Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 35120 — What they said on the governor's

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill with the illness in which he died, he said: "Look at what has been added to my wealth since I became caliph, and send that wealth to the caliph who comes after me. I had considered it lawful for myself, and I used to gain from the fat (wadak) about as much as I used to gain in trade." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When he died, we looked, and there was a Nubian slave who used to carry the children and a water-drawing camel on which he used to draw water. They were both sent to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: My agent informed me that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wept and said: "May the mercy of Allah be upon Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). He has placed those who come after him in great hardship."