Hadith 1232

What Was Narrated Concerning The Prayer Of The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ During His Sickness

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الحديث: 1232 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 389

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1232. It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ fell ill with the sickness that would be his last" — (one of the narrators) Abu Mu'awiyah said: "When he was overcome by sickness" — "Bilâl came to tell him that it was time for prayer. He said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.'" We said: 'O Messenger of Allâh! Abu Bakr is a tenderhearted man, and when he takes your place he will weep and will not be able to do it. Why do you not tell 'Umar to lead the people in prayer?' He said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer; you are (like) the female companions of Yusuf.'" She said: "So we sent word to Abu Bakr, and he led the people in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ began to feel a little better, so he came out to the prayer, supported by two men and with his feet making lines along the ground. When Abu Bakr realized that he was there, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet ﷺ gestured to him to stay where he was. Then (the two men) brought him to sit beside Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr was following the lead of the Prophet ﷺ and the people were following Abu Bakr." (Sahih)

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1232 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: " لَمَّا مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَضَهُ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ - وَقَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ: لَمَّا ثَقُلَ - جَاءَ بِلَالٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ، فَقَالَ: «مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» قُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ - تَعْنِي رَقِيقٌ - وَمَتَى مَا يَقُومُ مَقَامَكَ يَبْكِي فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ، فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ، فَقَالَ: «مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ، فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ» ، قَالَتْ: فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ، فَوَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً، فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ، وَرِجْلَاهُ تَخُطَّانِ فِي الْأَرْضِ، فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ، فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ مَكَانَكَ، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ حَتَّى أَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَأْتَمُّ بِالنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَالنَّاسُ يَأْتَمُّونَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ

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a. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ attached so much importance to prayer in congregation that even while he was seriously ill, he went out to participate in the congregational prayer. b. The two persons who supported the Prophet ﷺ while he went out to the mosque were 'Ali and 'Abbās (Sahih Al-Bukhārī: 665). c. If the Imām is sitting while leading the prayer, the worshipers should be standing up. Scholars hold the view that this Hadith supersedes those Aḥādīth that suggested that if the Imām, for some personal reason, is sitting down while leading the prayer, the followers (even though they have no such excuse) should also do likewise (Sahih Muslim: 1237).