'(Some part is due) to the indigent Muhajirs, those who were expelled from their homes and their property,while seeking Grace from Allah and His good pleasure,and aiding Allah and His apostle; such are indeed the sincere ones (Quran 59:8) 'The vanguard of Islam-the 1st who foresook their homes and of those who gave them aid and also those who follow them in all good deeds,well pleased is Allah...

..with them as they are with Him' (Quran 9:100) see also 57:10 , 3:195 , 8:72,74 , 9:40 etc Among the hadiths they include ...

Abuse not the companions of mine,for if 1 of u spends as much as mount uhud he will never be equal to any of them or even half (sahih Muslim,bukhari). He who participated in badr and 'al-hudaybiya' will not be ushered in he'll (Ibn 'Abdul Bar 'Isti'ab'

'fea God to re my companions...those who love them are beloved of mine, those who dislike them are beyond my respect... (Ibn Hajar 'Isaba') .

It is reported that Ibn Abbas heard Ali praising Umar saying ' I would never wish,when I appear before Allah, 2 be at the status of anyone I succeeded except Umar.By God,I thought God may put you (Rasulluah saw) with your to companions ..... (Yaf'i 'Mira'at aj-Jinan' - Sahih Muslim )

In his message to the Egyptians, Ali described abu bakr and umar as 'the 2 devout amirs,whereas they followed the rules of Quran and Sunnah they had been on good careers' (tabari) When ibn Saba showed the discredit against abu bakr, umar and other sahabahs Ali ordered that he be executed and later exiled him to Mada'in. (Nawabakhti 'Firaq ash-shi'a )

When Muhammad bin Ja'far and Muhammad bin Abu Bakr boasted of their descent, Ali told Asmara to judge between them . She said 'i have never seen a young man among Arabs better than Ja'far nor seen a middle aged man better than Abu Bakr'. Ali said 'u have not left any chance for us to say anymore' She said 'By God, 3 men of whom u are the humblest are reverent' Ali replied 'if u had said anything..

..else, I might have hated u' (Ibn Sa'd 'Tabaqat'). Al Hassan described Abu bakr,Umar , in his message to Mu'awiyya, as men of virtue and precedence in Islam (Isfahani 'Maqatil at-talibiyin') and in his message of reconciliation as devout caliphs (Baladhuri 'Ansab')

Muhammad 'al-Baqir told Jabir 'i have been informed a certain community in Iraq claimed their love and loyalty for us while they disparaged Abu Bakr and Umar. Moreover, they attributed it to me that I ordered them 2do so. Then u do inform them that I repudiated them b4 Allah. By Allah, if I have power over them I would have a better status by killing them.the intercession of the Prophet(saw) ..

..might not cover me unless I ask Allah's forgiveness for both of them'. (Abu Zahra 'Imam as-sadiq' and Dr Kamil Mustafa ash-Shibi 'As-sila Bain at-tasawf way-tashu'a)