Siddiq
Definition
Siddiq — the utterly truthful — is the Quranic title bestowed upon Idris, indicating a level of sincerity in which the inner reality and outer expression are in complete and unbreakable correspondence. The siddiq does not merely refrain from lying — their entire being is oriented toward truth in thought, word, intention, and act. This title places Idris among the highest category of believers, those whose inner reality perfectly matches their outward proclamation of faith. In the Quranic hierarchy of spiritual stations, the siddiqin rank just below the prophets and above the martyrs and the righteous — the highest station attainable by those who are not themselves prophets.
As understood in the classical tradition of Imam al-Ghazali and the scholars of his school.
How the scholars use Siddiq.
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"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."
— Ibn Kathir, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
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"Khalid sent to al-Siddiq the good tidings of the conquest, together with the fifth of the wealth and the captives, by a man called Jandal of the Banu Ijl, a guide of firm resolve. When he had delivered the message to al-Siddiq and discharged his trust, al-Siddiq praised him and rewarded him with a slave girl from among the captives, and al-Siddiq said: "O company of Quraysh, your lion has sprung upon the lion and overcome him for his prey. Women have grown too weak to bear the like of Khalid ibn al-Walid.""
— Ibn Kathir, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
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"Now Jarir ibn Abd Allah al-Bajali came to Khalid ibn al-Walid while he was at al-Hira, after those many engagements and the spoils already mentioned, though he had been present at none of them. That was because al-Siddiq had dispatched him with Khalid ibn Said ibn al-As to Syria, and he had asked Khalid ibn Said's leave to return to al-Siddiq so that he might gather his people of Bajila to be with him. When he came to al-Siddiq and asked this of him, al-Siddiq was angered and said:"
— Ibn Kathir, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
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