Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Radhiyallahu Anhu’s excellency in righteous deeds
Once Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam asked: “Who began this day fasting?”
Abu Bakr RadhiyAllahu anhu said: “I did.”
Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam asked: “Who participated in a funeral procession today?” Abu Bakr RadhiyAllahu anhu said: “I did.”
Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam asked: “Who fed a needy person today?” Abu Bakr RadhiyAllahu anhu said: “I did.”
He Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam asked: “Who visited a sick person today?”
Abu Bakr RadhiyAllahu anhu said: “I did.”
Then, Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “These deeds cannot all meet in a single person but that he will enter Paradise.”
Saheeh Muslim