Israfil is a great angel who witnesses the battle and is present in the row.”^[2]

Note:- The point of note here is that all these narrations have been transmitted to us via the transmission of ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu himself. Any person with an unbiased disposition will be able to discern that they are indubitable evidences of the love and veneration that existed between Abu Bakr and ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhuma.

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^[1]  First narration: Mustadrak Hakim 3/ 5; Kanz al ‘Ummal 8/331. Second narration: Riyad al Nadirah 1/89

^[2]  First narration: Mustadrak Hakim 3/68: virtues of Sheikhayn via ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu; Hilyat al Auliya’ 4/368, 5/63. Second narration: Hilyat al Auliya’ 7/224.