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KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH 169 religion. He told him that he was Sunni by faith. Then he asked him why did he curse the three? The elder clarified that he did not mean Hadrat Abu Bakr ra , Hadrat Umar ra and Hadrat Usman ra but he meant, “Curse be upon me and you two. On you because you curse the elders, and on me because I have come to you due to my misfortune. ” In short, a person acts in many ways to meet their contingency and considers that he has not committed any sin but Allah, the Almighty says: The Khulaf a ’ will be very bold, and fear will not come close to them. Whatever they do would be according to the will of God. They will not do anything due to the fear of any person. Resoluteness of Hadrat Abu Bakr ra during the Apostasy This quality is found in Khulaf a ’-e-R a shid i n in its perfection. When the Holy Prophet sa died and Hadrat Abu Bakr ra became the Khalifah, the whole of Arabia turned apostate and only at two places were collective Prayer performed. The agitation spread everywhere else. All the people refused to pay the Zakat except those of Mecca and Medina, and a small town. They said that: Allah, the Almighty revealed to the Holy Prophet sa : (Al-Taubah, 9:103)