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HADRAT ABU BAKR 17 her until fatigue would overtake him. After catching his breath he would begin to beat her again. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra rescued all of these helpless souls by purchasing their freedom, regardless of cost. In addition, he also bought ‘ A mir bin Fuhairah ra , An-Nahdiyyah ra and Ummi-‘Ab i s. 6 Because their masters knew that Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra could not bear to see his fellow Muslim brothers and sisters being beaten and persecuted, they set the selling price much higher than normal. Nevertheless, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra would pay the high price they demanded, without complaint. At this, once his father ‘Uthm a n Ab u Qu ha fah even said, “If you are going to spend your money on buying slaves, then at the very least, instead of buying old, weak and blind slaves, you should purchase strong, young slaves to free, since they might be useful to you someday. ” Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra responded by saying, “No, I spend my money for Allah’s sake. I do not want to gain any worldly benefit from this good deed of mine. ”