The ruling on applying the term "Siddiq" to anyone other than Abu Bakr
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is there anyone other than Abu Bakr al-Siddiq who is called one of the Siddiqs?
Answer:
The quality of being a Siddiq is obligatory; anyone who possesses the quality of being a Siddiq is a Siddiq. However, we do not assert this of any specific person, but we hope for it. Therefore, they compare Imam Ahmad to Abu Bakr, calling him the second Siddiq, because Abu Bakr stood up to support the religion in a way that resembles Abu Bakr's standing up to support the religion when the claim was made that the Qur'an was created, just as Abu Bakr stood up to support the religion during the time of apostasy.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is there anyone other than Abu Bakr al-Siddiq who is called one of the Siddiqs?
Answer:
The quality of being a Siddiq is obligatory; anyone who possesses the quality of being a Siddiq is a Siddiq. However, we do not assert this of any specific person, but we hope for it. Therefore, they compare Imam Ahmad to Abu Bakr, calling him the second Siddiq, because Abu Bakr stood up to support the religion in a way that resembles Abu Bakr's standing up to support the religion when the claim was made that the Qur'an was created, just as Abu Bakr stood up to support the religion during the time of apostasy.
Source
إطلاق الصديق على غير أبي بكر — alfawzan.live
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