Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) anaripoti kwamba Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) alisema: “Hakuna mali ya mtu iliyoninufaisha zaidi kama mali ya Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu’anhu).
Aliposikia hivyo, Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) akaanza kulia na kusema, “Mali yangu yote na mimi pia ni wa kwako, Ewe Nabi Wa Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)!
Katika riwaya ya Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) ndani ya Musnad Ahmad, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ametaja: “Hakuna mali (ya mtu yoyote) iliyoninufaisha kama mali ya Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu).
Kusikia hivyo, Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) akaanza kulia, na kisha akasema mara tatu, “Ewe Rasulullah! Kwa hakika, ilikuwa kupitia kwako kwamba Allah Ta’ala amenibariki na kila kitu!”