Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
The First Musnad of the Kuffans - The Hadith of Nu'man ibn Bashir from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (275)
17953 - Abu Nu'aim narrated to us, saying: Yunus narrated to us, al-Ayizar ibn Harith narrated to us, who said: Nu'man ibn Bashir said, "Abu Bakr sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he heard the voice of Aisha raised, saying, 'By Allah, I know that Ali is more loved by you than my father and me,' twice or thrice. Then Abu Bakr sought permission and entered, and he reached out to her, saying: 'O daughter of so-and-so, should I not hear you raising your voice against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)?

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 4

Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Fada'il al-Sahabah (The Virtues of the Companions)
He was asked about the virtues of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah have mercy on him and grant him peace.
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (75)
39 - Abdullah narrated to us, who said: My father narrated to us, who said: Abu Na'im narrated to us, who said: Yunus narrated to us, who said: al-Ayizar ibn Harith narrated to us, saying: al-Nu'man ibn Bashir said: Abu Bakr sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he heard the voice of Aisha raised loudly as she said: "By Allah, I know that Ali is dearer to you than my father, twice or thrice." So, Abu Bakr sought permission and entered, and he reached towards her, and said: "O daughter of so-and-so, should I not hear you raising your voice against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)?"

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Reference: Fazael al-Sahabah Book 1

Hadith No: 3

Narrated An-Nu'man ibn Bashir:

 

When AbuBakr asked the permission of the Prophet (S) to come in, he heard Aisha speaking in a loud voice. 

So when he entered, he caught hold of her in order to slap her, and said: Do I see you raising your voice to the Messenger of Allah? The Prophet (S) began to prevent him and AbuBakr went out angry. The Prophet (S) said when AbuBakr went out: You see I rescued you from the man. 

AbuBakr waited for some days, then asked permission of the Messenger of Allah (S) to enter, and found that they had made peace with each other. He said to them: Bring me into your peace as you brought me into your war. 

The Prophet (S) said: We have done so: we have done so.

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawood Book 43 Page 227

Hadith No: 4
Al-San'ani - al-Mustadrak - Kitab al-Jami' - Chapter on the Wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (11) - Page Number: (431)
20924 - Al-Mu'mar said: A man from Abd Qays informed me that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) called Abu Bakr and sought his excuse regarding Aisha. While they were both with him, she said: "You certainly say that you are a prophet." Then Abu Bakr stood up to her and slapped her cheek, and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "Calm down, O Abu Bakr, we did not call you here for this."

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 11

Hadith No: 5
Al-Nasa'i - al-Sunan al-Kubra - Book of al-Khasa'is
Mentioning the status of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his closeness to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), his adherence to him, and the love of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) for him
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (448)

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Kubra Book 7

Hadith No: 6
Al-Tahawi - Sharh Mushkil al-Athar
Chapter on Clarifying the Ambiguity of What Was Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) Regarding Who the Most Loved People Were to Him
Volume: (13) - Page Number: (333)
5309 - What Abu Umayyah has narrated to us, who said: Abu Na'im narrated to us, who said: Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq narrated to us, who said: al-Ayzar ibn Harith narrated to us, who said: al-Nu'man ibn Bashir said: Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and he heard the voice of ‘Aisha saying: "By Allah, I know that Ali is more beloved to you than my father, two times or three times." So Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission again and entered, and he reached out towards her, saying: "O daughter of so-and-so, should I not warn you that I can hear you raising your voice over the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)?" In this hadith, there was the acknowledgment of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) of what ‘Aisha said, but he did not deny it, and all the meanings of everything we have narrated in this chapter emerged in a manner that did not contradict. What we mentioned about the precedence of Ali (peace be upon him) in the love of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) over Abu Bakr in this regard was not an impediment to Abu Bakr being superior to him in virtue before the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). Rather, each of them had his own place with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) in terms of love and virtue (may Allah be pleased with them both) and with the other companions aside from them. And Allah, we ask Him for guidance.

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Reference: Sharh Mashkal Al-Asaar Book 13

Hadith No: 7
Al-Bazzar - Musnad al-Bazzar published under the title Al-Bahr al-Zhakhhaar
Musnad al-Nu'man ibn Bashir from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (223)

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Reference: Musnada al bazaar al manshoor basim al bahre al zakhaar Book 8

Hadith No: 8
Ibn Qani' - Mu'jam al-Sahabah
Chapter on the letter N - al-Numan ibn Bashir ibn Sa'd ibn Tha'labah ibn Khalas...
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (144)
1775 - Musa ibn al-Hasan ibn Abi Ubayd narrated to us, Abu Na'im narrated to us, Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq narrated to us, al-Ayizar said: al-Numan ibn Bashir said: Abu Bakr sought permission to enter upon Aisha and he heard her voice saying: "You know that Ali is dearer to you than my father." So he entered and reached out to her, saying: "Can't I hear you raising your voice against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)?"

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Reference: Mo'jam al sahaba Book 3

Hadith No: 9
Ibn Abi Dunyaa - Al-Nafaqah 'ala al-'Iyaal - Chapter on a Man Playing with His Family
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (759)

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Reference: Al Nafqate alal Ayaal Book 2