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Sahih Muslim 420 (Book 4, Hadith 110) #8115
Leadership in Prayer During Illness

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) instructed Abu Bakr to lead the prayer during his illness, and compared 'A'isha to the female companions of Yusuf.

Abu Musa reported: When the Messenger of Allah became ill and illness became serious he ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Upon this 'A'isha said: Messenger of Allah, Abd Bakr is a man of tenderly feelings: when he would stand in your place (he would be so much overwhelmed -by grief that) he would not be able to lead the people in prayer. He (the Holy Prophet) said: You order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, and added: You are like the female companions of Yusuf. So Abu Bakr led the prayer (during this period of illness) in the life of the Messenger of Allah .
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَاشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ لاَ يَسْتَطِعْ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مُرِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَيَاةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  illness  *  leadership  *  obedience

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey Allah's commands even if it is difficult for you; Have faith that Allah will help you through your struggles; Be compassionate and understanding towards your followers; Trust your leaders even when faced with difficult decisions or circumstances

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of leadership in prayer during times of illness. The Prophet Muhammad instructed Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer while he was ill, and 'A'isha was hesitant because she thought that he would be too overwhelmed with grief to do so. However, the Prophet reassured her by comparing her to the female companions of Yusuf who were obedient even when they were tested with difficult situations. This hadith teaches us that we should always obey Allah's commands even if it is difficult for us, and that we should have faith that Allah will help us through our struggles if we remain steadfast in our obedience. We can also learn from this hadith about how important it is for a leader to be compassionate and understanding towards their followers, as well as how important it is for followers to trust their leaders even when they are faced with difficult decisions or circumstances.

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