Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 83
25 The Battle of Tabuk A t the beginning of this book, you read that during one battle, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra gave all his money to the cause of Islam. This incident took place during the Battle of Tab u k. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra accompanied the Holy Prophet sa during this battle. When the Holy Prophet sa asked for donations for this battle, Hadrat ‘Umar ra had a lot of money at the time. Hadrat ‘Umar ra relates that he thought, “This time, I will certainly come out ahead in donations compared to Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra. ” He brought half of all his worldly possessions and offered them to the Holy Prophet sa. He relates, “I was sitting there very satisfied, when Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra came and