Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 114
114 HADRAT ABU BAKR 114 ultimate level of love of the Holy Prophet sa is the level of Sidd i qiyyat. ” Once it so happened that his daughter, Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra , was falsely accused by the hypocrites. This caused her deep pain and she cried day and night. She was unable to stop her tears or sleep, but Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra did not say anything against the Holy Prophet sa. In fact, when Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra was given permission by the Holy Prophet sa to go to her father’s house, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra sent her back to the house of the Holy Prophet sa. His love and devotion was a model for all to follow. When Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra went to Makkah for ‘Umrah, as the leader of the pilgrims, the companions addressed Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra as the representative of the Prophet of God he began to cry at hearing the name of the Holy Prophet sa and his tears fell without stopping. After the death of the Holy Prophet sa , Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra once said to Hadrat ‘Umar ra , “‘Umar, let’s go to Ummi Aiman’s house because the Holy Prophet sa used to go there often. ” When they got there, the three of them started to cry, remembering the Holy Prophet sa , and continued to cry for a good while. A biographer writes that it was grief for the Holy Prophet sa that led to his death. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra himself describes his grief over the death of the Holy Prophet sa and his pain at separation from him,