حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ يُونُسُ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِکٍ أَنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَيْنَا هُمْ فِي الْفَجْرِ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَأَبُو بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَفَجِئَهُمْ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ کَشَفَ سِتْرَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ صُفُوفٌ فَتَبَسَّمَ يَضْحَکُ فَنَکَصَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَی عَقِبَيْهِ وَظَنَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ إِلَی الصَّلَاةِ وَهَمَّ الْمُسْلِمُونَ أَنْ يَفْتَتِنُوا فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَرَحًا بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ رَأَوْهُ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ أَتِمُّوا ثُمَّ دَخَلَ الْحُجْرَةَ وَأَرْخَی السِّتْرَ وَتُوُفِّيَ ذَلِکَ الْيَوْمَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 1205
Narrated Anas bin Malik: While Abu Bakr was leading the people in the morning prayer on a Monday, the Prophet came towards them suddenly having lifted the curtain of 'Aisha's house, and looked at them as they were standing in rows and smiled. Abu Bakr tried to come back thinking that Allah's Apostle wanted to come out for the prayer. The attention of the Muslims was diverted from the prayer because they were delighted to see the Prophet. The Prophet waved his hand to them to complete their prayer, then he went back into the room and let down the curtain. The Prophet expired on that very day.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020