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[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.  

البيهقي:٥٠٨٤وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

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

رَوَاهُ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ وَرِوَايَةُ الْجَمَاعَةِ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ عَلَى الْإِثْبَاتِ وَالصِّحَّةِ وَرِوَايَةُ مَسْرُوقٍ تَفَرَّدَ بِهَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدَ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْهُ وَاخْتُلِفَ عَلَيْهِ فِيهَا