حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَی قَالَ مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَکْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَکْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ مَتَی يَقُمْ مَقَامَکَ لَا يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ مُرِي أَبَا بَکْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّکُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ فَصَلَّی بِهِمْ أَبُو بَکْرٍ حَيَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 948
Anas reported: The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not come to us for three days. When the prayer was about to start. Abu Bakr stepped forward (to lead the prayer), and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) lifted the curtain. When the face of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was more endearing to us than the face of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as it appeared to us. The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) with the gesture of his hand directed Abu Bakr to step forward (and lead the prayer). The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then drew the curtain, and we could not see him till he died.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020