Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّازَّقِ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِتْرَ الْحُجْرَةِ فَرَأَى أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ كَأَنَّهُ وَرَقَةُ مُصْحَفٍ وَهُوَ يَتَبَسَّمُ قَالَ وَكِدْنَا أَنْ نُفْتَتَنَ فِي صَلَاتِنَا فَرَحًا لِرُؤْيَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرَادَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَنْكُصَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ كَمَا أَنْتَ ثُمَّ أَرْخَى السِّتْرَ فَقُبِضَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَمُتْ وَلَكِنَّ رَبَّهُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ كَمَا أَرْسَلَ إِلَى مُوسَى فَمَكَثَ عَنْ قَوْمِهِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَعِيشَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يَقْطَعَ أَيْدِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ الْمُنَافِقِينَ وَأَلْسِنَتَهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَوْ قَالَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ مَاتَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَكَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَخَدَمَهُ وَصَحِبَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي لَهُمْ فِي وَجَعِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ صَالِحِ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فِي وَجَعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ كَانَ يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ وَهُمْ صُفُوفٌ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ كَشَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِتْرَ الْحُجْرَةِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ.
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq told us, from Ma'mar, who said: al-Zuhri said, and Anas ibn Malik informed me, he said, "When it was Monday, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, drew back the curtain of the chamber and saw Abu Bakr leading the people in prayer." He said: I looked at his face — it was as if it were a page of the Qur'an — and he was smiling. We were nearly tempted to break our prayer out of joy at seeing the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Abu Bakr began to step back, thinking he wished to come out to lead the prayer, but the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gestured to him to remain as he was. Then he let down the curtain, and he passed away that very day. He said: 'Umar stood up and said, "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has not died, but his Lord has sent for him just as He sent for Moses, who remained away from his people forty nights. By Allah, I hope the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, will live until he cuts off the hands and tongues of men among the hypocrites who claim" — or he said, "who say" — "that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has died." — Abu al-Yaman told us: Shu'ayb informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Anas ibn Malik informed me — and he was with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, served him, and accompanied him — that Abu Bakr used to lead them in prayer during the illness of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, from which he died, until it was Monday — and he related the hadith. — Ya'qub told us: my father told us, from Salih ibn Kaysan, who said: Ibn Shihab said: Anas ibn Malik informed me that Abu Bakr used to lead them in prayer during the illness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, from which he died. It was Monday, and they were lined up in rows for prayer. He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, drew back the curtain of the chamber — and he related something similar in meaning.