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Chapter 1. Hadiths One to Ten
Hadith one
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Allah and the believers deny those who dispute over you O Abu Bakr."
Imam Ahmed.
Hadith two
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr and Umar are mature masters of the first and the last with the exception of the Prophets and the Messengers."
Al - Tabarani in Al-Kabir part 22 p104 Al-Diyah in Mukhtar.
Hadith three
Sa'ed ibn Zayd reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr is in Paradise, Umar is in Paradise, Uthman is in Paradise, Ali is in Paradise, Talha is in Paradise, Al-Zubayr is in Paradise, 'Abdurrahman ibn 'Awf is in Paradise, Sa'ad ibn Abi Waqqas is in Paradise, Sa'ed ibn Zayd in Paradise and Abu 'Ubayd ibn Al-Jarrah is in Paradise."
Abu Dawood.
Hadith four
Al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hintab narrates from his father, from his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr and Umar are to me like the station of the hearing and sight to the head."
Al-Barawadi, Abu Na'yim and others.
Hadith five
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr and Umar are to the religion like the station of the hearing and the sight to the head."
Ibn Al-Najar and Al-Khattib in Tarikh from Jabir.
Hadith six
Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr the Truthful is my minister, my vicegerent of my nation after me, Umar converses upon my tongue, Ali is my cousin, my brother and bearer of my standard and Uthman is from me and I am from Uthman."
Al-Tabarani in Al-Kabir, Ibn 'Addi in Al-Kamal and others.
Hadith seven
Shadad ibn Awais reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr is the most compassionate of my nation and the most merciful, Umar is the best of my nation and the most just, Uthman is the shyest of my nation and the most generous, Ali is the most intelligent of my nation and the most courageous, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud is the most pious of my nation and its most faithful, Abu Dhar is the most ascetic of my nation and the most honest, Abu Darda is the most worshipful of my nation and fearful and Mu'awiyah ibn Abu Sufyan is the most just of my nation and its most kind."
Ibn Asakir who stated it as weak and others.
Hadith eight
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr and Umar are the best of the early community and the best of the inhabitants of paradise, the best of the people of the earth except the Prophets and the Messengers."
Ibn Addi, Al-Hakim in Al-Kani and Al-Khatib in Tarikh.
Hadith nine
Ikramah ibn Amar reports from Iyas ibn Salamah ibn Al-Ikawa from his father that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr is the best of my nation after me, except if there would be a prophet."
Ibn Addi, Al-Tabarani in Al-Kabir and others
Hadith ten
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bestow peace and blessings upon him) said, "Abu Bakr is my companion, my friend in the cave, so know him for this. If I were to take a bosom friend I would have taken Abu Bakr."
Abdullah ibn Imam Ahmed in Zawid Al-Musnad, Al-Daylami and others