Chapter: The merits of Bilal bin Rabah, the freed slave of Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه

Hadith Number 3754

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Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah

`Umar used to say, "Abu Bakr is our chief, and he manumitted our chief," meaning Bilal.

Hadith Number 3755

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Narrated Qais

Bilal 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."