Re: The issue of Fadak
وَالسَّابِقُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ
This مِنَ clearly says OF, had it meant all of them it wouldn't have مِنَ there.
I think somebdy posted the following hadith b4 in this thread but i presnt it to u again:
Bukhari Volume 8, Book 76, Number 584
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "Some of my companions will come to me at my Lake Fount, and after I recognize them, they will then be taken away from me, whereupon I will say, 'My companions!' Then it will be said, 'You do not know what they innovated (new things) in the religion after you."
Do you and me know who those companions are whom Prophet Mohammed(saws) is refering to in the hadith you quoted??? It is only Allah who know your intentions behind quoting this hadith. But the way i took your post..... i can assure you Abu Bakr (r.a.) is in mercy of Allah in light of Quraan and sahi hadith. Abu Bakr (r.a.) is among those who were foretold about the mercy and bounty of Allah(Swt) in the hereafter.
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4632 Narrated by Sa'id ibn Zayd
AbdurRahman ibn al-Akhnas said that when he was in the mosque, a man mentioned Ali (r.a.). So Sa'id ibn Zayd got up and said: ‘I bear witness to the Messenger of Allah (saws) that I heard him (saws) say: ‘Ten persons will go to Paradise: The Prophet (saws) will go to Paradise! AbuBakr will go to Paradise! Umar will go to Paradise! Uthman will go to Paradise! Ali will go to Paradise! Talhah will go to Paradise! Az-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam will go to paradise! Sa'd ibn Malik will go to Paradise! and Abdur Rahman ibn Awf will go to Paradise! If you wish, I can mention the tenth.’ The people asked: ‘Who is he?’ So he (Hadrat Said ibn Zayd) kept silence. They again asked: ‘Who is he?’ He (Hadrat Said ibn Zayd) replied: ‘He is Sa'id ibn Zayd.’
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 5.18 Narrated by Abu Huraira
I heard Allah's Messenger (saws) saying, "Anybody who spends a pair of something in Allah's Cause will be called from all the gates of Paradise, 'O Allah's slave! This is good.' He who is amongst those who pray will be called from the gate of the prayer (in Paradise) and he who is from the people of Jihad will be called from the gate of Jihad, and he who is from those who give in charity (i.e. Zakat) will be called from the gate of charity, and he who is amongst those who observe fast will be called from the gate of fasting, the gate of Raiyan." Abu Bakr said, "He who is called from all those gates will need nothing," He added, "Will anyone be called from all those gates, O Allah's Messenger (saws)?" He (saws) said, "Yes, and I hope you will be among those, O Abu Bakr."
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 5.2 Narrated by Imran bin Husain
*Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "The best of my followers are those living in my generation (i.e. his companions), and then (2nd best are) those who will follow them (the first generation), then (the 3rd best are) those who follow them." *
Besides the previous verse from Surah Tauba i will quote one more verse from Surah Hashr verse 8: They (the companions who migrated from Makkah to Medina) seek Allah’s bounty and His goodwill, and are ever ready to succour Allah and His Messenger. They indeed are the Truthful.
And Histroy has recorded that companions of the Prophet (saws) like Hadrat Abu Baqr, Hadrat Umar, Hadrat Uthmaan, Hadrat Ali, Hadrat Bilaal, Hadrat Ammar, etc. were amongst the earliest reverts to Islam in Makkah and they forsook their homes and migrated with the Prophet (saws) from Makkah to Madinah.
Hope my response is crystal clear. Anyways this will be last response for a week or two, since i got a hectic schedule but still inshallah if time permits i will try my best to reply you people further.