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Al-Khaukhah (a small door) and a path in the mosque.

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Darussalam · Volume 1

8 - THE BOOK OF AṢ-ṢALĀT(The Prayer)

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الحديث: 466 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 100

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466. Narrated Abū Sa'īd Al-Khudrī رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ addressed the people and said, "Allāh gave a choice to one of (His) slaves either to choose this world or what is with Him in the Hereafter. He chose the latter." Abū Bakr wept. I said to myself, "Why is this Sheikh weeping, if Allāh gave choice to one (of His) slaves either to choose this world or what is with Him in the Hereafter and he chose the latter?" And that slave was Allāh's Messenger ﷺ himself. Abū Bakr knew more than us. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Abū Bakr! Don't weep." The Prophet ﷺ added: "Abū Bakr has favoured me much with his property and company. If I were to take a Khalil(1) from mankind, I would certainly have taken Abū Bakr, but the Islāmic brotherhood and friendship is sufficient. Close all the gates in the mosque except that of Abū Bakr."

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466 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: خَطَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَيَّرَ عَبْدًا بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ»، فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي مَا يُبْكِي هَذَا الشَّيْخَ؟ إِنْ يَكُنِ اللَّهُ خَيَّرَ عَبْدًا بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ العَبْدَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَنَا، قَالَ: «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لاَ تَبْكِ، إِنَّ أَمَنَّ النَّاسِ عَلَيَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ وَمَوَدَّتُهُ، لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ فِي المَسْجِدِ بَابٌ إِلَّا سُدَّ، إِلَّا بَابُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ»

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