Editing Abu Bakr (section)

=== Battle of Badr ===
{{Main|Battle of Badr}}

In 624, Abu Bakr was involved in the first battle between the Muslims and the Quraysh of Mecca, known as the [[Battle of Badr]], but did not fight, instead acting as one of the guards of Muhammad's tent. In relation to this, Ali later asked his associates as to who they thought was the bravest among men. Everyone stated that Ali was the bravest of all men. Ali then replied:

{{blockquote|No. Abu Bakr is the bravest of men. In the Battle of Badr we had prepared a pavillion for the prophet, but when we were asked to offer ourselves for the task of guarding it none came forward except Abu Bakr. With a drawn sword he took his stand by the side of Prophet of Allah and guarded him from the infidels by attacking those who dared to proceed in that direction. He was therefore the bravest of men.<ref>Sidiq-i-Akbar Hazrat Abu Bakr by Prof. Masud-ul-Hasan, p. 31, printed and published by A. Salam, [[Ferozsons]], 60, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lahore</ref>}}

In Sunni accounts, during one such attack, two discs from Abu Bakr's shield penetrated into Muhammad's cheeks. Abu Bakr went forward with the intention of extracting these discs but [[Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah]] requested he leave the matter to him, losing his two [[incisor]]s during the process. In these stories subsequently Abu Bakr, along with other companions, led Muhammad to a place of safety.<ref name="Maghazi"/>