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bukhari:681Abū Maʿmar > ʿAbd al-Wārith > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Anas

The Prophet ﷺ did not come out for three days. The people stood for the prayer and Abu Bakr went ahead to lead the prayer. (In the meantime) the Prophet ﷺ caught hold of the curtain and lifted it. When the face of the Prophet ﷺ appeared we had never seen a scene more pleasing than the face of the Prophet ﷺ as it appeared then. The Prophet ﷺ beckoned to Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer and then let the curtain fall. We did not see him (again) till he died.  

البخاري:٦٨١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمْ يَخْرُجِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ثَلاَثًا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَقَدَّمُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا كَانَ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا فَأَوْمَأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ وَأَرْخَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ  


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muslim:419dMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Hārūn b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > Abū > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Anas

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ did not come to us for three days. When the prayer was about to start. Abu Bakr stepped forward (to lead the prayer), and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lifted the curtain. When the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was more endearing to us than the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as it appeared to us. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ with the gesture of his hand directed Abu Bakr to step forward (and lead the prayer). The Apostle of Allah ﷺ then drew the curtain, and we could not see him till he died.  

مسلم:٤١٩dحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلاَثًا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَقَدَّمُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ وَأَرْخَى نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ  

ahmad:13204ʿAbd al-Ṣamad from my father > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Anas

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ did not come to us for three days. When the prayer was about to start. Abu Bakr stepped forward (to lead the prayer), and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lifted the curtain. When the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was more endearing to us than the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as it appeared to us. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ with the gesture of his hand directed Abu Bakr to step forward (and lead the prayer). The Apostle of Allah ﷺ then drew the curtain, and we could not see him till he died. (Using translation from Muslim 419d)  

أحمد:١٣٢٠٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثًا وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَقَدَّمُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ نَّبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ وَأَرْخَى نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ  

ذِكْرُ الْعُذْرِ الْأَوَّلِ، وَهَوُ الْمَرَضُ الَّذِي لَا يَقْدِرُ الْمَرْءُ مَعَهُ أَنَ يَأْتِيَ الْجَمَاعَاتِ

ibnhibban:2065Abū Yaʿlá > Jaʿfar b. Mihrān al-Sabbāk > ʿAbd al-Wārith b. Saʿīd > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Ṣuhayb > Anas

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out to us three times, so the prayer was established. Abu Bakr went ahead and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ , with the Hijab." So he raised it, and when the Prophet's ﷺ face became visible to us, we did not see a sight more beautiful than the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when it became visible to us. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then motioned with his hand towards Abu Bakr to come forward. He said, "And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dropped the Hijab, which he could not lift until he died."  

ابن حبّان:٢٠٦٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ السَّبَّاكُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثًا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يتَقَدَّمُ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا بَيَاضُ وَجْهِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا قَالَ فَأَوْمَأَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهْ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ تَقَدَّمَ قَالَ «وَأَرْخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرِ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ ﷺ»  

bayhaqi:5045Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb b. Yūsuf al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan > Abū Maʿmar > ʿAbd al-Wārith > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Ṣuhayb > Anas b. Mālik > Lam

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not come out to us three times, so the prayer was established. Abu Bakr went and led the people in prayer. Then the Prophet ﷺ raised the veil, and we did not see a more fascinating sight than when the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became clear to us. The Prophet ﷺ gestured to Abu Bakr to come forward and the Prophet ﷺ dropped the veil, but Abu Bakr did not reach him before he died.  

البيهقي:٥٠٤٥أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ ثنا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ثنا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثًا فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَمَا رَأَيْنَا مَنْظَرًا أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْهُ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَوْمَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ وَأَرْخَى نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ الْحِجَابَ فَلَمْ يُوصَلْ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ
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" عَنْ أنَسٍ قَالَ: لَم يَخْرجْ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ثَلاثًا، فَأُقيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ، وَذَهَبَ أبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلّى بِالنَّاسِ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ الحِجَابَ فَمَا رَأيْنَا مَنْظَرًا أعجب إِلَيْنَا مِنْهُ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فأوْمَأ النَّبىُّ ﷺ إِلَى أبِى بَكْرٍ أنْ يَقُومَ، وَأرْخَى الحِجَابَ، فَلَمْ يُرَ حَتَّى مَاتَ ".  

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