O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third of whom is Allah?

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Hadith text: O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third…

Explanation of the hadith: O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two persons, the third…

The Commander of the Believers, Abu Bakr as-Siddīq (may Allah be pleased with him), said during the time of migration: I looked at the feet of the polytheists standing above us at the entrance of Cave Thawr while we were inside, and I said: O Messenger of Allah, if one of them were to look at his feet, he would see us beneath him. He replied: O Abu Bakr, what do you think of the two when Allah is their third, granting them victory, aid, protection, and support?!

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