It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) became so intensely angry with a man that no one was seen angrier than him that day. Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "O successor of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Command me and I will strike off his neck." The narrator said: (On hearing this his anger cooled) as if a fire had been put out. Then Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him) left. Later Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent for him and asked: "May your mother be bereaved of you! What did you say?" He said: "By Allah! If you had ordered me to kill him, I would certainly have killed him." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Abu Barzah, may your mother be bereaved of you! Indeed, this (rank and authority) is not permissible for anyone after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه / 80
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
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