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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3672 (Book 49, Hadith 68) #29330
The Strength of Abu Bakr's Leadership

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ instructed Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, despite the fact that he was known to cry during prayer.

Narrated 'Aishah: that the Prophet said: "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in Salat"'.Aishah said: "O Messenger of Allah! If Abu Bakr takes your place, the people will not be able to hear due to his crying, so order 'Umar to lead the people in Salat". She said: "So he said: 'Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in Salat'." 'Aishah said: "So I said to Hafsah: 'Tell him that if Abu Bakr takes your place, then the people will not be able to hear due to his crying, so order 'Umar to lead the people in Salat'." Upon this Hafsah did it. So the Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed you are but like the companions of Yusuf! Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in Salat". So Hafsah said to 'Aishah: "I never received any good from you".
حَدَّثَنَاإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَأْمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ لَمْ يُسْمِعِ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْبُكَاءِ فَأْمُرْ عُمَرَ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَفَعَلَتْ حَفْصَةُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنَّكُنَّ لأَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا كُنْتُ لأُصِيبَ مِنْكِ خَيْرًا ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَبِي مُوسَى وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَسَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  leadership  *  strength  *  salat  *  yusuf

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in your leaders' abilities even if they are emotional or sensitive at times .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the strength and leadership qualities of Abu Bakr. It is narrated by 'Aishah and Hafsah who were two wives of Prophet Muhammad. In this hadith, it is mentioned that when Prophet Muhammad asked Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, 'Aishah suggested that Umar should be asked instead as she thought that people would not be able to hear due to his crying. However, Prophet Muhammad insisted on asking Abu Bakr as he believed in his strength and leadership qualities which were similar to those possessed by the companions of Yusuf. This hadith teaches us about how important it is for a leader to possess strong qualities such as courage and resilience even if they are emotional or sensitive at times. It also shows us how much faith Prophet Muhammad had in Abu Bakr's abilities which made him insist on him leading the prayers despite knowing his emotional nature.

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