Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:5914 حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا أَبُو حَازِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ يَقُولُ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فِي شَيْءٍ وَقَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ حَتَّى تَرَامَوْا بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَأَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ فَاحْتَبَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَتَخَلَّلُ الصُّفُوفَ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَى إِلَى الصَّفِّ الَّذِي يَلِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ فِي التَّصْفِيحِ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الْتَفَتَ فَأَبْصَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنِ اثْبُتْ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ شُكْرًا لِلَّهِ وَرَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ صَلَاتَهُ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَثْبُتَ حِينَ أَشَرْتُ إِلَيْكَ؟» فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ اللهُ لِيَرَى ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْحَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا لَكُمْ حِينَ نَابَكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ أَخَذْتُمْ فِي التَّصْفِيحِ؟ إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَالتَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ
English Translation
Sahl ibn Sa'd said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) went out to reconcile between Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf regarding something that had happened between them, to the point they had thrown stones at each other. The prayer time came and Bilal called the adhan. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was delayed, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward to lead the people in prayer. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) arrived and began passing through the rows. When he reached the row behind Abu Bakr, the people began clapping. Abu Bakr was a man who did not turn around in prayer, but when he heard that, he turned and saw the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) gestured to him to stay. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his head to the sky in gratitude to Allah, then stepped backward. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stepped forward. When he finished the prayer, he turned to us and said: "O Abu Bakr, what prevented you from staying when I gestured to you?" He said: "It was not for Allah to see the son of Abu Quhafah in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) turned to the people and said: "O people, why is it that when something happened to you in your prayer, you began clapping? Clapping is for women and saying SubhanAllah is for men. Whoever is troubled by something in his prayer, let him say SubhanAllah."