[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill, and Aisha said, "Yes." He then mentioned the hadith in its entirety, which we have narrated in the Book of Purification, until she said, "So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent to Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to him and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to lead the people in prayer." Abu Bakr replied, "You, O Umar, are more entitled to that." So Umar did so and Abu Bakr led the people [in prayer]. Those were the days. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt some relief and went out between two men, one of whom was Al-Abbas, for the Dhuhr prayer, while Abu Bakr led the people in prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him, he intended to step back, but the Prophet ﷺ gestured to him not to and said to them, "Put me on the side next to him." So they did, and Abu Bakr led the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was standing and the people were praying behind Abu Bakr, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting. Ubaidullah bin Abdullah said, "So I entered upon Abdullah bin Abbas and said to him, 'Shall I not narrate to you what Aisha told me about the illness of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He said, 'Yes, please do.' So I narrated to him her hadith, and he did not deny anything from it except that he said, 'Did the other man who was with Al-Abbas also call you by name?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'That was Ali.'"  

مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ بَلَى فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِطُولِهِ قَدْ نَقَلْنَاهُ فِي كِتَابِ الطَّهَارَةِ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَأَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ عُمَرُ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ فَفَعَلَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَدَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْعَبَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ وَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَجْلِسَانِي إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَأَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَاعِدٌ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَلَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ مَا حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ هَاتِ فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَدِيثَهَا فَمَا أَنْكَرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَسَمَّتْ لَكَ الرَّجُلَ الْآخَرَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ  

[Machine] I traveled with Ibn Abbas from Medina to Sham (Syria). So, I asked him, and he mentioned the narration regarding the illness of the Prophet ﷺ until he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw himself being light, so he came out leaning with the help of two men. When the people noticed, they began to say tasbih (glorify Allah through praises). Abu Bakr moved back, so the Prophet ﷺ signaled him with his hand indicating for him to stay where he was. Then the Prophet ﷺ started the prayer from where Abu Bakr had left off reciting the Quran. Abu Bakr was standing and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sitting. Abu Bakr approached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and the people approached Abu Bakr. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not finish the prayer until he became heavy (due to illness). Then he came out leaning with the help of two men, and his feet were dragging on the ground. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ died and he did not leave any instructions concerning his successor, and it is also narrated from another perspective from Aisha."  

سَافَرْتُ مَعَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي مَرَضِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ فَرَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ النَّاسُ سَبَّحُوا فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يَتَأَخَّرُ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِيَدِهِ مَكَانَكَ فَاسْتَفْتَحَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ حَيْثُ انْتَهَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَائِمٌ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ فَائْتَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَائْتَمَّ النَّاسُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ فَمَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى ثَقُلَ جِدًّا فَخَرَجَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ وَإِنَّ رِجْلَيْهِ لَتَخُطَّانِ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يُوصِ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ رُوِيَ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became sick, Bilal came to call him for prayer. He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a tender-hearted man, and when he stands in your place, he will not be able to make his voice heard by the people. If you command Umar, he will surely lead the people in prayer." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So I said the same to Hafsah, and she said the same to him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You women resemble in your attitude the women who tempted Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So they told Abu Bakr, and he led the people in prayer. When he entered the prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt so much better that he came out with the help of two men, with his feet dragging. When he came to the mosque and Abu Bakr heard him breathe, he went to withdraw, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ motioned him to stay where he was. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and sat on the left of Abu Bakr. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lead the people in prayer while sitting, and Abu Bakr used to pray standing, following the prayer of the Prophet ﷺ , and the people followed the prayer of Abu Bakr. This is the wording of the Hadith of Yahya bin Yahya.  

لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ بِلَالٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ لَا يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ وَإنَّهُ مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ لَا يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُنَّ لَأَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ فَأَمَرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً قَالَتْ فَقَامَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ وَرِجْلَاهُ تَخُطَّانِ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَسَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حِسَّهُ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُمْ مَكَانَكَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَنْ يَسَارِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ جَالِسًا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَائِمًا يَقْتَدِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِصَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَيَقْتَدِي النَّاسُ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was feeling unwell, so he commanded Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. However, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt better and came and sat beside Abu Bakr. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded Abu Bakr to continue leading the people in prayer while he was sitting, and Abu Bakr led the people in prayer while he was standing.  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ وَجِعًا فَأَمَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَوَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خِفَّةً فَجَاءَ فَقَعَدَ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ النَّاسَ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer during his illness, so he would lead them in prayer. Urwa said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt better and went out, and he saw Abu Bakr leading the people in prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him, he wanted to step back, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ gestured to him to remain as he was. The Prophet ﷺ placed the footwear of Abu Bakr next to him, and Abu Bakr led the people in prayer following the way of the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while the people followed the prayer of Abu Bakr."  

أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَوَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ اسْتَأْخَرَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ كَمَا أَنْتَ فَجَلَسَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حِذَاءَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed during his illness, in which he passed away, seated behind Abu Bakr. Their narration of the Hadith was the same.  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَاعِدًا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِمَا سَوَاءٌ  

[Machine] Among the people, there are those who say Abu Bakr was the first one in front of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the row, and there are those who say the Prophet ﷺ was the first one in this way.  

مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ الْمُقَدَّمَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّفِّ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْمُقَدَّمَ هَكَذَا  

[Machine] Then she mentioned the story of the Prophet's illness ﷺ and his command to Abu Bakr regarding prayer. At the end, she said, when Abu Bakr sensed the Prophet's illness, he wanted to delay his prayer, so the Prophet motioned to him to stay firm. She said, the Prophet ﷺ was brought to Abu Bakr's shoes, or she said, in the front row, which contradicts the narration of Shu'bah from Shu'bah and the entire chain of transmission. It has been narrated from Shu'bah from Shu'bah in a similar manner.  

ؓ فَذَكَرَتْ قِصَّةَ مَرَضِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَمْرَهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَفِي آخِرِهِ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِحِسِّ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَأْخِرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ يَثْبُتَ قَالَ وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَوُضِعَ بِحِذَاءِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَوْ قَالَتْ فِي الصَّفِّ وَهَذَا يُخَالِفُ رِوَايَةَ شَبَابَةَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ فِي الْإِسْنَادِ وَالْمَتْنِ جَمِيعًا وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ شَبَابَةَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ بِقَرِيبٍ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَتْنِ  

[Machine] Abu Bakr prayed with the people during the illness of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was in the first row, and so on.  

أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ صَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فِي وَجَعِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّفِّ وَهَكَذَا  

[Machine] That the Prophet ﷺ prayed behind Abu Bakr once. Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had prayed behind Abu Bakr once, that would not prevent Abu Bakr from praying behind him another time." The scholar said: "Musa ibn 'Uqbah had already set out for his expeditions until Abu Bakr prayed a Rak'ah after the Fajr prayer on Monday, the day on which the Prophet ﷺ passed away. The Prophet ﷺ felt lighter and he went out and prayed a Rak'ah with Abu Bakr. When Abu Bakr finished praying, he stood and prayed another Rak'ah. It is possible that this prayer is what is meant by the one who narrated that he prayed behind Abu Bakr during his illness. As for the prayer that Abu Bakr prayed behind the Prophet ﷺ during his illness, it was the Dhuhr prayer on Sunday or Saturday, as we have narrated from Aisha and Ibn Abbas in explaining the Dhuhr prayer. There is no contradiction between the two, and it is permissible to argue based on the earlier report.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ صَلَّى خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ لَوْ صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ مَرَّةً لَمْ يَمْنَعْ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أُخْرَى قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ فِي مَغَازِيهِ إِلَى أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ صَلَّى مِنْ صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ رَكْعَةً وَهُوَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ فَصَلَّى مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَكْعَةً فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَامَ فَصَلَّى الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُخْرَى فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ تَكُونَ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةُ مُرَادَ مَنْ رَوَى أَنَّهُ صَلَّى خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَأَمَّا الصَّلَاةُ الَّتِي صَلَّاهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ خَلْفَهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَهِيَ صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ يَوْمَ الْأَحَدِ أَوْ يَوْمَ السَّبْتِ كَمَا رُوِّينَا عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي بَيَانِ الظُّهْرِ فَلَا تَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمَا مُنَافَاةٌ وَيَصِحُّ الِاحْتِجَاجُ بِالْخَبَرِ الْأَوَّلِ