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darimi:83Saʿīd b. Manṣūr > Fulayḥ b. Sulaymān > ʿAbd al-Raḥman > al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was given permission to pray during his illness, so he said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Then he became unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he said, "Did I instruct Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer?" I said, "Indeed, Abu Bakr is a gentle man. If you had instructed Umar, he would have said, 'You are the eyewitnesses. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' There may be someone who wishes evil and Allah and the believers refuse."  

الدارمي:٨٣أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ حَدَّثَنَا فُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

أُوذِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ «مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ» ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سُرِّيَ عَنْهُ قَالَ «هَلْ أَمَرْتُنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ؟» فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ «أَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَرُبَّ قَائِلٍ مُتَمَنٍّ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ»  


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muslim:420Abū 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:٤٢٠حَدَّثَنَا 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