‏فضائل الصحابة‏ : Hadeeth No:5873 'Abdullah reported Allaah's Messenger (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) as saying: If I were to choose as my bosom friend I would have chosen the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr) as my bosom friend....

‏الصلاة : Hadeeth No:836 'A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allaah (sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam) came to my house, he said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead people in prayer. 'A'isha narrated: I said, Messenger of Allaah, Abu Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings; as he recites the Qur'an, he cannot help shedding tears: so better co...