The First Caliph of RasulAllah ﷺ - PART 11 (The First Caliph of Islam)

The First Caliph of Islam

After the Beloved Messenger passed away, Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq took his rightfully appointed position as his successor and was referred to as khalifatur Rasul, or successor of the Messenger of Allah.

From the hadith where the Messenger of Allah announces his departure from this world, the scholars say that the following statement is an indication of Sayyidina Abu Bakr’s khilafat: “Let there not remain in the masjid a passageway except for the passageway of Abu Bakr.” This is because he would go out through it to lead the prayer of the Muslims.

Sayyidina Hudhayfa reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Follow the lead of the two who come after me, Abu Bakr and Umar.”

Sayyidina Mohammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mut’im reported from his father that a woman asked the Messenger of Allah about something, and he told her to come to him later. She said, “What do you think if I come and don’t find you?” as if she meant death. He said, “If you do not find me, then come to Abu Bakr.”

Imam ibn Asakir relates that Imam Hasan al-Basri was asked, “Did the Messenger of Allah appoint Abu Bakr as khalifah?” He was seated so drew himself up and said, “Is it any doubt? You have no father (an Arabic expression)! By Allah, the One Whom there is no God but Him, he definitely appointed him as khalifah. He was certainly more knowing of Allah and more fearfully obedient of Him, and more strongly fearful of Him than that he should die upon it without making him take the command.”