Abu Bakr's admission of his mistakes on his death bed

Abu Bakr's admission of his mistakes on his death bed

As proof we shall cite:


   1. Tareekh Tabari Volume 2 page 24
   2. Kanz al Khitab al Khilafath ma al Maar Volume 3 page 135
   3. Al Imama wa al Siyasa Volume 1 page 18, Dhikr Wafaath Abu Bakr
   4. Murujh al Dhahab Volume 2 page 308 Dhikr Khilafath Abu Bakr
   5. Iqd al Fareed, Dhikr Wafaath Abu Bakr Volume 2 page 208


We read in Tabari:

Abu Bakr said 'I did three things that I now regret, they are:

   1. That I failed to show respect towards the house of Fatima
   2. I did not burn Fajaf Salmah
   3. At Saqifa I transferred Khilafath to Abu Ubaydah or Umar


There are three things that I wish I had done:

   1. When Asheesh bin Qays was brought before me as prisoner I should have had him killed
   2. When I sent Khalid bin Waleed to the Land of the Kuffar I should have turned him in the direction of Zay Qasa
   3. When sending Khalid to Syria I should have sent Umar to Iraq


I regret that I did not get clarification from Rasulullah (s) on three matters:

   1. Whether the Ansar had a share in the Khilafath
   2. Who would succeed him (s) as Khalifa
   3. The inheritance of an aunt and nephew