A Conversation Between Abu Bakr & Ali (radhiAllaahu ‘anhuma)

It is recorded in Sunan ad-Darimi, upon the authority of Abu Hurayrah (radiAllahu anhu) that both Abu Bakr (radiAllahu anhu) & Ali (radiAllahu anhu) arrived at the door of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alayhi wa wasalaam).

 

Abu Bakr said: “Ya Ali, you go first.”

Ali replied: “Please you go before me. I will never

Origin of Title as-Siddiq for Abu Bakr (RA)

Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti  mentions the following in his book “The History of the Khalifahs”:

As for the name as-Siddiq, it is said about it, ‘He was given the affectionate nickname in