Abu Bakr...the Exemplar of True Believer<\/pre>\n
Life, in the shade of the Islamic Creed, has taught me not to miss an opportunity for an act of obedience<\/p>\n
As after every movement comes stillness and after every night comes a new day<\/p>\n
May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked:<\/p>\n
\u201cWho amongst you is fasting today?\u201d Abu Bakr said: \u2018I am.\u2019 The Prophet again asked: \u201cWho amongst you followed a funeral procession today?\u201d Abu Bakr said: \u2018I did.\u2019 He (the Prophet) again asked: \u201cWho amongst you has today visited the sick?\u201d<\/p>\n
Abu Bakr said: \u2018I did.\u2019 The Prophet said, \u201cWho amongst you gave in charity to the needy?\u201d Abu Bakr said: \u2018I did.\u2019 Thereupon, Allah\u2019s Messenger said: \u201cAnyone in whom these good deeds are combined will certainly enter paradise.\u201d<\/p>\n
Who among people is like you; walking at a moderate pace, and yet be the first one to show up!<\/p>\n
Abu Bakr went out after visiting the Messenger of Allah<\/a> (peace be upon him) and was just a few days into Islam<\/p>\n
Yet he came back leading the first community of Muslims<\/p>\n
He came back bringing to Islam six of the ten Companions who were given the good tidings of entering Paradise, coming on the Day of Judgment and they are added to his record of good deeds<\/a><\/p>\n
While some of us may live a lifetime without bringing anyone into Islam<\/p>\n
To Allah we complain our weakness and shortcoming<\/p>\n
And what\u2019s more, one day he was passing by when he heard Bilal who was severely tortured in the desert of Makkah,<\/p>\n
crying out, \u201cAhad, Ahad\u201d. \u00a0He said to him, \u201cAllah, Al-Ahad (the One and Only), will save you<\/p>\n
He saw this as an opportunity to save those weak men from being put to trial because of their religion<\/p>\n
He sacrificed his business and trade and came to Ummayah ibn Khalaf and asked, \u201cWould you sell Bilal to me?\u201d He answered, \u201cOk, he is not a profitable commodity anyway!\u201d<\/p>\n
After selling Bilal for five ounces of gold Umayyah said to Abu Bakr, “If you had refused to buy him except for one ounce of gold, I would have sold him to you!\u201d<\/p>\n
Abu Bakr replied, \u201cBy Allah, if you had refused to sell him except for a hundred ounces, I would have paid it!\u201d<\/p>\n
No matter how much it costs, for Abu Bakr the trade is beyond price. This is what neither Ummayah nor anyone else can see<\/p>\n
May Allah be pleased with him<\/p>\n
The Pleasure of Allah<\/h2>\n
When his father asked him, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you liberate strong and young slaves, who could be a source of strength for you?<\/p>\n
He replied, \u201cO father, I have another goal!\u201d<\/p>\n
What did Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) want?<\/p>\n
He wanted what is with Allah, He sought His pleasure, he sought the abode of the Hereafter<\/a><\/p>\n
People then said he didn\u2019t set Bilal free except that he owes Bilal!<\/p>\n
Meaning returning a favor Bilal might have done him sometime<\/p>\n
Then comes the decisive answer from Allah:<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd not giving for anyone who has done him a favor to be rewarded<\/strong> . <\/strong>But only seeking<\/strong> the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High. And he is going to be satisfied.\u201d<\/strong> (Al-A`la<\/a> 92:19-21)..<\/p>\n
May Allah be pleased with him<\/p>\n
He was the first to take advantage of every opportunity to do good<\/p>\n
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