Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 97
97 97 HADRAT ABU BAKR After his speech, the An sa r understood the situation completely. Since the Muh a jir i n were from among the Quraish, and since all the other Arab tribes already accepted the Quraish as their leaders, there was no fear that some tribe or other would not accept the Khalifah. Therefore, all of the An sa r agreed to choose a Khalifah from among the Muh a jir i n. When Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra presented the names of Hadrat ‘Umar ra and Hadrat Ab u ‘Ubaidah ra for the Khilafat, both of them said, “Ab u Bakr! You are the most respected among the Muh a jir i n. In the cave, you were the Second of the Two, and you led the prayer in the place of the Holy Prophet sa. So place your hand in front of us, and we will pledge our oath of allegiance to you. ” 30 When they heard this, all the others came forward to pledge their oath. Hadrat Bash i r bin Sa‘d ra , an An sa r i , was the first to offer the Bai‘at (oath of allegiance), followed by Hadrat ‘Umar ra and Hadrat Ab u ‘Ubaidah ra and then the rest of the An sa r. After choosing Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra as their Khalifah, the Muslims felt relieved. However, they had yet to bury the Holy Prophet sa. It was decided that the Holy Prophet sa should be buried in the room of Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra , where he had passed away. A grave was dug and the Holy Prophet sa was buried there. The death