Hadith 3654

The saying of the Prophet ﷺ, "Close the gates (in the Mosque), except the gate of Abū Bakr."

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Darussalam · Volume 5

62 - THE VIRTUES AND THE MERITS OF THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET ﷺ

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3654 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 4

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English translation

3654. Narrated Abū Sa'īd Al-Khudrī رضي الله عنه: Allah's Messenger ﷺ addressed the people saying, "Allah gave a choice to one of (His) slave to choose this world or what is with Him. The slave chose what is with Allah." Abū Bakr wept, and we were astonished at his weeping caused by what the Prophet ﷺ mentioned as to a slave (of Allah) who had been offered a choice, (we learned later on) that Allah's Messenger ﷺ himself was the person who was given the choice, and that Abū Bakr knew more than us. Allah's Messenger ﷺ added, "Abū Bakr has favoured me much with his company and property (wealth) more than anybody else. If I were to take a Khalīl(1) other than my Lord, I would have taken Abū Bakr, but the Islāmic brotherhood and friendship is sufficient. Close all the gates in the mosque except the gate of Abū Bakr." [See Vol. 1, Hadīth No. 466]

Arabic text

3654 - حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ أَبُو النَّضْرِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: خَطَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، النَّاسَ وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَيَّرَ عَبْدًا بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ، فَاخْتَارَ ذَلِكَ العَبْدُ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ»، قَالَ: فَبَكَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ، فَعَجِبْنَا لِبُكَائِهِ: أَنْ يُخْبِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ عَبْدٍ خُيِّرَ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ المُخَيَّرَ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَعْلَمَنَا، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَمَنِّ النَّاسِ عَلَيَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا غَيْرَ رَبِّي لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ وَمَوَدَّتُهُ، لاَ يَبْقَيَنَّ فِي المَسْجِدِ بَابٌ إِلَّا سُدَّ إِلَّا بَابَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ»

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