Most Knowledgeable Amongst the Companions
Imam Nawawi narrates that Sayyidina Abdullah b. Umar was
asked, “Who used to give out fatwa to the people at the time of the Messenger
of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?” He answered, “Abu Bakr and
Umar. I don’t know of anyone other than them.”
Hafiz ibn Kathir reports that Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
was one of the clearest and most eloquent of people.
Another significant incident demonstrates the depth of
Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq’s knowledge. It is reported in Bukhari and Muslim,
narrated by Sayyidina Abu Sa’id al-Khudri: “The Messenger of Allah addressed
the people and said, ‘Allah has given a slave the choice between this world and
that which is with Him. That slave has chosen that which is with Allah.’ Abu
Bakr began to weep and we were astonished that he should weep like that, just
because the Prophet mentioned that Allah had given a slave a choice. As it
turned out, the Prophet was the one who was given the choice and Abu Bakr was
the most knowledgeable amongst us.”
This shows the depth and intellect of the mind of Sayyidina
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, that he instantly understood the meaning of the words of
the Messenger of Allah above any other Companion.
Along with that, he was also the most knowledgeable in the
genealogies of the Arabs, particularly the Quraysh. And in addition, his
knowledge was so vast that he had reached the limit in the interpretation of
dreams. He used to interpret dreams in the time of the Beloved Messenger of
Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The famous scholar of dreams,
Imam Mohammad ibn Sireen, said: “Abu Bakr was the most able of this ummah after
the Prophet to draw a meaning from a dream.”
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