‘Atqā’ in this verse refers to Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ)
The aide of the Prophet, the devotee of the Messenger, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ said, ‘I am fond of three things:
1. To continuously look at the refulgent face of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
2. To spend my wealth for the sake of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
3. To remain present in the court of the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of Ummat, the Owner of Jannaĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.’ (Tafsīr Rūḥ-ul-Bayān, Vol. 6, p. 264)
For the sake of his love for the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ fulfilled all these three desires of Sayyidunā Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ:
1. He رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ was blessed with the company of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in journeys and during residence, to the extent that even in the solitude of the cave of Šaūr, he was the only one to be blessed with the honour of viewing the blessed face of the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.