English translation
680. Narrated Az-Zuhri: Anas bin Mālik Al-Anṣārī رضي الله عنه told me, “Abū Bakr used to lead the people in Ṣalāt (prayer) during the fatal illness of the Prophet ﷺ till it wasMonday. When the people aligned (in rows)for Aš-Šalāt (the prayer), the Prophet ﷺlifted the curtain of his house and startedlooking at us and he was standing at thattime. His face was (glittering) like a page ofthe Qur'an and he smiled cheerfully. Wewere about to be put to trial for the pleasureof seeing the Prophet ﷺ. Abū Bakr retreatedto join the row as he thought that the Prophetﷺ would lead Aš-Šalāt. The Prophet ﷺbeckoned us to complete the Šalāt and helet the curtain fall. On the same day hedied."
