Salman said: “I told Hadhrat Ali (AS), when he was giving the bath to the
Holy Prophet (SAW) what the community had done and I told him Abu Bakr
is at this time on the pulpit of the Holy Prophet (SAW) and people are not
happy to pay allegiance with one hand, but they are paying allegiance with
both hands, left and right.”
Hardhrat Ali (AS) replied: “O Salman, do you know who was the first to pay
allegiance to him on the puplit of the Holy Prophets (SAW)?”
Salman: “No, but I can say that I saw him in the shade of Bani Sa’eedah at
the time when the Ansar were quarreling. The first one who paid allefiance
was Mughirah ibn Sha’abah, after him Bashir ibn Sa’eed paid allegiance,
then Abu Ubaydah Jarrah, then Umar ibn Khattab, then Saalim Mawla Abi
Huzayifah and Ma’az ibn Jabal.”
Hardhrat Ali (AS) said: “I am not asking about these people, but do you
know who was the first to pay allegiance when he first went on the pulpit?”
Salman said: “No, but I saw one very old man who supported himself with a
stick and had a mark in between his two eyes; the mark was very dry. He
went to the pulpit first of all and bowed and was crying and saying. “Praise
is due to Allah who did not make me die until I saw you in this place. You
stretch your hand.” So Abu Bakr stretched his hand and the old man paid
allegiance. Then the old man said: “This religion is like the religion of
Adam.” Then he got down from the pulpit and walked out of the Masjid.”
At that time Hadhrat Ali (AS) asked: “O Salman, do you know who this
person was?”
Salman said: “No, but I did not like his talk – it was like he
was pleased with the sad demise of the Holy Prophet (SAW).”
Hadhrat Ali (AS) said: “This was Iblis – May Allah curse him.
Reference : KITAB-E-SULAYM IBN QAYS AL HILALI