Abu Bakr's first sermon after the bay'a

By Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

خطبة أبي بكر بعد البيعة

His first sermon after the Saqifa bay'a, as al-Tabari and others transmit: I have been put in charge of you though I am not the best of you; support me if I do right and set me straight if I err.

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The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate

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His first sermon after the Saqifa bay'a, as al-Tabari and others transmit: I have been put in charge of you though I am not the best of you; support me if I do right and set me straight if I err. 1

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Jamharat Khutab al-Arab

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Abu Bakr's sermon on the day of the Prophet's death· Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz's first sermon as caliph· Umar ibn al-Khattab's sermon on his accession· Uthman ibn Affan's first sermon after the bay'a· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam

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  1. Jamharat Khutab al-Arab of Ahmad Zaki Safwat (1352/1933 printing)
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