Anas bin Malik reported that he heard the second sermon of Umar when he sat on the pulpit, on the day after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away. Umar gave the testimony of faith while Abu Bakr remained silent and did not speak.Umar said, "I had hoped that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would live long enough to outlast us all," meaning that he would be the last of them to die. "But if Muhammad ﷺ has died, Allah the Exalted has placed among you a light by which you may be guided, the very guidance by which Allah guided Muhammad ﷺ. Abu Bakr is the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the second of the two. He is the most deserving of the Muslims to take charge of your affairs, so rise and pledge allegiance to him."A group of them had already pledged allegiance to him earlier at the Saqifah of Banu Saidah, but the general pledge of allegiance took place at the pulpit.Zuhri reported from Anas bin Malik, "I heard Umar say to Abu Bakr that day, 'Ascend the pulpit.' He kept urging him until he ascended the pulpit, and the people gave him their general pledge of allegiance."
حدثنا إبراهيم بن موسى أخبرنا هشام عن معمر عن الزهري أخبرني
أنه سمع خطبة عمر الآخرة حين جلس على المنبر وذلك الغد من يوم توفي النبي ﷺ فتشهد وأبو بكر صامت لا يتكلم قال كنت أرجو أن يعيش رسول الله ﷺ حتى يدبرنا يريد بذلك أن يكون آخرهم فإن يك محمد ﷺ قد مات فإن الله تعالى قد جعل بين أظهركم نورا تهتدون به هدى الله محمدا ﷺ وإن أبا بكر صاحب رسول الله ﷺ ثاني اثنين فإنه أولى المسلمين بأموركم فقوموا فبايعوه وكانت طائفة منهم قد بايعوه قبل ذلك في سقيفة بني ساعدة وكانت بيعة العامة على المنبر قال الزهري عن أنس بن مالك سمعت عمر يقول لأبي بكر يومئذ اصعد المنبر فلم يزل به حتى صعد المنبر فبايعه الناس عامة