Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Musnad of the Ten Promised Paradise
Musnad of the Rightly Guided Caliphs - and from the Musnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib (r)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (80)
603 - Abdullah narrated to us, saying: Abdullah narrated to me, from Wahb ibn Buqayeh al-Wasiti, who said: Umar ibn Yunus, meaning al-Yamami, narrated to us, from Abdullah ibn Umar al-Yamami, from al-Hasan ibn Zayd ibn Hasan, who said: My father narrated to me, from his father, from Ali (r), who said: "I was with the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) when Abu Bakr and Umar (r) approached. He said: 'O Ali, these two are the masters of the elder men of Paradise and its youth, after the Prophets and Messengers.'"

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 1

Hadith No: 2

It was narrated that 'Ali said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Abu Bakr and 'Umar are the leaders of the mature people of Paradise, and the first and the last, except for the Prophets and Messengers, but do not tell them about that, O 'Ali, as long as they are still alive.'"

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Reference: Sunan Ibn Maajah Book 1 Tradition No. 100

Hadith No: 3

Narrated Anas:

that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) said about Abu Bakr and 'Umar: "These two are the masters of the elder people among the inhabitants of Paradise. From the first ones and the last ones, not including the Prophets and the Messengers. But do not inform them O 'Ali."

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Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhi Book 49 Tradition No. 4026

Hadith No: 4
Al-Haythami - Majma' al-Zawa'id wa Manba' al-Fawa'id
Book of Virtues - Chapter on the Virtues of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (ra)
Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Virtues of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Other Caliphs and Figures
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (53)
14360 - And from Jabir ibn Abdullah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: "Abu Bakr and Umar are the leaders of the middle-aged men of Paradise among the first and the last." Do not inform them, O Ali." Al-Tabarani narrated it in al-Awsat from his shaykh, al-Miqdam ibn Dawud. Ibn Diqiq al-Mayid said he deemed him trustworthy, while al-Nasa'i and others weakened him. However, the rest of his narrators are men of authenticity.

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Reference: Majma al-Zawaaed wa Mamba' al-Fawaaed Book 9

Hadith No: 5
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab Al-Musannaf fi Al-Ahadith wal-Athar
Book of Virtues - What was mentioned about Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (ra)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (350)

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 6

Hadith No: 6
Ibn Abi Asim - al-Sunnah - Chapter on the Compilation of the Virtues of Abu Bakr and Umar
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (617)
1419 - Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Zayd ibn al-Habbab narrated to us, from Musa ibn Ubaydah, who said: Abu Mu'adh narrated to me, from Khattab or Abi Khattab from Ali, who said: While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) there approached Abu Bakr and Umar, and he said: "These two are the masters of the elders of the people of Paradise," except for what was from the prophets, "and do not inform them."

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Reference: Al-Sunnah Book 2

Hadith No: 7
Al-Tabarani - Al-Mu'jam al-Saghir - Chapter on the letter Meem - Those Named Muhammad
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (173)

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Reference: Al-Mojamus Saghir Book 2

Hadith No: 8
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Awsat - Chapter on the Letter Alif - Those Whose Name is Ahmad
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (91)

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Reference: Al-Mo'jam al-Awsat Book 2

Hadith No: 9
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Kabir - Chapter on the letter Waw - Malik ibn Maghul from Aun ibn Abi Jahifa from his father
Volume: (22) - Page Number: (104)

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Reference: al-Mo'jam al-Kabeer Book 22

Hadith No: 10
Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili - Musnad Abu Ya'la - Musnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (405)

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Reference: Musnad Abi Ya'laa al-Mosuli Book 1

Hadith No: 11
Ibn Hibban - Sahih Ibn Hibban
Book of His (peace be upon him) Informing about the Virtues of the Companions, Their Men
Mention of the clarification that the Siddiq and the Faruq will be in Paradise, my masters, as elders of the nations
Volume: (15) - Page Number: (330)

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Reference: Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan Book 15

Hadith No: 12
Ibn al-Athir - Asad al-Ghabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah - Letter 'Ayn
Chapter on 'Ayn and Ba' - 3066: Abdullah ibn Uthman Abu Bakr al-Siddiq - His Virtues (r)
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (145)
- Abu al-Barakat al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Hibat Allah al-Dimashqi told us, saying: Abu al-Ashair Muhammad ibn al-Khalil ibn Faris al-Qaysi told us, saying: Al-Faqih Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi al-Alla' told us, saying: Abu Muhammad Abdul Rahman ibn Uthman ibn al-Qasim ibn Maruf told us, saying: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Thabit narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Dawud al-Qantari narrated to us, saying: Ibn Abi Maryam narrated to us, saying: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, saying: Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid narrated to us, from Amir al-Sha'bi, from al-Harith, from Ali ibn Abi Talib: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) looked at Abu Bakr and Umar and said: "These two are the masters of the elders of the people of Paradise," from among the first and the last, except for the prophets and messengers. "Do not tell them, O Ali."

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Reference: Osad al-Ghabah fi Ma'refah al-Shahabah Book 2

Hadith No: 13
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (10)
36105 - From Zur ibn Hubaysh from Ali, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Abu Bakr and Umar are the masters of the middle-aged men of Paradise among the first and the last, except for the prophets and messengers." Do not inform them, O Ali, what they live.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 13