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ahmad:23060ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Ibn Buraydahaʿan Abīh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill and said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father is a gentle man." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Verily, you are the companions of Yusuf. Should Abu Bakr not lead the people while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is alive?"  

أحمد:٢٣٠٦٠حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَعَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّاسَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيٌّ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī
bukhari:678Isḥāq b. Naṣr > Ḥusayn > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah > Abū Mūsá

"The Prophet ﷺ became sick and when his disease became aggravated, he said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the prayer." ʿAisha said, "He is a softhearted man and would not be able to lead the prayer in your place." The Prophet ﷺ said again, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." She repeated the same reply but he said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. You are the companions of Joseph." So the messenger went to Abu Bakr (with that order) and he led the people in prayer in the lifetime of the Prophet.  

البخاري:٦٧٨حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَعَادَتْ فَقَالَ مُرِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ فَأَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فِي حَيَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

bukhari:3385al-Rabīʿ b. Yaḥyá al-Baṣrī > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah b. Abū Mūsá from his father

When the Prophet ﷺ fell ill, he said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." ʿAisha said, "Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted person. The Prophet ﷺ gave the same order again and she again gave the same reply. He again said, "Order Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer)! You are (like) the female companions of Joseph." Consequently Abu Bakr led the people in prayer in the life-time of the Prophet.  

البخاري:٣٣٨٥حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوهُ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ  

muslim:420Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah > Abū Mūsá

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became ill and illness became serious he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Upon this 'A'isha said: Messenger of Allah, Abd Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings: when he would stand in your place (he would be so much overwhelmed -by grief that) he would not be able to lead the people in prayer. He (the Holy Prophet) said: You order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, and added: You are like the female companions of Yusuf. So Abu Bakr led the prayer (during this period of illness) in the life of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

مسلم:٤٢٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ لاَ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ مُرِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَيَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

ahmad:19700Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah b. Abū Mūsá > Abū Mūsá

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, and his illness became severe. He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a tender-hearted man. When will he take your place and be able to lead the people in prayer?" He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, for you are like the women of Yusuf. So the Messenger of Allah came, and Abu Bakr led the people in prayer during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ."  

أحمد:١٩٧٠٠حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ مَتَى يَقُومُ مَقَامَكَ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ؛ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ فَأَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالنَّاسِ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

ahmad:25258Shabābah > Shuʿbah > Saʿd b. Ibrāhīm > ʿUrwah b. al-Zubayr > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said in his illness, in which he died: "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said: "Indeed, Abu Bakr is a man of severe pain. When will your place be taken by him?" The Prophet ﷺ said: "Verily, you are the wives of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So Abu Bakr led the people in prayer, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed behind him while sitting.  

أحمد:٢٥٢٥٨حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ فَمَتَى يَقُومُ مَقَامَكَ تُدْرِكُهُ الرِّقَةُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ قَاعِدًا  

bayhaqi:16583Abū al-Ḥusayn b. al-Faḍl al-Qaṭṭān > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yaʿqūb b. Sufyān > ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah b. Abū Mūsá from his father > Mariḍ

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a gentle man." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said, "Indeed, Abu Bakr is a gentle man." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. You all are the companions of Yusuf." She asked, "Is Abu Bakr alive during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"  

البيهقي:١٦٥٨٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْقَطَّانُ أَنْبَأَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ أَنْبَأَ زَائِدَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ مَرِضَ

رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَقَالَ أُخْرَى مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ زَائِدَةَ