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Sunan Ibn Majah 1232 (Book 5, Hadith 430) #30584
Leadership in Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed Abu Bakr to lead the prayer when he was ill, and when he recovered, he joined the prayer with Abu Bakr leading.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah fell ill with the sickness that would be his last" – (One of the narrators) Abu Mu’awiyah said: "When he was overcome by sickness" – "Bilal came to tell him that it was time for prayer. He said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.’ We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr is a tender-hearted man, and when he takes your place he will weep and not be able to do it. Why do you not tell 'Umar to lead the people in prayer?’ He said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer; you are (like) the female companions of Yusuf.’" She said: "So we sent word to Abu Bakr, and he led the people in prayer. Then the Messenger of Allah began to feel a little better, so he came out to the prayer, supported by two men with his feet making lines along the ground. When Abu Bakr realized that he was there, he wanted to step back, but the Prophet gestured to him to stay where he was. Then (the two men) brought him to sit beside Abu Bakr, and Abu Bakr was following the lead of the Prophet and the people were following Abu Bakr".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَوَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ مَرَضَهُ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ - وَقَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ لَمَّا ثَقُلَ - جَاءَ بِلاَلٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ - تَعْنِي رَقِيقٌ - وَمَتَى مَا يَقُومُ مُقَامَكَ يَبْكِي فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرِ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَوَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ وَرِجْلاَهُ تَخُطَّانِ فِي الأَرْضِ فَلَمَّا أَحَسَّ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَى إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ـ ـ أَنْ مَكَانَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَاءَ حَتَّى أَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَأْتَمُّ بِالنَّبِيِّ ـ ـ وَالنَّاسُ يَأْتَمُّونَ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ

TOPICS
prayer  *  leadership  *  illness  *  obedience

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey those placed over you as leaders; Pray together as a community under one leader's guidance; Do your best even if you are not perfect or experienced enough for a task; Strive to do your best at all times; Follow instructions given by those placed over you; Respect leaders appointed by Allah SWT .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of leadership in prayer. When the Prophet Muhammad fell ill, his companions were concerned that Abu Bakr would not be able to lead them in prayer due to his tender heart. However, the Prophet insisted on having him lead them anyway. When he recovered from his illness, he joined them while they were praying with Abu Bakr leading. This hadith teaches us that even if we are not perfect or experienced enough for a task, we should still strive to do our best and obey those who are placed over us as leaders. It also shows us how important it is for Muslims to pray together as a community under one leader's guidance.

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