Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ الْقَاصِّ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ آتٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ قَدْ اقْتَتَلُوا وَتَرَامَوْا بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَحَانَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فَجَاءَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ فَقَالَ أَتُصَلِّي فَأُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَقَامَ بِلَالٌ الصَّلَاةَ وَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَصَفَّ النَّاسُ وَرَاءَهُ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ حَيْثُ ذَهَبَ فَجَعَلَ يَتَخَلَّلُ الصُّفُوفَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ الصَّفَّ الْأَوَّلَ ثُمَّ وَقَفَ وَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يُصَفِّقُونَ لِيُؤْذِنُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا عَلَيْهِ الْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلْفَهُ مَعَ النَّاسِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ اثْبُتْ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ يَدْعُو ثُمَّ اسْتَأْخَرَ الْقَهْقَرَى حَتَّى جَاءَ الصَّفَّ فَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا بَالُكُمْ وَنَابَكُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ فَجَعَلْتُمْ تُصَفِّقُونَ إِذَا نَابَ أَحَدَكُمْ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيُسَبِّحْ التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ لِمَ رَفَعْتَ يَدَيْكَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَثْبُتَ حِينَ أَشَرْتُ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ رَفَعْتُ يَدَيَّ لِأَنِّي حَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْكَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
English Translation
Hujayn ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Abd al-Aziz — that is, Ibn Abi Salamah — narrated to us, from Abu Hazim al-Qass, from Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi, a companion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: A messenger came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: "Banu Amr ibn Awf have fought each other and thrown stones at one another." So the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, went out to them to make peace between them, and the time for prayer came. So Bilal came to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, and said: "Will you pray, so that I may call the prayer?" He said, "Yes." So Bilal called the prayer, and Abu Bakr stepped forward. When he had entered into the prayer and the people had lined up behind him, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came from where he had gone, and began making his way through the rows until he reached the first row, then he stopped, and the people began to clap to alert Abu Bakr to the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. Abu Bakr would not turn around during prayer, but when they persisted, he turned around, and there was the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, behind him among the people. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gestured to him to remain in place, so he raised his hands as if supplicating, then withdrew backward until he reached the row. Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, stepped forward and led the people in prayer. When he had finished his prayer, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "What is the matter with you — did something occur to you during your prayer, that you began to clap? If something occurs to one of you during his prayer, let him glorify Allah, for glorification is for the men and clapping is for the women." Then he said to Abu Bakr: "Why did you raise your hands? What prevented you from remaining when I gestured to you?" He said: "I raised my hands because I was praising Allah for what I saw from you, and it was not fitting for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in prayer."