Hadith on Tawakkul: The Prophet and Abu Bakr trust Allah in the cave

Abu Bakr reported: I saw the feet of the idolaters over our heads while we were hiding in the cave, fleeing to Medina. I said, “O Messenger of Allah, if one of them only looked under his feet, he would see us!” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Abu Bakr, what do you think of two for whom Allah is the third?”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2381

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ قَالَ نَظَرْتُ إِلَى أَقْدَامِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى رُءُوسِنَا وَنَحْنُ فِي الْغَارِ يعني في الهجرة إلى المدينة فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ نَظَرَ إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ أَبْصَرَنَا تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا ظَنُّكَ بِاثْنَيْنِ اللهُ ثَالِثُهُمَا

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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