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worried about any accountability in Allah‟s court. I wish I was like you.”

He added:

 I wish I was a plant that is cut and eaten.  I wish I was grass so animals could feed on me.  I wish I was a hair on the body of a believer of Allah.  A believer of Allah will be rewarded for everything, even for being hurt by a thorn and for his broken laces. While standing in front of Allah during his prayers, Abu Bakr used to be so fearful that he seemed like a dry wood. The orders of Sufism that started from Abu Bakr are now gathered in the form of Naqshbandi order. In this order, Salman the Persian is his successor who carried it forward and this order is still continued in the world. However, to whichever order the seeker may belong, he cannot proceed forward spiritually unless Abu Bakr bestows him with his attention that inculcates truthfulness in the seeker. Hence, it can be rightly said that the benevolence of his truthfulness is still continued in all the orders. This fact has been explained thoroughly in the preface.

On 7th Jumada ath-thani 13 AH cold wind blew in the evening. Abu Bakr took a bath and caught cold because of the weather. He got sicker day by day. Some Companions suggested to call the doctor, but Abu Bakr answered, “He knows.” They asked, “What?” He replied, Allah says:

22:) (74 ید یر امل یعف ہللانا

Meaning: Surely Allah does what He will. (22:14) The Companion‟s got the gist of his words and kept quiet. Abu Bakr could not make it to the mosque for almost fifteen days