Lying and Iman
Lying and falsehood is very far from iman.
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Scary Speech
The best of this Ummah after its Prophet, Abu Bakr, feared the consequences of his speech.
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Deviation is in Leaving the Sunnah
Abū Bakr Al-Ṣiddīq – Allāh be pleased with him – said: I will not leave anything Allāh’s Messenger – Allāh’s peace and blessings be upon him – did, except that I will also do it; for I fear that if I were to leave any of his commands and ways I would deviate. Al-Bukhārī, Al-Ṣaḥīḥ […]
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Taking the pre-dawn meal as late as possible [Sunnah of Fasting]
Sālim b. ‘Ubayd reports, “I used to stay in the house of Abū Bakr. One night, he prayed for as long as Allāh willed him to. He then said [to me], ‘Go and see if al-fajr has started,’ so I went, returned and said, ‘Whiteness has risen in the sky.’ So he prayed for as […]
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Taking sins Lightly
It is reported that Abū Bakr Al-Ṣiddīq – Allāh be pleased with him – said, “One of the worst sins is a person taking his sin lightly.” Abū Bakr Al-Daynūrī, Al-Mujālasah wa Jawāhir Al-‘Ilm article 2318.
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Abū Bakr to ʿUmar on his Deathbed
When Abū Bakr Al-Ṣiddīq was on his deathbed he called ʿUmar – Allah be pleased with them – and said: Fear Allah o ʿUmar, and know that Allah has deeds to be done for Him in the day which He will not accept if done at night, and He has deeds to be done for […]