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3558. Mu'ādḥ bin Rifā'ah narrated from his father, that he said: "Abū Bakr stood upon the Minbar, then wept, and said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ stood upon the Minbar the first year (of Hijrah), then wept, and said: "Ask Allāh for pardon and Al-'Āfiyah, for verily, none has been given anything better than Al-'Āfiyah.'" (Saḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharīb through this route from Abū Bakr [may Allāh be pleased with him].
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Abū Bakr wept while standing on the Minbar (pulpit) recalling the weeping of the Prophet ﷺ while standing on the same Minbar. The Prophet wept for the sake of his Ummah's sins and foreseeing the worsening conditions of Ummah.