Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq, radhiyallaahu 'anhu
~ The Mountain of Truthfulness~

"As you see, (sickness) has befallen me and I do not think this shall be other than my farewell ... so nominate a leader for yourselves whom you wish. For verily if you choose the leader while I am still alive, it shall be more likely that you will not disagree after me."
- Abu Bakr, radi Allahu 'anhu

Abu Bakar's Death :: The Final Moments
- Abu Bakr was the khalifa for the shortest of time among the 4 khulafaa
- Discussed and chose the next ameer ('Umar) while he was alive so that he would be in shura and to avoid confusion among the people if they were to wait until he died
- Abu Bakr did not appoint Umar, for he was chosen through shura
- On his deathbed, Abu Bakr asked that the same amount of the allowance he has been receiving to be taken from his inheritance and given to Baitul Maal

- Umar's statement regarding this, "He (Abu Bakr) places hardships on those who come after him (due to his sincerity)."
- Abu Bakr died on 12 Jamadil Akhir, 13 AH
- He held the khilafah for 2 years and 3 months during which he unified all Muslims and even managed to conquer Iraq.
- He was buried beside Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam. "Soheebuhu fid dunya wal akhirah." (His friend in the world and in the hereafter.)

The Legacy of Abu Bakr :: The Compilation of the Qur'an
- Decided to compile the Qur'an after the battle of al-Yamamah
- The task was given to Zaid b. Thabit.
- Initially he did not want to do it because it had never been done during the Rasul's sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam time.
- The compilation was started after they made shura, istikhara, etc.
- Zaid put a condition that:
Each verse must have 2 narrators who memorized directly from Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam. Every verse fulfilled this condition except the last 2 verses of Surat Taubah which was narrated by *Abu Khuzaima r.a only.

Hadith of Abu Khuzaima:
Someone accused Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam that he sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam took his camel without paying. Abu Khuzaima then testified that Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam has paid. When Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam later asked him if he saw him sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam paid, his answer was, "I believe u of the wahy, how can I not believe you in this matter?" Thus his shahadah was counted as 2 shahadahs by Rasul sal Allahu 'alayhi wasallam. Therefore, this hadith clarified that Zaid's condition is fulfilled.