Book Name:Siddique e Akbar Ki Sakhawat
Incomparable passion of well-wishing
Sayyiduna ‘Urwah رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ narrates: Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ bought 7 such slaves who were being inflicted with a lot of pain [by their masters] in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Their names are: (1) Sayyiduna Bilal (2) Sayyiduna ‘Ameer Bin Fuhairah (3) Sayyiduna Zubayr (4) Sayyidatuna Umm-e-‘Ubais (5) Sayyidatuna Nahdiyyah (6) Her daughter and a (7) Female slave of Ibn-e-‘Amr-Bin-Muammal. (رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم) (Al-Riyad-un-Nadrah, vol. 1, pp. 133)
As he was a businessman and had a large business of garments, so he had 40,000 dirhams on the day he accepted Islam. He spent all of it in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Tareekh-e-Madinah, vol. 30, pp. 66, Raqm 3398)
Matter of the Hereafter is upon the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
Once, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ brought some charity to the blessed court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and presented it to him secretly and said: ‘O Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! The matter of my hereafter is dependent upon the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’(Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 66, Raqm 69)
Serving the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم financially
After accepting Islam up until migration to Madinah, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ served Islam financially. At the time of migration, he had altogether 5000 or 6000 dirhams that he took with him (and spent it on the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم). (Al-Riyad-un-Nadarah, vol. 1, pp. 132)
Testification by the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ served the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم financially so much that he صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّمhimself said: ‘No one’s wealth has benefitted me as much as Abu Bakr Siddeeq’s رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ wealth has.’ Hearing this, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq