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1184. It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa'd said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ set out to bring about reconciliation among Banu 'Amr bin 'Awf. The time for prayer came, and the Mu'adhhdhin went to Abû Bakr to tell him to gather the people and lead them in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ came and passed through the rows until he stood in the first row. The people started clapping to let Abû Bakr know that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had come. Abû Bakr never used to turn around when he prayed, but when they clapped consistently he realized that something must have happened while they were praying. So he turned around, and saw the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ gestured to him to stay where he was. Abû Bakr
raised his hands and praised and thanked Allāh for what the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had said. Then he moved backwards, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went forward and prayed. When he finished, he said to Abū Bakr: 'What stopped you from continuing to pray when I gestured to you?' Abū Bakr, may Allāh be pleased with him, said: 'It was not appropriate for the son of Abū Quḥāfah to lead the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in prayer.' Then he said to the people: 'Why did you clap? Clapping is for women.' Then he said: 'If you notice something when you are praying, say "Subḥan Allāh." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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By this raising of the two hands it is not meant the raising of hands at the time of pronouncing the Takbīr. It is rather raising of the two hands at the time of supplicating. This narration has preceded. (See the commentary to Hadīth 758).
