Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ بِلَالٌ يُؤْذِنُهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى يَقُومُ مَقَامَكَ لَا يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ وَإِنَّهُ مَتَى يَقُومُ مَقَامَكَ لَا يُسْمِعُ النَّاسَ فَلَوْ أَمَرْتَ عُمَرَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّكُنَّ لَأَنْتُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَأَمَرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَصَلَّى بِالنَّاسِ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَجَدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ خِفَّةً قَالَتْ فَقَامَ يُهَادِي بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ وَرِجْلَاهُ تَخُطَّانِ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ سَمِعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حِسَّهُ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُمْ مَكَانَكَ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى جَلَسَ عَنْ يَسَارِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ جَالِسًا وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ قَائِمًا يَقْتَدِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِصَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَيَقْتَدِي النَّاسُ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَرَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, Abu Bakr ibn Ishaq al-Faqih informed us, Isma'il ibn Qutaybah narrated to us, Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, Abu Mu'awiyah informed us from al-A'mash from Ibrahim from al-Aswad from Aisha who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) became seriously ill, Bilal came to inform him of the prayer. He said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' She said: I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man, and whenever he stands in your place, he will not be able to make the people hear. If you would order Umar instead.' He said: 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' She said: I told Hafsah to say to him: Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man, and whenever he stands in your place, he will not be able to make the people hear. If you would order Umar instead. She told him, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed you are like the companions of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.' She said: So they told Abu Bakr, and he led the people in prayer. She said: When he had begun the prayer, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) felt some relief. She said: He stood, being supported between two men, with his feet dragging on the ground. She said: When he entered the mosque, Abu Bakr heard him coming and went to step back. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gestured to him: Stay in your place. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came and sat to the left of Abu Bakr. She said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was leading the people in prayer while sitting, and Abu Bakr was standing, following the prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the people were following the prayer of Abu Bakr. This was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Yahya ibn Yahya, and al-Bukhari narrated it from Qutaybah from Abu Mu'awiyah.