[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fell ill with the illness from which he eventually passed away, Bilal came to him to call the prayer. After two times, he said, "O Bilal, you have informed, so whoever wishes, let them pray, and whoever wishes, let them abstain." Bilal went back to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, by my father and mother, who will lead the people in prayer?" He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." When Abu Bakr led the people in prayer, the curtain was lifted off the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . We looked at him, and he looked like a white sheet with a worn-out garment on it. Abu Bakr went back and thought that he wanted to go out for prayer, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ signaled to Abu Bakr to stand up and lead the prayer. Abu Bakr led the people in prayer, and we did not see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ thereafter.

لَمَّا مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَضَهُ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ أَتَاهُ بِلَالٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ بَعْدَ مَرَّتَيْنِ يَا بِلَالُ قَدْ بَلَّغْتَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَدَعْ فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ بِلَالٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي مَنْ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ؟ قَالَ مُرْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ تَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رُفِعَتْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ السُّتُورُ قَالَ فَنَظَرْنَا إِلَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ وَرَقَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ عَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَأَخَّرُ وَظَنَّ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَأَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺإِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَيُصَلِّيَ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالنَّاسِ فَمَا رَأَيْنَاهُ بَعْدُ