English translation
835. It was narrated that ‘Ubaidullâh bin ‘Abdullâh said: “I entered upon ‘Aîshah and said: ‘Will you not tell me about the sickness of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?’ She said: ‘When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ became seriously ill, he said: “Have the people prayed?” We said: “No, they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allâh.” He said: “Put some water in a tub for me.” We did that and he performed Ghusl, then he tried to get up but he fainted. Then he came to us and said: “Have the people prayed?” We said: “No, they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allâh.” He said: “Put some water in a tub for me.” We did that and he performed Ghusl, then he tried to get up but he fainted. Then for the third time he said the same thing. She said: The people were in the Masjid, waiting for the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to lead the ‘Ishâ’ prayer. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sent word to Abû Bakr, telling him to lead the people in prayer, so the messenger
came to him and said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ is telling you to lead the people in prayer." Abū Bakr was a tenderhearted man, so he said: "O 'Umar, lead the people in prayer." But ('Umar) said: "You have more right to that." So Abū Bakr led them in prayer during those days. When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ felt a little better, he came with the help of two men, one of whom was Al-'Abbās, to pray Zuhr. When Abū Bakr saw him, he wanted to step back, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gestured to him not to step back. He told them (the two men) to seat him beside him, and Abū Bakr started to pray standing, and the people were following the prayer of Abū Bakr, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was praying sitting."
"I ('Uбайдولlah) entered upon Ibn 'Abbās and said: 'Shall I not tell you what 'Aishah narrated to me about the sickness of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?' He said: 'Yes.' So I told him and he did not deny any of it, but he said: 'Did she tell you the name of the man who was with Al-'Abbās?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'That was 'Alī, may Allāh honor his face.'"
(Sahih)
Arabic text
834 - أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْتُ: أَلَا تُحَدِّثِينِي عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَتْ: لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» فَقُلْنَا: لَا. وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ: ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ فَفَعَلْنَا، فَاغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ: «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» قُلْنَا: لَا. هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَقَالَ: «ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ». فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ، ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ، ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ قَالَتْ: وَالنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاء، فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ، فَجَاءَهُ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ: يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ. فَقَالَ: أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَدَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً، فَجَاءَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْعَبَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ، فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ، فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ وَأَمَرَهُمَا فَأَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ، فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي قَائِمًا وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا " فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ: أَلَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ مَا حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. فَحَدَّثْتُهُ , فَمَا أَنْكَرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَسَمَّتْ لَكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ؟ قُلْتُ: لَا. قَالَ: هُوَ عَلِيٌّ كَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَجْهَهُ
