حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْأَرْقَمِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ ثُمَّ وَجَدَ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْكُصَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ وَاسْتَفْتَحَ مِنْ الْآيَةِ الَّتِي انْتَهَى إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2055
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: When the Prophet (PBUH) fell sick, he instructed Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Then he felt a little better so he came out, and when Abu Bakr realised he was there, he wanted to step back. But the Prophet (PBUH)gestured to him and sat down to the left of Abu Bakr, and he started to recite from where Abu Bakr had left off.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020