[Machine] When the prayer for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was performed, the men entered and prayed upon him without an appointed leader, one after another, until they finished. Then the women entered and prayed upon him, followed by the children, and then the slaves, all praying upon him without an appointed leader. No one led them in prayer for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said that this was due to the great importance of the matter concerning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , his father, and his mother. They competed to not appoint a leader in prayer for him, and they prayed upon him repeatedly. Abu Sa'eed reported to us, Abu al-Abbas informed us, and Ar-Rabiah said Al-Shafi'i mentioned it.  

لَمَّا صُلِّيَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺأُدْخِلَ الرِّجَالُ فَصَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ بِغَيْرِ إِمَامٍ إِرْسَالًا حَتَّى فَرَغُوا ثُمَّ أُدْخِلَ النِّسَاءُ فَصَلَّيْنَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلَ الصِّبْيَانُ فَصَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أُدْخِلَ الْعَبِيدُ فَصَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ إِرْسَالًا لَمْ يَؤُمَّهُمْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺأَحَدٌ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَذَلِكَ لِعِظَمِ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺبِأَبِي هُوَ وَأُمِّي وَتَنَافُسِهِمْ فِي أَنْ لَا يَتَوَلَّى الْإِمَامَةَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ وَاحِدٌ وَصَلَّوْا عَلَيْهِ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أَنْبَأَ الرَّبِيعُ قَالَ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فَذَكَرَهُ