What is the text and narrator of the ḥadīth: "Were the faith of Abu Bakr placed on one side of a scale, and the faith of the Ummah on the other side, the faith of Abu Bakr would outweigh it"?
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This narration is attributed to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, with an authentic chain of transmission. Its wording is: "If the faith of Abu Bakr were weighed against the faith of all the people of the earth, it would outweigh them." It is narrated in Shu'ab al-Iman by al-Bayhaqi, Nawadir al-Usul by al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, Musnad Ishaq ibn Rahawayh, and Fada'il al- by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Ibn Adi also transmitted it in al-Kamil as being مرفوع (traced back to the Prophet, peace be upon him), but it contains weakness.
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