49/15. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3660 — Abu Bakr’s Door in the Masjid
Chapter ["If I Was To Take A Khalil, Then I Would Take Abu Bakr As A Khalil."]
Let the Door of Abu Bakr Remain Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3660
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3660
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ حُنَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ عَبْدًا خَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَهُ فَاخْتَارَ مَا عِنْدَهُ " . فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَدَيْنَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا . قَالَ فَعَجِبْنَا فَقَالَ النَّاسُ انْظُرُوا إِلَى هَذَا الشَّيْخِ يُخْبِرُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدٍ خَيَّرَهُ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ أَنْ يُؤْتِيَهُ مِنْ زَهْرَةِ الدُّنْيَا مَا شَاءَ وَبَيْنَ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ فَدَيْنَاكَ بِآبَائِنَا وَأُمَّهَاتِنَا . قَالَ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ هُوَ الْمُخَيَّرَ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هُوَ أَعْلَمَنَا بِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مِنْ أَمَنِّ النَّاسِ عَلَىَّ فِي صُحْبَتِهِ وَمَالِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلاً لاَتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ خَلِيلاً وَلَكِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الإِسْلاَمِ لاَ تَبْقَيَنَّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خَوْخَةٌ إِلاَّ خَوْخَةُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Sat Upon The Minbar And Said: 'Indeed A Worshiper Has Been Given A Choice By Allah, Between Him Giving Him From The Bounty Of This Life As Much As He Wishes, And Between What Is With Him. So He Chose What Is With Him.' So Abu Bakr Said: 'We Will Ransom Our Fathers And Mothers For You O Messenger Of Allah!'"He Said: "So We Were Amazed. Then The People Said: 'Look At This Old Man. The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Informs About A Worshiper Whom Allah Gave The Choice, Between Him Giving Him From The Bounty Of This Life As Much As He Wishes, And Between That Which Is With Allah, And He Says: 'We Will Ransom Our Fathers And Mothers For You?' But The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Was The One Given The Choice, And Abu Bakr Was The Most Knowledgeable Of It Among Them.So The Prophet (ﷺ) Said: 'From Those Who Were Most Beneficial To Me Among The People In Their Companionship And Their Wealth Was Abu Bakr. And If I Were To Take A Khalil, I Would Would Have Taken Abu Bakr As A Khalil. But Rather, The Brotherhood Of Islam. Let There Not Remain A Door In The Masjid Except The Door Of Abu Bakr.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3660In-book reference : Book 49, Hadith 56English translation : Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3660
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3660
This Hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sat on the minbar and spoke of a worshiper whom Allah gave a choice between the bounty of this life and what is with Him. The worshiper chose what is with Allah. Abu Bakr responded by saying that they would ransom their fathers and mothers for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The people were amazed, but the narration explains that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was the one given the choice, and Abu Bakr understood it best. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then praised Abu Bakr’s companionship and wealth, said that if he took a Khalil he would have taken Abu Bakr, mentioned the brotherhood of Islam, and ordered that no door in the masjid remain except Abu Bakr’s door.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Bakr understood the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم words before others did.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praised Abu Bakr’s companionship and wealth.
- The Hadith mentions the brotherhood of Islam.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a special instruction about Abu Bakr’s door in the masjid.
