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834. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ became seriously ill, Bilāl came to tell him it was time to pray and he said: 'Tell Abū Bakr to lead the people in prayer.'" She said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, Abū Bakr is a tender-hearted man, and when he stands in your place he will not be able to make the people hear his voice; why don't you tell 'Umar (to do it)?' He said: 'Tell Abū Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' I said to Hāṣah: 'Tell him.' So she told him. He said: 'You are (like) the female companions of Yūsuf. Tell Abū Bakr to lead the people in prayer.'" She said: "So they told Abū Bakr. When he started to pray, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ began to feel better, so he got up and came with the help of two men, with his feet dragging along the ground. (When) he entered the Masjid, Abū Bakr heard him coming and he wanted to step back, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gestured to him: 'Stay where you are.' Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came and sat on Abū Bakr's left, so the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was leading
the people in prayer sitting, and Abû Bakr was standing and following the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and the people were following the prayer of Abû Bakr, may Allâh be pleased with him.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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“Sawâhibātu Yûsuf” (the females who had gathered around Yûsuf) refers to those women who had treacherously cut their hands, but apparently they were giving a sermon of piety to the wife of Al-Aziz (see Sûrah Yûsuf).
