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Sahih al-Bukhari 4445 (Book 64, Hadith 465) #4238
The Prophet's Decision to Appoint Abu Bakr

SUMMARY: Aisha argued with the Prophet (ﷺ) about his decision to have Abu Bakr lead the people in prayer while he was ill, as she felt it would be a bad omen for the people.

'Aisha added, "I argued with Allah's Messenger repeatedly about that matter (ie his order that Abu Bakr should lead the people in prayer in his place when he was ill), and what made me argue so much, was, that it never occurred to my mind that after the Prophet, the people would ever love a man who had taken his place, and I felt that anybody standing in his place, would be a bad omen to the people, so I wanted Allah's Messenger to give up the idea of choosing Abu Bakr (to lead the people in prayer).
أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَقَدْ رَاجَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي ذَلِكَ، وَمَا حَمَلَنِي عَلَى كَثْرَةِ مُرَاجَعَتِهِ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقَعْ فِي قَلْبِي أَنْ يُحِبَّ النَّاسُ بَعْدَهُ رَجُلاً قَامَ مَقَامَهُ أَبَدًا، وَلاَ كُنْتُ أُرَى أَنَّهُ لَنْ يَقُومَ أَحَدٌ مَقَامَهُ إِلاَّ تَشَاءَمَ النَّاسُ بِهِ، فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَعْدِلَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ‏.‏ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو مُوسَى وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏

TOPICS
prophet  *  prayer  *  decision  *  appointment  *  bakr

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your leaders & trust in Allah's wisdom & decisions

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how 'Aisha argued with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when he decided to appoint Abu Bakr as leader of prayer while he was ill. She felt that anyone taking his place would be a bad omen for the people and wanted him to give up on this idea. However, despite her objections, the Prophet ﷺ still chose Abu Bakr and this shows us that we should always respect and follow our leaders even if we don't agree with them. It also teaches us that we should trust in Allah's wisdom and accept His decisions even if they are difficult for us to understand or accept at first.

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