The reciter: Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Ja'fi narrated to us, saying: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to us, saying: I heard Ya'la ibn Hakim from Ikrimah from Ibn Abbas, who said:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in his fatal illness came out with a piece of cloth tied round his head and sat on the pulpit. After thanking and praising Allah he said, "There is no one who had done more favor to me with life and property than Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafa. If I were to take a Khalil, I would certainly have taken Abu- Bakr but the Islamic brotherhood is superior. Close all the small doors in this mosque except that of Abu Bakr."
خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في مرضه الذي مات فيه عاصب رأسه بخرقة فقعد على المنبر فحمد الله وأثنى عليه ثم قال: إنه ليس من الناس أحد أمن علي في نفسه وماله من أبي بكر بن أبي قحافة ولو كنت متخذا من الناس خليلا لاتخذت أبا بكر خليلا، ولكن خلة الإسلام أفضل سدوا عني كل خوخة في هذا المسجد غير خوخة أبي بكر .
