Loving Abu-Bakr and ‘Umar
Al-Hasan al-Basri [may Allāh have mercy on him] was asked:
“Is loving Abu-Bakr and ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما Sunnah?’
He replied: ‘No, Rather [it is] obligatory.’”
Abu-Bakr as-Siddeeq of ibn Qāsim, page 6
Translation: Authentic Quotes