أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُوسَی بْنِ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُبَيْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَکْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ وَکَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَبِي بَکْرٍ فَصَلَّی قَاعِدًا وَأَبُو بَکْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ وَالنَّاسُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 801
It was narrated from ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم told Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. She said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was in front of Abu Bakr and he prayed sitting down, and Abu Bakr was leading the people in prayer, and the people were behind Abu Bakr.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020