Bilaal ibn Rabaah(ra) "The Rock of Fortitude" Session 5 Abu Bakr (ra) valued Bilaal (ra) more than the weight of gold. Bilaal (ra) is now a free man due to Abu Bakr (ra). Umar (ra) was greatly influenced by Abu Bakr's rise to release Bilaal (ra) from enslavement. Rasulullah's ﷺ special praise and admiration for Abu Bakr (ra) because of Bilaal's (ra) freedom.