The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to Banu ‘Amr b. ‘Awf to effect reconciliation between them . in the meantime the time of prayer came and the Mu’adhdhin came to Abu Bakr and asked : Will you lead the people in prayer? I pronounce the Iqamah. He said ; Yes. So Abiu Bakr led the prayer , and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came back while the people were praying. He penetrated through the rows and stood in the first row. The people clapped but Abu Bakr did not pay any attention to it during prayer. When the people clapped increasingly, he paid attention. He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ made a sign to him (saying); Stay at your place. Abu BAkr raised his hands and praised Allah for the commandment the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had given him (to lead the people in prayer). Abu Bakr then stepped back and stood in the row. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stepped forward and led the prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said; Abu Bakr, what prevented you staying (at your place) when I already commented you to do so? Abu Bakr said ; it was not befitting for the son of Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakr) to lead the prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said; What is the matter that I saw you clapping frequently during prayer? If anything happens to someone during prayer, he should say “Glory be to Allah,” for when he glorifies Allah. He pays attention to him. Clapping applies only to women. Abu Dawud said: This is operative in the obligatory prayer. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 940)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَهَبَ إِلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَحَانَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَاءَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ فَقَالَ أَتُصَلِّي لِلنَّاسِ فَأُقِيمَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَخَلَّصَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ فِي الصَّفِّ فَصَفَّقَ النَّاسُ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرَ النَّاسُ التَّصْفِيقَ الْتَفَتَ فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِ امْكُثْ مَكَانَكَ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ عَلَى مَا أَمَرَهُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْخَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى فِي الصَّفِّ وَتَقَدَّمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَصَلَّى ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَثْبُتَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَا كَانَ لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لِيَ رَأَيْتُكُمْ أَكْثَرْتُمُ التَّصْفِيقَ؟ مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيُسَبِّحْ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا سَبَّحَ الْتُفِتَ إِلَيْهِ وَإِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed him that there was something between the Banu Amr ibn Awf and he went out to reconcile between them. He mentioned the Hadith until he said: "O people, what is wrong with you that when something happens to you during the prayer, you start clapping? Clapping is only for women. Whoever is disturbed during his prayer should say Subhan Allah. No one hears him when he says Subhan Allah except that he turns towards him."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُمْ شَيْءٌ فَخَرَجَ يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا نَابَكُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي الصَّلَاةِ أَخَذْتُمْ فِي التَّصْفِيقِ إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَسْمَعُهُ أَحَدٌ حِينَ يَقُولُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ إِلَّا الْتَفَتَ  

[Machine] About the Prophet, may ﷺ , he said: "Glorifying Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) is to be recited by men during prayer, while clapping is to be done by women."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ التَّسْبِيحُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ  

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Glorifying Allah applies to men and clapping applies only to women. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 939)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tasbeeh (glorification of Allah) is for men, and clapping is for women." Ibn Shihab said, "I have seen men from the scholars who glorify (Allah) and indicate (with their fingers)."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ رِجَالًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يُسَبِّحُونَ وَيُشِيرُونَ  

[Machine] And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The glorification is for the men and the clapping is for the women during prayer."  

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّسْبِيحُ لِلْقَوْمِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Tasbih (glorification of Allah) is for men, and applause is for women."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When a man is given permission while he is praying, his permission is by saying "Subhan Allah" (Glory be to Allah). And when permission is given to a woman while she is praying, her permission is by clapping. As for the Hadith that was narrated from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I had a specific hour during the night in which I would visit the Prophet ﷺ , and whenever he was in prayer, he would engage in tasbih (glorification of Allah). And this narration is disputed in its chain of transmission and its text. It was said that he engaged in tasbih, and it was said that he moved his finger. And the more correct view is that it was narrated by Abdur Rahman bin Nujayy Al-Hadrami. Al-Bukhari considered it as a weak narration, while others considered it adequate for its reporting. And with Allah is the success.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتُؤْذِنَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذْنُهُ التَّسْبِيحُ وَإِذَا اسْتُؤْذِنَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ وَهِيَ تُصَلِّي فِإِذْنُهَا التَّصْفِيقُ وَأَمَّا الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ كَانَتْ لِي سَاعَةٌ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ سَبَّحَ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِذْنَهُ لِي فَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ مُخْتَلَفٌ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَمَتْنِهِ فَقِيلَ سَبَّحَ وَقِيلَ تَنَحْنَحَ وَمَدَارُهُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ نُجَيٍّ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ قَالَ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِيهِ نَظَرٌ وَضَعَّفَهُ غَيْرُهُ وَفِيمَا مَضَى كِفَايَةٌ عَنْ رِوَايَتِهِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ  

[Machine] Ali said to me, "I had an opportunity to spend an hour during the night with the Prophet ﷺ . If he was in prayer, I would join him in prayer, and if he was not in prayer, he would give me permission and mention the rest of his conversation. Musaddad reported it from Abdul Wahid regarding mentioning tasbeeh without mentioning Harith in the chain.  

قَالَ لِي عَلِيٌّ ؓ كَانَتْ لِي سَاعَةٌ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ سَبَّحَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِذِنٌ لِي فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي صَلَاةٍ أَذِنَ لِي وَذَكَرَ بَاقِي الْحَدِيثِ تَابَعَهُ مُسَدَّدٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ فِي التَّسْبِيحِ دُونَ ذِكْرِ الْحَارِثِ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ  

[Machine] Ali said: I had a specific time during the night where I would enter upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If he was in prayer, I would glorify Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) and this would be his permission for me to enter. If he was not in prayer, he would give me permission, but Musaddad ibn Musarhad did not mention in his chain of narrators Harith al-Uklī. The first narrator was in agreement regarding the glorification, and there were 3341 narrators who informed us about it. Abu Bakr ibn al-Harith al-Faqih reported to us, who informed us that Abu Muhammad ibn Hayyan reported to him, who informed us that Ibn Abi Asim reported to him, who narrated from Abu Kamil, who narrated from Abd al-Wahid ibn Ziyad, who mentioned it and mentioned Harith al-Uklī in his chain of narrators except that he said in the text: "if he was in prayer, he would straighten his back," and this was his permission. This was also narrated by Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash from Mu'ghirah from Harith from Abdullah ibn Najiy regarding the straightening of the back without mentioning Abu Zur'ah in his chain of narrators. Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz reported it to us, who narrated from Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah al-Alawi from Kufa, who narrated from Husayn ibn al-Hakam al-Hairi, who narrated from Abu Ghassan who narrated to me that Abu Bakr ibn Ayyash reported it to him. And it was also narrated by Shurayhbil ibn Mudrik from Abdullah ibn Najiy from his father from Ali regarding the glorification, and his father narrated something additional from Ali. But Abdullah ibn Najiy is not considered as strong evidence in this matter.  

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ كَانَتْ لِي سَاعَةٌ مِنَ السَّحَرِ أَدْخُلُ فِيهَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ سَبَّحَ وَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ إِذْنُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غَيْرِ صَلَاةٍ أَذِنَ لِي لَمْ يَذْكُرْ مُسَدَّدُ بْنُ مُسَرْهَدٍ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ الْحَارِثَ الْعُكْلِيَّ وَوَافَقَ الْأَوَّلَ فِي التَّسْبِيحِ وَقَدْ 3341 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ حَيَّانَ أَبُو الشَّيْخِ أنبأ ابْنُ أَبِي عَاصِمٍ ثنا أَبُو كَامِلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ فَذَكَرَهُ وَذَكَرَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ الْحَارِثَ الْعُكْلِيَّ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي مَتْنِهِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي صَلَاةٍ تَنَحْنَحَ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ إِذْنَهُ 3342 وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُجَيٍّ فِي التَّنَحْنُحِ دُونَ ذِكْرِ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْعَلَوِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْحِيرِيُّ ثنا أَبُو غَسَّانَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ وَرَوَاهُ شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ مُدْرِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُجَيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فِي التَّسْبِيحِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِوَكَيْفَ مَا كَانَ فَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ نُجَيٍّ غَيْرُ مُحْتَجٍّ بِهِ