أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَی بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَحَضَرَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَائَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِلَی أَبِي بَکْرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ النَّاسَ وَيَؤُمَّهُمْ فَجَائَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَرَقَ الصُّفُوفَ حَتَّی قَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ وَصَفَّحَ النَّاسُ بِأَبِي بَکْرٍ لِيُؤْذِنُوهُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَکَانَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَکْثَرُوا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَابَهُمْ شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِمْ فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَيْ کَمَا أَنْتَ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَی عَلَيْهِ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَی وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّی فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَکْرٍ مَا مَنَعَکَ إِذْ أَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْکَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ مَا کَانَ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ مَا بَالُکُمْ صَفَّحْتُمْ إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَائِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا نَابَکُمْ شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَاتِکُمْ فَسَبِّحُوا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1188
It was narrated that Sahl bin Saad said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم set out to bring about reconciliation among Banu ‘Amr bin ‘Awf. The time for prayer came, and the Mu ‘adhdhin went to Abu Bakr to tell him to gather the people and lead them in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم , came and passed through the rows until he stood in the first row. The people started clapping to let Abu Bakr know that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had come. Abu Bakr never used to turn around when he prayed, but when they clapped consistantly he realized that something must have happened while they were praying. So he turned around, and saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلمThe Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم gestured to him to stay where he was. Abu Bakr raised his hands and praised and thanked Allah for what the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم had said. Then he moved backwards, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم went forward and prayed. When he finished, he said to Abu Bakr: ‘What stopped you from continuing to pray when I gestured to you?’ Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘It was not appropriate for the son of Abu Qubafah to lead the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in prayer.’ Then he said to the people: ‘Why did you clap? Clapping is for women.’ Then he said: ‘If you notice something when you are praying, say “Subhan Allah.”(Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020