Hadrat Abu Bakr SIDDIQ

HADRAT ABU BAKR
After his speech, the Ansar understood the situation
completely. Since the Muhajirin were from among the Quraish,
and since all the other Arab tribes already accepted the Quraish as
their leaders, there was no fear that some tribe or other would not
accept the Khalifah. Therefore, all of the Ansar agreed to choose a
Khalifah from among the Muhajirin.
When Hadrat Abu Bakr ra presented the names of Hadrat
‘Umar ra and Hadrat Abu ‘Ubaidah ra for the Khilafat, both of them
said, “Abu Bakr! You are the most respected among the Muhajirin.
In the cave, you were the Second of the Two, and you led the prayer
in the place of the Holy Prophet sa . So place your hand in front of us,
and we will pledge our oath of allegiance to you.” 30
When they heard this, all the others came forward to
pledge their oath. Hadrat Bashir bin Sa‘d ra , an Ansari, was the
first to offer the Bai‘at (oath of allegiance), followed by Hadrat
‘Umar ra and Hadrat Abu ‘Ubaidah ra and then the rest of the Ansar.
After choosing Hadrat Abu Bakr ra as their Khalifah, the
Muslims felt relieved. However, they had yet to bury the Holy
Prophet sa . It was decided that the Holy Prophet sa should be buried
in the room of Hadrat ‘A’ishah ra , where he had passed away. A
grave was dug and the Holy Prophet sa was buried there. The death
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