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3672. 'Aishah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Order Abū Bakr to lead the people in Ṣalāt."
‘Āishah said: “O Messenger of Allāh! If Abū Bakr takes your place, the people will not be able to hear due to his crying, so order ‘Umar to lead the people in Ṣalāt.” She said: “So he said: ‘Order Abū Bakr to lead the people in Ṣalāt.’” ‘Āishah said: “So I said to Ḥafṣah: ‘Tell him that if Abū Bakr takes your place, then the people will not be able to hear due to his crying, so order ‘Umar to lead the people in Ṣalāt.’” Upon this Ḥafṣah did it. So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Indeed you are but like the companions of Yūsuf! Order Abū Bakr to lead the people in Ṣalāt.” So Ḥafṣah said to ‘Āishah: “I never received any good from you.” (Ṣaḥīh)
[Abū ‘Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīh. There are narrations on this topic from ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd, Abū Mūsā, Ibn ‘Abbās, Sālim bin ‘Ubaid [and ‘Abdullāh bin Zam’ah].
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Commentary
On hearing about the beauty of Yūsuf ﷺ the women of the city deliberately talked to Zulaikhah in a critical way, so that she would let them admire the beauty of Yūsuf ﷺ. It may also mean that they were bothering him as the women of the city had bothered Yūsuf ﷺ.
