Sahih al-Bukhari · The Virtues and Merits of The Companions of The Prophet
23- بَابُ مَنَاقِبُ بِلاَلِ بْنِ رَبَاحٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا:
(23) Chapter. The merits of Bilal bin Rabah, freed slave of Abu Bakr.
2 hadith · references 3754–3755
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Bukhari · 3754أَبُو بَكْرٍ سَيِّدُنَا وَأَعْتَقَ سَيِّدَنَا'Umar used to say, "Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief," meaning Bilal.4 narratorsBukhari · 3755إِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِنَفْسِكَ فَأَمْسِكْنِي , وَإِنْ كُنْتَ إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَيْتَنِي لِلَّهِ فَدَعْنِي وَعَمَلَ اللَّهِBilal said to Abu Bakr, "If you have bought me for yourself then keep me (for yourself), but if you have bought me for Allah's Sake, then leave me for Allah's Work."5 narrators