The Conversation Between Abu Bakr And Ali

"At times, when someone we love praises someone else, it creates a feeling of jealousy and envy. But imagine loving someone so much that you love and respect those whom they love and respect, even if it be over and above you.

The following conversation between Abu Bakr (ra) and Ali (ra) is an example of that.

It is recorded in Sunan ad-Daarimi, upon the authority of Abu Hurayrah (ra) that both Abu Bakr (ra) and Ali (ra) arrived at the door of Prophet Muhammad (saw) and Abu Bakr (ra) said,

“Ya Ali, you go first.”

Ali (ra) replied, “Please you go before me.” Ali (ra) then said, “I will never go in front of a man of whom the messenger said the sun never rises or sets on any better man than Abu Bakr.”

Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “How can I go before whom the messenger said the best woman (Fatima) was given to the best man.”

Ali (ra) then said, “I will never enter before a person whom the messenger said on the day of judgement a call will come from Almighty Allah saying “O
Abu Bakr! You and the ones that love you enter Jannah!’”

Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “I will never go before you because you will come rising on the day of judgement and it will be said that “he was a good man, a good brother and a good father”.”

So Ali then said, “I will never go before you when the prophet said, ‘If the imaan of Abu Bakr was placed on one side of the scale and the imaan of the ummah on the other the imaan of Abu Bakr would outweigh it’.”

Abu Bakr (ra) replied, “I cannot go before the one who the prophet said on the day of judgement “Ali will come with his wife Fatima and their two children riding on a camel and the people will “Who is this O Prophet?” and the reply will be given, “This is the one whom Allah loves.””

Ali (ra) then replied that the messenger said, “Allah said, “The one who brought sideq was rasoolullah and the sideeq is the one that follows.”

Jibreel (as) was then instructed to go to Muhammad (saw) and say, “Allah sends His salam and all the malaaika are listening to the conversation between Abu Bakr and Ali go out and be the third one to resolve it! Allah (swt) sends his special rahma and has built a fence of imaan and adab between them.” (Meaning they are the people of adab)

The prophet then came out and kissed both of them and said, “By the one in whose hand lays my soul – if the sea was ink and the trees pens and the creations of the heavens and the earth were writing they would never be able to write about your virtues nor describe your words.”"

What a meaningful conversation! Penuh dengan adab-adab yang patut dicontohi semasa tani berukhuwwah. :)

Taken from:
http://www.thebelovedmessenger.com/?p=715