not a return for any favour, rather, it was to please Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ bought many slaves due to them embracing Islam and then freed them. (Khaza’in-ul-Irfan, pp. 1108; summarised)

Incomparable passion of well-wishing

Sayyiduna ‘Urwah رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ narrates: Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ bought 7 such slaves who were being inflicted with a lot of pain [by their masters] in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Their names are: (1) Sayyiduna Bilal (2) Sayyiduna ‘Aamir Bin Fuhairah (3) Sayyiduna Zubayr (4) Sayyidatuna Umm-e-‘Ubais (5) Sayyidatuna Nahdiyyah (6) Her daughter and a (7) Female slave of Ibn-e-‘Amr-Bin-Muammal. (رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهُم) (Al-Riyad-un-Nadarah, vol. 1, pp. 133)

Serving Islam financially

As he was a businessman and had a large business of garments, so he had 40,000 dirhams on the day he accepted Islam. He spent all of it in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Tareekh-e-Madinah, vol. 30, pp. 66, Raqm 3398)

Matter of the Hereafter is upon the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ

Once, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ brought some charity to the blessed court of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and presented it to him secretly and said: ‘O Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! The matter of my hereafter is dependent upon the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’ (Hilyat-ul-Awliya, vol. 1, pp. 66, Raqm 69)

Serving the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم financially

After accepting Islam up until migration to Madinah, Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ served Islam financially. At the time of migration, he had altogether 5000 or 6000 dirhams that he took with him (and spent it on the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم). (Al-Riyad-un-Nadrah, vol. 1, pp. 132)

Testification by the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Siddeeq-e-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ served the Holy