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Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat on the pulpit and said, "Allah has given one of His Slaves the choice of receiving the splendor and luxury of the worldly life whatever he likes or to accept the good (of the Hereafter) which is with Allah. So he has chosen that good which is with Allah." On that Abu Bakr wept and said, "Our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you." We became astonished at this. The people said, "Look at this old man! Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) talks about a Slave of Allah to whom He has given the option to choose either the splendor of this worldly life or the good which is with Him, while he says. 'our fathers and mothers be sacrificed for you." But it was Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who had been given the option, and Abu Bakr knew it better than we. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) added, "No doubt, I am indebted to Abu Bakr more than to anybody else regarding both his companionship and his wealth. And if I had to take a Khalil from my followers, I would certainly have taken Abu Bakr, but the fraternity of Islam is. sufficient. Let no door (i.e. Khoukha) of the Mosque remain open, except the door of Abu Bakr

حدثنا اسماعيل بن عبد الله، قال حدثني مالك، عن ابي النضر، مولى عمر بن عبيد الله عن عبيد يعني ابن حنين عن ابي سعيد الخدري، رضى الله عنه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جلس على المنبر فقال " ان عبدا خيره الله بين ان يوتيه من زهرة الدنيا ما شاء، وبين ما عنده، فاختار ما عنده ". فبكى ابو بكر وقال فديناك باباينا وامهاتنا. فعجبنا له، وقال الناس انظروا الى هذا الشيخ، يخبر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن عبد خيره الله بين ان يوتيه من زهرة الدنيا وبين ما عنده وهو يقول فديناك باباينا وامهاتنا. فكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم هو المخير، وكان ابو بكر هو اعلمنا به. وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " ان من امن الناس على في صحبته وماله ابا بكر، ولو كنت متخذا خليلا من امتي لاتخذت ابا بكر، الا خلة الاسلام، لا يبقين في المسجد خوخة الا خوخة ابي بكر