The Messenger of Allah ﷺ died while Abu Bakr was at Sunh. Ismail said, meaning at Aliya. Umar stood up saying, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not died."She said, Umar said, "By Allah, nothing else came to my mind. Allah will surely raise him up, and he will cut off the hands and feet of some men."Then Abu Bakr came, uncovered the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and kissed him. He said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you. You were good in life and good in death. By the One in whose hand my soul is, Allah will never make you taste death twice."Then he went out and said, "You who are swearing oaths, take it easy."When Abu Bakr spoke, Umar sat down. Abu Bakr praised Allah and extolled Him, then said, "Whoever used to worship Muhammad ﷺ, Muhammad has died. Whoever used to worship Allah, Allah is alive and does not die." He recited, "Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die" [Zumar 39:30], and he recited, "Muhammad is no more than a messenger, and messengers have passed on before him. So if he were to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels? And whoever turns back on his heels will never harm Allah at all, and Allah will reward the grateful" [Aal Imran 3:144].He said, the people then broke down weeping.He said, the Ansar gathered around Saad bin Ubada in the portico of Banu Saida and said, "Let there be a leader from among us and a leader from among you." So Abu Bakr, Umar bin Khattab, and Abu Ubayda bin Jarra went to them. Umar began to speak, but Abu Bakr silenced him. Umar used to say, "By Allah, I only intended by that to deliver a speech I had prepared and which pleased me, fearing that Abu Bakr would not convey it."Then Abu Bakr spoke, and he spoke more eloquently than anyone. In his speech he said, "We are the leaders and you are the ministers."Hubab bin Mundhir said, "No, by Allah, we will not do that. A leader from among us and a leader from among you."Abu Bakr replied, "No, rather we are the leaders and you are the ministers. They are the most central of the Arabs in their dwellings and the noblest of them in lineage. So pledge allegiance to Umar or to Abu Ubayda."Umar said, "Rather, we will pledge allegiance to you, for you are our master, the best among us, and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."Then Umar took his hand and pledged allegiance to him, and the people pledged allegiance to him.Someone said, "You have killed Saad bin Ubada."Umar said, "May Allah kill him."
أن رسول الله ﷺ مات وأبو بكر بالسنح- قال إسماعيل: يعني بالعالية- فقام عمر يقول: والله ما مات رسول الله ﷺ، قالت: وقال عمر: والله ما كان يقع في نفسي إلا ذاك، و ليبعثنه الله فليقطعن أيدي رجال وأرجلهم. فجاء أبو بكر فكشف عن رسول الله ﷺ فقبله، قال: بأبي أنت وأمي طبت حيا وميتا، والذي نفسي بيده لا يذيقك الله الموتتين أبدا، ثم خرج فقال: أيها الحالف، على رسلك. فلما تكلم أبو بكر جلس عمر. فحمد الله أبو بكر وأثنى عليه، وقال: ألا من كان يعبد محمدا ﷺ فإن محمدا قد مات، ومن كان يعبد الله فإن الله حي لا يموت. وقال: {إنك ميت وإنهم ميتون} [الزمر: ٣٠] وقال: {وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل أفإين مات أو قتل انقلبتم على أعقبكم ومن ينقلب على عقبيه فلن يضر الله شيئا وسيجزي الله الشاكرين} [آل عمران: ١٤٤]، قال: فنشج الناس يبكون. قال: واجتمعت الأنصار إلى سعد بن عبادة في سقيفة بني ساعدة، فقالوا منا أمير، ومنكم أمير، فذهب إليهم أبو بكر وعمر بن الخطاب وأبو عبيدة بن الجراح، فذهب عمر يتكلم، فأسكته أبو بكر، وكان عمر يقول: والله ما أردت بذلك إلا أني قد هيأت كلاما قد أعجبني، خشيت أن لا يبلغه أبو بكر، ثم تكلم أبو بكر، فتكلم أبلغ الناس، فقال في كلامه: نحن الأمراء وأنتم الوزراء. فقال حباب بن المنذر: لا والله لا نفعل، منا أمير ومنكم أمير. فقال أبو بكر: لا ولكنا الأمراء وأنتم الوزراء، هم أوسط العرب دارا، وأعربهم أحسابا، فبايعوا عمر أو أبا عبيدة، فقال عمر: بل نبايعك أنت، فأنت سيدنا، وخيرنا، وأحبنا إلى رسول الله ﷺ، فأخذ عمر بيده فبايعه وبايعه الناس، فقال قائل: قتلتم سعد بن عبادة، فقال عمر: قتله الله.