The grandfather: those who treated him as a father

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to regard the grandfather as being just like a father.

Kardus bin Abbas reports from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) used to regard the grandfather as being just like a father.

Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Indeed, the one about whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I were to take anyone as my close friend, I would certainly take Abu Bakr as my close friend," declared the grandfather to stand in the place of the father.

Through another chain, Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) has reported this position of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abd al-Rahman bin Ma'qil said: I was with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man asked him about the grandfather. He said to him: "Which of your fathers is the eldest?" The man could not understand how to answer this, so I said: "Adam (peace be upon him)." He said: "Allah Almighty Himself says: O Children of Adam!"

Tawus has reported about Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Ibn Abbas and Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them) that they gave the grandfather the same ruling as the father.

Ata also reports this same position from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is reported from Qabisah bin Dhu'ayb that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to assign to the grandfather the same share that is assigned nowadays.

The narrator said: I asked him: "Do you mean the opinion of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said: "Yes."

Ata reports the statement of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): The grandfather has the rank of the father as long as there is no father below him, and the grandson is like the son as long as there is no son.

Isma'il bin Sumay' said: A man asked Abu Wa'il: "Abu Burdah reports that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) declared the grandfather to be like a father?" He said: "He has lied. Had he declared him to be like a father, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would not have opposed him."