Was the appointment of Abu Bakr to the caliphate explicit?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We mentioned this, but was the text explicit or an allusion?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, we said this, we did not say that!
The questioner : In the sense that you said...
The Shaykh : No, we said that the Companions agreed upon him, even 'Ali pledged allegiance to him. Yes.
The Shaykh : We mentioned this, but was the text explicit or an allusion?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, we said this, we did not say that!
The questioner : In the sense that you said...
The Shaykh : No, we said that the Companions agreed upon him, even 'Ali pledged allegiance to him. Yes.