أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ يَقُولُ وَقَعَ بَيْنَ حَيَّيْنِ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ کَلَامٌ حَتَّی تَرَامَوْا بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَذَهَبَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَحَضَرَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ وَانْتُظِرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاحْتُبِسَ فَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَجَائَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَبُو بَکْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ النَّاسُ صَفَّحُوا وَکَانَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ تَصْفِيحَهُمْ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ اثْبُتْ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَعْنِي يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَکَصَ الْقَهْقَرَی وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّی فَلَمَّا قَضَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَکَ أَنْ تَثْبُتَ قَالَ مَا کَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَرَی ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ نَبِيِّهِ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَی النَّاسِ فَقَالَ مَا لَکُمْ إِذَا نَابَکُمْ شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَاتِکُمْ صَفَّحْتُمْ إِنَّ ذَلِکَ لِلنِّسَائِ مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْئٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5428
Sahl bin Saad Al-Sa’idi said: “Words were exchanged between two clans of the Ansar, to the point that they began to throw rocks at one another. The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم went to reconcile between them. The time for prayer came, so Bilal called Adhan and waited for the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم but he was delayed. He said the Iqamah and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, went forward (to lead the prayer). Then the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came while Abu Bakr was leading the people in prayer, and when the people saw him they clapped. Abu Bakr would not turn around when he was praying, but when he heard them clapping, he turned around and saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم . He wanted to step back but (the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم ) gestured to him to stay where he was. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, raised his hands, then he moved backward and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم came forward and led (the rest of) the prayer. When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم finished praying, he said: ‘What prevented you from staying where you were?’ He said: ‘I would not like Allah to see the son of Abu Quhafah standing in front of His Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم. Then he (the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم turned to the people and said: ‘If you noticed something while you were praying, why did you clap? That is for women. Whoever notices something while he is praying, let him say: “SubhanAllah.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020