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bukhari:3385 – al-Rabīʿ b. Yaḥyá al-Baṣrī > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah b. Abū Mūsá from his father

When the Prophet ﷺ fell ill, he said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." ʿAisha said, "Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted person. The Prophet ﷺ gave the same order again and she again gave the same reply. He again said, "Order Abu Bakr (to lead the prayer)! You are (like) the female companions of Joseph." Consequently Abu Bakr led the people in prayer in the life-time of the Prophet.  

البخاري:٣٣٨٥ – حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبَصْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

مَرِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَتْ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوهُ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ  

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bukhari:682 – Yaḥyá b. Sulaymān > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Ḥamzah b. ʿAbdullāh from his father

My father said, "When Messenger of Allah ﷺ became seriously ill, he was told about the prayer. He said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer.' ʿAisha said, 'Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and he would be overpowered by his weeping if he recited the Qur'an.' He said to them, 'Tell him (Abu Bakr) to lead the prayer. The same reply was given to him. He said again, 'Tell him to lead the prayer. You (women) are the companions of Joseph."  

البخاري:٦٨٢ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

لَمَّا اشْتَدَّ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَجَعُهُ قِيلَ لَهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ إِذَا قَرَأَ غَلَبَهُ الْبُكَاءُ قَالَ مُرُوهُ فَيُصَلِّي فَعَاوَدَتْهُ قَالَ مُرُوهُ فَيُصَلِّي إِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ  

تَابَعَهُ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ وَابْنُ أَخِي الزُّهْرِيِّ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْكَلْبِيُّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ وَقَالَ عُقَيْلٌ وَمَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
muslim:420 – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Abū Burdah > Abū Mūsá

When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became ill and illness became serious he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Upon this 'A'isha said: Messenger of Allah, Abd Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings: when he would stand in your place (he would be so much overwhelmed -by grief that) he would not be able to lead the people in prayer. He (the Holy Prophet) said: You order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, and added: You are like the female companions of Yusuf. So Abu Bakr led the prayer (during this period of illness) in the life of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

مسلم:٤٢٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ لاَ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ مُرِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَيَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ  

ahmad:23060 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad b. ʿAbd al-Wārith > Zāʾidah > ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿUmayr > Ibn Buraydahaʿan Abīh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill and said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father is a gentle man." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Verily, you are the companions of Yusuf. Should Abu Bakr not lead the people while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is alive?"  

أحمد:٢٣٠٦٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَعَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّاسَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيٌّ