Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 87
26 Farewell Pilgrimage of the Holy Prophet sa I n the ninth year after Hijrah many Muslims went to Makkah to perform the H ajj. The Holy Prophet sa did not go for H ajj that year, and he appointed Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra the Am i r, or leader, of those going for H ajj. In the tenth year after Hijrah, the Holy Prophet sa performed the H ajj. This was his last H ajj. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra was with him. Returning from H ajj, he became ill. He was still sick when one day he went to the mosque, and delivered his address from the podium. He declared, “God has asked one of His men to choose between the world and God, and the person chose the companionship of God. ” 25 The rest of the people listened quietly, not understanding that the Holy Prophet sa was speaking