I went to ʿAisha and asked her to describe to me the illness of Messenger of Allah ﷺ. ʿAisha said, "Yes. The Prophet became seriously ill and asked whether the people had prayed. We replied, 'No. O Allah's Apostle! They are waiting for you.' He added, 'Put water for me in a trough." ʿAisha added, "We did so. He took a bath and tried to get up but fainted. When he recovered, he again asked whether the people had prayed. We said, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ,' He again said, 'Put water in a trough for me.' He sat down and took a bath and tried to get up but fainted again. Then he recovered and said, 'Have the people prayed?' We replied, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Allah's Apostle.' He said, 'Put water for me in the trough.' Then he sat down and washed himself and tried to get up but he fainted. When he recovered, he asked, 'Have the people prayed?' We said, 'No, they are waiting for you. O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! The people were in the mosque waiting for the Prophet ﷺ for the ʿIsha prayer. The Prophet ﷺ sent for Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer. The messenger went to Abu Bakr and said, 'Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to lead the people in the prayer.' Abu Bakr was a softhearted man, so he asked ʿUmar to lead the prayer but ʿUmar replied, 'You are more rightful.' So Abu Bakr led the prayer in those days. When the Prophet ﷺ felt a bit better, he came out for the Zuhr prayer with the help of two persons one of whom was Al-ʿAbbas. while Abu Bakr was leading the people in the prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him he wanted to retreat but the Prophet ﷺ beckoned him not to do so and asked them to make him sit beside Abu Bakr and they did so. Abu Bakr was following the Prophet (in the prayer) and the people were following Abu Bakr. The Prophet (prayed) sitting." 'Ubaidullah added "I went to ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas and asked him, Shall I tell you what Aisha has told me about the fatal illness of the Prophet?' Ibn ʿAbbas said, 'Go ahead. I told him her narration and he did not deny anything of it but asked whether ʿAisha told me the name of the second person (who helped the Prophet ﷺ ) along with Al-Abbas. I said. 'No.' He said, 'He was ʿAli (Ibn Abi Talib). (Using translation from Bukhārī 687)   

مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَتْ بَلَى ثَقُلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا وَهُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ ضَعُوا مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ قَالَتْ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟ قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ قَالَ ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَفَاقَ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ فَقَالَ ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟ قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ والنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ بِأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَأَتَاهُ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ بِأَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ ؓ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَجَدَ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْعَبَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِأَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ قَالَ أَجْلِسَانِي إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَأَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ بِصَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَالنَّاسُ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَاعِدٌ قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَلَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ مَا حَدَّثَتْنِي بِهِ عَائِشَةُ عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ هَاتِ فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَدِيثَهَا فَمَا أَنْكَرَ مِنْه شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَسَمَّتْ لَكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ  

[Machine] Allah, ﷺ , said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a gentle man. When he stands in your place, people cannot hear him crying." Allah, ﷺ , said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." She repeated her statement, and he said, "You are the wives of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Ibn Shihab told me that Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utba informed them from Aisha that she said, "I have allowed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to do that, but the only thing that led me to do this was that I feared people would criticize Abu Bakr. And if I did not know that no one would be able to take his place without people criticizing him, then I would have preferred that the people would not find fault with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about Abu Bakr."  

الله ﷺ وَجَعُهُ قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ ؓ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَعَاوَدَتْهُ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهَا فَقَالَ أَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ قَدْ عَاوَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ وَمَا حَمَلَنِي عَلَى مُعَاوَدَتِهِ إِلَّا أَنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَتَشَاءَمَ النَّاسُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ وَإِلَّا أَنِّي عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يَقُومَ مَقَامَهُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا تَشَاءَمَ النَّاسُ بِهِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ يَعْدِلَ النَّاسُ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ  

[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?"  

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  

Anas bin Malik Al-Ansari, told me, "Abu Bakr used to lead the people in prayer during the fatal illness of the Prophet ﷺ till it was Monday. When the people aligned (in rows) for the prayer the Prophet ﷺ lifted the curtain of his house and started looking at us and was standing at that time. His face was (glittering) like a page of the Qur'an and he smiled cheerfully. We were about to be put to trial for the pleasure of seeing the Prophet, Abu Bakr retreated to join the row as he thought that the Prophet ﷺ would lead the prayer. The Prophet ﷺ beckoned us to complete the prayer and he let the curtain fall. On the same day he died." (Using translation from Bukhārī 680)   

أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ تَبِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَخَدَمَهُ وَصَحِبَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ؓ كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَهُمْ فِي وَجَعِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْإِثْنَيْنِ وَهُمْ صُفُوفٌ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَشَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سِتْرَ الْحُجْرَةِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْنَا وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ وَرَقَةُ مُصْحَفٍ ثُمَّ تَبَسَّمَ قَالَ فَهَمَمْنَا أَنْ نَفْتَتِنَ بِرُؤْيَتِهِ وَنَحْنُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ مِنْ فَرَحٍ بِرَسُولِ الله ﷺ وَنَكَصَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ لِيَصِلَ الصَّفَّ وَظَنَّ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ خَارِجٌ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ أَتِمُّوا صَلَاتَكُمْ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَرْخَى السِّتْرَ فَتُوُفِّيَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ complained for thirteen days. Whenever he felt light, he would pray, and whenever he felt heavy, he prayed. Abu Bakr also prayed.  

اشْتَكَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ يَوْمًا فَكَانَ إِذَا وَجَدَ خِفَّةً صَلَّى وَإِذَا ثَقُلَ صَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ  

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, the Ansar said: A leader from among us and a leader from among you. ‘Umar went to them and said: O Ansar, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer? Which of you would like himself to be given precedence over Abu Bakr? The Ansar said: We seek refuge with Allah from being given precedence over Abu Bakr. (Using translation from Aḥmad 133)   

لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُمْ عُمَرُ ؓ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَلَسْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يَؤُمَّ النَّاسَ فَأَيُّكُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّْمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ؟ فَقَالَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ نَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ نَتَقَدَّْمَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] I was never eager for leadership, neither by day nor by night. I was not interested in it, nor did I ask Allah for it, privately or publicly. But I feared discord, and I have no comfort in leadership. However, I was entrusted with a great responsibility that I am not capable of handling and it can only be fulfilled with the strength from Allah. If I wished, the strongest of people would have accepted my position today, but the immigrants accepted what they said and offered no excuses. Ali and Zubair said, "We were only angry because we were excluded from the consultation, and we believe that Abu Bakr is the most deserving person after the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . He is the companion in the cave and the second of two. Indeed, we recognize his honor and greatness, and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , commanded him to lead the people in prayer while he was alive."  

مَا كُنْتُ حَرِيصًا عَلَى الْإِمَارَةِ يَوْمًا وَلَا لَيْلَةً قَطُّ وَلَا كُنْتُ فِيهَا رَاغِبًا وَلَا سَأَلْتُهَا اللهَ فِي سِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَشْفَقْتُ مِنَ الْفِتْنَةِ وَمَا لِي فِي الْإِمَارَةِ مِنْ رَاحَةٍ وَلَكِنْ قُلِّدْتُ أَمْرًا عَظِيمًا مَا لِي بِهِ طَاقَةٌ وَلَا يُدَانُ إِلَّا بِتَقْوِيَةِ اللهِ ولَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ أَقْوَى النَّاسِ عَلَيْهَا مَكَانِي عَلَيْهَا الْيَوْمَ فَقَبِلَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ مِنْهُ مَا قَالَ وَمَا اعْتَذَرَ بِهِ وَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالزُّبَيْرُ ؓ مَا غَضِبْنَا إِلَّا لِأَنَّا أُخِّرْنَا عَنِ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ وَإِنَّا نَرَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَحَقَّ النَّاسِ بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ لَصَاحِبُ الْغَارِ وَثَانِي اثْنَيْنِ وَإِنَّا لَنَعْرِفُ شَرَفَهُ وَكُبْرَهُ وَلَقَدْ أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ بِالنَّاسِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ  

[Machine] On the day I was appointed as a messenger of Allah, I said to him, may ﷺ , and to Al-As'a: I wish that this had happened while I am alive, so that I could pray for you and bury you. She said: I said to him, could it be that I am one of the women you are marrying on that day? He said: As for me and Al-As'a, pray for me and your father and brother until I write a letter for Abu Bakr, for I fear that he might wish and someone might say, ‘God and the believers accept only Abu Bakr.’  

عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي بُدِئَ فِيهِ فَقُلْتُ وَارَأْسَاهُ قَالَ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ وَأَنَا حَيُّ فَأُصَلِّي عَلَيْكِ وَأَدْفِنُكِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ غَيْرَى كَأَنِّي بِكَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ مُعَرِّسًا بِبَعْضِ نِسَائِكَ قَالَ أَنَا وَارَأْسَاهُ ادْعِي لِي أَبَاكِ وَأَخَاكِ حَتَّى أَكْتُبَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ كِتَابًا فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يَتَمَنَّى مُتَمَنٍّ وَيَقُولُ قَائِلٌ وَيَأْبَى اللهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِلَّا أَبَا بَكْرٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was approached by a woman who spoke to him about something. He instructed her to come back to him. She said, "O Messenger of Allah, what if I come back and I do not find you?" It seemed that she meant death. He said, "If you do not find me, then go to Abu Bakr and convey this statement of mine to him."  

أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ وَكَلَّمَتْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ رَجَعْتُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْكَ؟ كَأَنَّهَا تَعْنِي الْمَوْتَ قَالَ إِنْ لَمْ تَجِدِينِي فَأْتِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِ عَنِ الشَّعْرَانِيِّ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Follow the example of those who came after me, Abu Bakr and Umar, and seek guidance from the guidance of Ammar. And hold tight to the covenant of Ibn Umm Abd.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اقْتَدُوا بِاللَّذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَاهْتَدُوا بِهَدْيِ عَمَّارٍ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِعَهْدِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ  

[Machine] "Follow those who come after me, meaning Abu Bakr and Umar."  

اللهِ ﷺ اقْتَدُوا بِالَّلذَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِي يَعْنِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ  

[Machine] Narrator Abu Qatadah reported that when the Prophet ﷺ fell behind his companions during a journey, he asked them, "What do you see the people doing?" Then he said, "The people have lost their Prophet." Abu Bakr and Umar said, "O Prophet of Allah, if after you Abu Bakr and Umar survive, there was no need for anyone else to survive." The people said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah is among you. If you follow Abu Bakr and Umar, you will be rightly guided."  

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِي مَسِيرِهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَا تَرَوْنَ النَّاسَ صَنَعُوا؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ فَقَدُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رَسُولُ اللهِ بَعْدَكُمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِيُخَلِّفَكُمْ وَقَالَ النَّاسُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَإِنْ تُطِيعُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ تَرْشُدُوا  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "While I was sleeping, I saw myself standing at a well, on it there was a bucket. I drew water from the well as much as Allah wished. Then Ibn Abi Quhafa (i.e. Abu Bakr) took the bucket from me and brought out one or two buckets (of water) and there was weakness in his drawing the water. May Allah forgive his weakness for him. Then the bucket turned into a very big one and Ibn Al-Khattab took it over and I had never seen such a mighty person amongst the people as him in performing such hard work, till the people drank to their satisfaction and watered their camels that knelt down there." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3664)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ رَأَيْتُنِي عَلَى قَلِيبٍ عَلَيْهَا دَلْوٌ فَنَزَعْتُهُ فَنَزَعْتُ مِنْهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَهَا ابْنُ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ فَنَزَعَ مِنْهَا ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَأَخَذَهَا ابْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمْ أَرَ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَنْزِعُ نَزْعَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ  

about the Prophet's dream in which he has seen Abu Bakr and ʿUmar: The Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw (in a dream) that the people had gathered. Then Abu Bakr stood up and pulled out one or two buckets full of water (from a well) and there was weakness in his pulling -- may Allah forgive him. Then Ibn Al- Khattab stood up, and the bucket turned into a very large one and I have never seen any strong man among the people doing such a hard job. He pulled out so much water that the people (drank to their satisfaction) and watered their camels to their fill, (and then after quenching their thirst) they sat beside the water." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7020)   

رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ اجْتَمَعُوا فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَنَزَعَ ذَنُوبًا أَوْ ذَنُوبَيْنِ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ وَاللهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَاسْتَحَالَتْ غَرْبًا فَمَا رَأَيْتُ عَبْقَرِيًّا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَفْرِي فَرِيَّهُ حَتَّى ضَرَبَ النَّاسُ بِعَطَنٍ  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى رُؤْيَا الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَحْيٌ وَقَوْلُهُ وَفِي نَزْعِهِ ضَعْفٌ قِصَرُ مُدَّتِهِ وَعَجَلَةُ مَوْتِهِ وَشُغْلُهُ بِالْحَرْبِ لِأَهْلِ الرِّدَّةِ عَنِ الْافْتِتَاحِ وَالتَّزَيُّدِ الَّذِي بَلَغَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي طُولِ مُدَّتِهِ