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Sahih Muslim 418e (Book 4, Hadith 102) #8107
Appointing Abu Bakr as Imam

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) asked Aisha to ask her father Abu Bakr to lead the prayer, despite her reluctance due to fear of people taking it as an ill omen.

'A'isha reported: When the Messenger of Allah came to my house, he said: Ask Abu Bakr to lead people in prayer'.A'isha narrated: I said, Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings; as he recites the Qur'an, he cannot help shedding tears: so better command anyone else to lead the prayer. By Allah, there is nothing disturbing in it for me but the idea that the people may not takeevil omen with regard to one who is the first to occupy the place of the Messenger of Allah . I tried to dissuade him (the Holy Prophet) twice or thrice (from appointing my father as an Imam in prayer), but he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer and said: You women are like those (who had) surrounded Yusuf.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ رَافِعٍ - قَالَ عَبْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، - أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي حَمْزَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ لَمَّا دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ بَيْتِي قَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ إِذَا قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يَمْلِكُ دَمْعَهُ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ غَيْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ مَا بِي إِلاَّ كَرَاهِيَةُ أَنْ يَتَشَاءَمَ النَّاسُ بِأَوَّلِ مَنْ يَقُومُ فِي مَقَامِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَتْ فَرَاجَعْتُهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لِيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  leadership  *  salat  *  imamah  *  quran  *  yusuf

QUICK LESSONS:
Do not be afraid of what other people think; Focus on doing what is right according to Allah's will; Strive for excellence in your roles no matter how difficult they may seem at first glance.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's appointment of Aisha's father Abu Bakr as an Imam in prayer. The Prophet was aware that people may take it as a bad omen since he was replacing himself with someone else. However, he still insisted on appointing him and compared the situation to that of Yusuf when his brothers surrounded him. This hadith teaches us that we should not be afraid of what other people think and instead focus on doing what is right and just according to Allah's will. It also shows us how important leadership is in Islam and how we should strive for excellence in our roles no matter how difficult they may seem at first glance.

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