Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (radiyAllahu’anhu):
“Indeed Allah forgives Major Sins, so do not despair, and indeed Allah punishes for Minor Sins, so do not be deceived.”
(Sharh al-Bukhari by Ibn Battal 19/267)
No body loved the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم as Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه
May 4, 2014
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
“Nobody loved the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) as Abu Bakr. Therefore, those who hate Abu Bakr belong to the greatest hypocrites.”
(al-Minhaj 4/300)
Taken from sayings of the scholars
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq رضي الله عنه 