Love Between Hazrat Abu Bakr R.a And Hazrat Ali R.a

[wasim raza]

translated it from

As-Sahaba by

IMÂM AHMAD

FÂRÛQÎ (Mujaddid

Alfe Sani)

 

 

One day Abû Bakr as-

Siddîq ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’

came to Rasûlullah’s ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

place. He was about to

enter, when Alî bin Abî

Tâlib ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anh’

arrived, too. Abû Bakr

stepped backwards and

said, “After you, Yâ Alî.”

The latter replied and the

following long dialogue

took place between them

 

 

Alî – Yâ Abâ Bakr, you go

in first for you are ahead

of us all in all goodnesses

and acts of charity.

Abû Bakr – You go in first,

Yâ Alî, for you are closer

to the Messenger of Allah

‘sall-Allâhu ta’âlâ ’alaihi

wa sallam’.

 

 

 

 

 

Alî – How could I go ahead

of you? I heard the

Messenger of Allah ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

say, “The sun has not

risen on any one of my

Ummat higher than Abû

Bakr.”

Abû Bakr – How could I go

ahead of you? On the day

when Rasûlullah ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

gave his daughter Fâtima-

t-uz-zahrâ ‘radiy-Allâhu

ta’âlâ ’anhâ’ in marriage

to you, he stated, “I have

given the best of women

to the best of men.”

 

 

Alî – I cannot go ahead of

you, for Rasûlullah ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

stated, “Let him who

wants to see Ibrâhîm

(Abraham) ‘alaihis-salâm’

look at Abû Bakr’s face.”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

ahead of you, for

Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu

’alaihi wa sallam’ stated,

“Let him who wants to see

Âdam’s ‘alaihis-salâm’

tenderness and Yûsuf’s

‘alaihis-salâm’ beautiful

moral qualities look at

Alî!”

 

 

Alî – I can not enter

before you. For, the

Messenger of Allah

‘alaihis-salâm’ asked, “Yâ

Rabbî! Who loves me most,

and who is the best of my

Sahâba?” Jenâb-i-Haqq

answered, “Yâ Muhammad

‘alaihis-salâm’! He is Abû

Bakr as-Siddîq.”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

ahead of you. For, the

Messenger ‘alaihis-salâm’

stated, “So (good) is the

person whom I give

knowledge that Allâhu

ta’âlâ loves him, and so do

I; I love him very much.”

You have been the gate to

the town of knowledge.

 

 

Alî – I can not go before

you, for the Messenger

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated,

“There is a sign that says,

‘Abû Bakr, the Habîbullah

(the Darling of Allah),’ on

the gates of Paradise.”

Abû Bakr – I cannot go

before you. For, during the

Holy War of Hayber the

Messenger of Allah ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

handed the flag to you

and stated, “This flag is a

gift from the Melîk-i-ghâlib

to Alî bin Abî Tâlib.”

 

 

Alî – How can I go before

you? The Messenger

‘alaihis-salâm’ said to you,

“Yâ Abâ Bakr! You stand

for my sight, which sees,

and for my heart, which

knows.”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

ahead of you. For, the

Messenger ‘alaihis-salâm’

stated, “On the Rising Day

Alî will come (to the place

of assembly) on the back

of an animal of Paradise.

Jenâb-i-Haqq will say, ‘Yâ

Muhammad ‘alaihis-

salâm’! How beautiful a

father your father Ibrâhîm

Halîl is; and how beautiful

a brother your brother Alî

bin Abî Tâlib is.’ ”

 

 

Alî – I can not go before

you. For, the Messenger

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “On

the Rising Day the angel

named Ridwân, who is the

chief of the angels of

Paradise, will enter

Paradise, coming back with

the keys of Paradise. He

will give them to me. Then

Jebrâîl ‘alaihis-salâm’ will

come and say, ‘Yâ

Muhammad, give the keys

of Paradise and those of

Hell to Abû Bakr. Let Abû

Bakr send anyone he

chooses to Paradise and

others to Hell.’ ”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

ahead of you, for the

Messenger ‘alaihis-salâm’

stated, “Alî will be by my

side on the Rising Day. He

will be with me near the

Hawz and Kawthar. He will

be with me on the Sirât.

He will be with me in

Paradise. And he will be

with me (at the happiest

moment) as I see Allâhu

ta’âlâ.’ ”

 

 

Alî – I can not enter

before you do, for the

Messenger of Allah

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “If

the îmân held by Abû Bakr

were weighed against the

total sum of the îmân held

by all the other Believers,

his îmân would weigh

heavier.”

Abû Bakr – How can I go

before you? For, the Rasûl

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “I

am the city of knowledge.

And Alî is the gate?”

 

 

Alî – How can I ever walk

ahead of you? For, the

Rasûl ‘alaihis-salâm’

stated, “I am the city of

faithfulness. And Abû Bakr

is its gate.”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

before you, for the Rasûl

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “On

the Rising Day Alî will be

made to mount a

beautiful horse. Those who

see him will wonder: What

prophet is that person?

Allâhu ta’âlâ will say: This

is Alî bin Abî Tâlib.”

 

 

Alî – I can not go ahead of

you, for the Rasûl ‘alaihis-

salâm’ stated, “I and Abû

Bakr are from the same

soil. We shall be one

again.”

Abû Bakr – I can not go

before you, for the Rasûl

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated,

“Allâhu ta’âlâ will say: O

you, Paradise! I shall adorn

your four corners with four

people. One of them is

Muhammad ‘alaihis-

salâm’, the highest of

prophets. Another one is

Alî, the highest of those

who fear Allâhu ta’âlâ.

The third one is Fâtima-t-

uz-zahrâ, the highest of

women. And the fourth

corner will be occupied by

Hasan and Husayn, the

highest of pure people.”

 

 

Alî – How can I go ahead

of you? The Rasûl ‘alaihis-

salâm’ stated, “A voice

from the eight Gardens of

Paradise calls as follows: O

Abâ Bakr, come with those

whom you love; and you

all, enter Paradise!”

Abû Bakr – I cannot go

before you, for the Rasûl

‘alaihis-salâm’ stated, “I

am like a tree. Fâtima is

the trunk. Alî is the

branches. Hasan and

Husayn are the fruits.”

 

 

Alî – I can not go before

you, for the Rasûl ‘alaihis-

salâm’ stated, “May Allâhu

ta’âlâ forgive all the faults

of Abû Bakr. For, he gave

his daughter Âisha to me;

he helped me during the

Hijrat (Hegira, Migration to

Medina); he bought Bilâl-i-

Habashî, (who was a slave

formerly,) and

emancipated him for me.”

… .

As the two darlings of the

Messenger of Allah ‘sall-

Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’

were talking like this

before the door, the Best

of Mankind was inside,

listening. He interrupted

Alî as he was talking and

stated from inside:

“O my brothers Abû Bakr

and Alî ‘radiy-Allâhu

’anhumâ’! Please do come

in! Jebrâîl ‘alaihis-salâm’

has been here; he says

that the angels on the

earth and in the seven

skies have been listening

to you and that you could

not describe your value in

the view of Allâhu ta’âlâ

were you to praise each

other till the end of the

world.” The two beloved

companions gave an

affectionate hug to each

other, and together they

entered the presence of

the Messenger of Allah

‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa

sallam’.

The Messenger ‘alaihis-

salâm’ stated, “May Allâhu

ta’âlâ bless both of you

with his Rahma

(Compassion) hundreds of

times. May He bless your

lovers also with His Rahma

hundreds of times; and

may your enemies be

accursed hundreds of

times.” Hadrat Abû Bakr

as-Siddîq said, “Yâ

Rasûlallah (O Messenger

of Allah)! I shall not do

shafâ’at (intercede) for

the enemies of my brother

Alî.” Hadrat Alî said, “Yâ

Rasûlallah! I shall not

intercede for the enemies

of my brother Abû Bakr;

and I shall behead them

with my sword.” Abû Bakr

stated, “I shall not let your

enemies pass the Sirât

Bridge.”See the

punishment for becoming

the enemy of Abu Bakr as

sideeq? beheading! as

narrated by the best qadhi

from amongst the sahaba

and the ummah, Ali Asad

Allah.