Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَلَاثًا وَأُقِيمَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَقَدَّمُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْحِجَابِ فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ كَانَ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ وَأَرْخَى نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحِجَابَ فَلَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ.
English Translation
Abd al-Samad told us, my father told me, Abd al-Aziz told us, from Anas, who said: The Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, did not come out to us for three days, and the prayer was called. Abu Bakr went forward to lead, but the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, lifted the curtain. When the face of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, became visible to us, we had never seen a sight more delightful to us than the face of the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when it appeared to us. He gestured with his hand, peace and blessings be upon him, to Abu Bakr to go forward, and the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, lowered the curtain, and he was not able to come out again until he died.