Who was Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq?

""Buy him." So, Abu Bakr bought Bilal for seven ounces and freed him. He informed the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, who said, "Share with me, O Abu Bakr." Abu Bakr replied, "I have already freed him." Ibn Uyaynah narrated that Abu Bakr bought Bilal while he was buried under stones for five ounces of gold. The sellers said, "If you had refused except for an ounce, we would have sold him." Abu Bakr replied, "If you had refused except for a hundred ounces, I would have taken him." This chain is strong."

"Abu Sufyan passed by Salman, Bilal, and Suhayb among a group, and they said, "The swords of Allah have not yet taken their due from the neck of the enemy of Allah." Abu Bakr said, "Do you say this to the elder and leader of Quraysh?" Then he went to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and informed him. The Prophet said, "O Abu Bakr! Perhaps you have angered them, and if you have angered them, you have angered your Lord." Abu Bakr went to them and said, "O my brothers, have I angered you?" They replied, "No, O Abu Bakr, may Allah forgive you.""

"'Umar appointed Abu 'Ubaydah over Syria, Yazid over Palestine, Shurahbil ibn Hasanah over Jordan, and Khalid ibn Al-Walid over Damascus. 'Umar said to Abu Bakr: "Write to Khalid that he should not give away a sheep or a camel except by your command." So Abu Bakr wrote to him accordingly. Khalid then wrote back: "Either leave me to my work, or take charge of your own affairs." 'Umar suggested dismissing him, to which Abu Bakr responded: "And who would suffice in his place?" 'Umar said: "I will." Abu Bakr replied: "Then you shall.""

"Then al-Muthanna ibn Haritha found news from al-Siddiq slow in coming, since he was occupied with the people of Syria and the war of Yarmuk already mentioned. So al-Muthanna travelled in person to al-Siddiq, appointing as his deputy over Iraq Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyya, and over the frontier posts Said ibn Murra al-Ijli. When al-Muthanna reached Madina, he found al-Siddiq in the final illness of his death. He had already designated Umar ibn al-Khattab to succeed him, and when al-Siddiq saw al-Muthanna, he said to Umar: "If I die, let not evening come upon you until you have summoned the people to the war against the people of Iraq alongside al-Muthanna."

"Tadhariq was slain, and he had thirty pavilions and thirty canopies of brocade with all the carpets and silk within them; and when morning came they gathered up all the spoils that were there. Yet their joy at what they found was nothing beside their grief for al-Siddiq when Khalid informed them of his death; but God gave them in his place al-Faruq, may God be pleased with him. And Khalid said, when he consoled the Muslims for al-Siddiq: Praise be to God who decreed death for Abu Bakr, and he was dearer to me than Umar; and praise be to God who has given authority to Umar, and he was more hateful to me than Abu Bakr, yet God has bound me to love him."

"but how astonishing! What is this kingship of Abu Bakr? The Companions spoke with Abu Bakr about leaving them to what they were upon in withholding the zakat, and winning their hearts until faith took firm hold in them: and that thereafter they would pay the zakat. But Abu Bakr refused this and would not have it. The whole company of traditionists, apart from Ibn Maja, have related in their books, on the authority of Abu Hurayra, that Umar ibn al-Khattab said to Abu Bakr: On what grounds do you fight the people, when the Messenger of God, God's peace and blessings be upon him, said:"

"it were not for the supplication of our brother Suleyman, he would have become tied up, and the children of the people of the city would have played with him. The polytheists rose against Abu Bakr and the Muslims, and they were struck severely in the mosque. Abu Bakr was trampled and beaten harshly. Al-Fasiq Utbah ibn Rabi'ah approached him and struck him with his sandals, twisting them towards his face, and jumped on Abu Bakr's stomach until his face was unrecognizable from his nose. The Banu Taym came to his aid, driving the polytheists away from Abu Bakr, and they carried him in a garment until they"

"Abu Bakr replied, Do you really hope for that, O Messenger of Allah? He said, Yes. So Abu Bakr restrained himself to accompany the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and he fed the two camels he had with a type of fodder called al-Samur for four months. Some mention that he fed them for six months. Ibn Shihab reported that Urwah said that Aisha narrated, One day, while we were sitting in the house of Abu Bakr during the heat of midday, someone said to Abu Bakr, Here comes the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, covered in a way he does not usually come to us."

"Prophet recounted his journey to al-Aqsa Mosque. Among the crowd, some clapped in disbelief, while others scoffed. The news spread throughout Mecca and people approached Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, saying that Muhammad was claiming such things. Abu Bakr replied, You are lying about him. They insisted, By Allah, he is indeed saying it. Abu Bakr then said, If he has said it, then he has spoken the truth. Abu Bakr went to the Prophet, who was surrounded by the polytheists of Quraysh, and asked him about the journey."

"his saying, I marvel at the decree of God, and God is capable of what he wills, there is no one who can overpower God. Ibn Ishaq said, Abu Bakr, whose name was Shaddad ibn al-Aswad ibn Sha'ub, said, Al-Bukhari has mentioned that he succeeded the wife of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq when al-Siddiq divorced her, and this was when God prohibited polytheists from Muslims, and her name was Umm Bakr. Umm Bakr greets with peace and is there for me after my people any peace. So what is in the well of Badr from the singers and the noble drinks?"