Question
Could you verify this narration?
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: ‘Abu Bakr is our leader/master (sayyiduna) and he freed our master, i.e., Bilal (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)’
Answer
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Jabir ibn ‘Abdillah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). The Hadith is therefore authentic.
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 3754)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar
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صحيح البخاري:
(٣٧٥٤) – حدثنا أبو نعيم، حدثنا عبد العزيز بن أبي سلمة، عن محمد بن المنكدر، أخبرنا جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما، قال: كان عمر يقول: «أبو بكر سيدنا، وأعتق سيدنا يعني بلالا».