[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , went to the tribe of Bani Amr ibn Awf to reconcile between them regarding a dispute that had arisen among them. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , did not arrive until the midday prayer had been established. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, stepped forward to lead the people in prayer and he pronounced the takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar, meaning "Allah is the Greatest"). Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , entered, and the people began applauding Abu Bakr for his quick response to the entrance of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, did not turn around in his prayer. But when he heard the sound of the footsteps behind him, indicating that the row behind him had been completed, he knew that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , had come. He stepped back to open up a space between him and the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , until the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , led him to his proper place. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, took a few steps back, and then joined the row behind him. When the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , noticed this, he stepped forward and led them in prayer until the prayer was complete, then he uttered the tasleem (saying As-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah, meaning "peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah"). He then approached Abu Bakr and asked him, "Abu Bakr, what made you do what you did? Didn't you stay in your place when I led you?" Abu Bakr replied, "Indeed, I intended to do that, but I did not see it appropriate for the son of Abu Quhafa (referring to himself) to precede the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ." Then he turned to the people and said, "When a representative is appointed for you, then it is upon you to say the tasbeeh (saying SubhanAllah, meaning "Glory be to Allah"), as the tasbeeh is for the men and the applause is for the women."
خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ فَلَمْ يَأْتِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أُقِيمَتْ صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ وَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِيُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَرَآهُ النَّاسُ فَجَعَلُوا يُصَفِّقُونَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ لِيَفْطِنَ بِدُخُولِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بِفَرْجِ الصُّفُوفِ خَلْفَهُ عَرَفَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ فَاسْتَأْخَرَ إِلَى الصَّفِّ فَوَضَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ حَتَّى قَدَّمَهُ إِلَى مَقَامِهِ فَثَبَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ حَمَلَ حَمْلَةً وَاحِدَةً الْقَهْقَرَى وَدَخَلَ فِي الصَّفِّ فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ تَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى لَهُمْ حَتَّى قَضَى الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ «مَا حَمَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ عَلَى مَا صَنَعْتَ أَلَا ثَبَتَّ حِينَ قَدَّمْتُكَ؟» قَالَ قَدْ أَرَدْتُ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِنْهُ لَمْ أَرَ أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَمَامَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا نَابَتْكُمْ نَائِبَةٌ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ فَإِنَّ التَّسْبِيحَ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقَ لِلنِّسَاءِ»