عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا فَقُلْتُ أَلَا تُحَدِّثِينِي عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَتْ بَلَى ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ ”أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟“ قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ”ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ“ فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ ”أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟“ قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ”ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ“ فَذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَغُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَتْ وَالنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ بِأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَدَ خِفَّةً فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْعَبَّاسُ لِصَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ذَهَبَ لِيَتَأَخَّرَ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ لَا يَتَأَخَّرَ وَأَمَرَهُمَا فَأَجْلَسَاهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي قَائِمًا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي قَاعِدًا فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا فَقُلْتُ أَلَا أَعْرِضُ عَلَيْكَ مَا حَدَّثَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ هَاتِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَمَا أَنْكَرَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَلْ سَمَّتْ لَكَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي كَانَ مَعَ الْعَبَّاسِ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ هُوَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ
It is narrated from Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah bin Mas'ud, who says: I went to Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked: Will you describe to me the illness of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? She said: Yes, why not, the details are that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was severely ill. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Have the people performed the prayer? We replied: No, O Messenger of Allah! They are waiting for you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Place water for me in a vessel. We placed the water, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ghusl (ritual bath), but when he tried to stand up, he fainted. Then, when he regained consciousness, he asked: Have the people performed the prayer? We replied: No, O Messenger of Allah! They are waiting for you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Place water for me in a vessel. (The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed ghusl.) Afterwards, when he tried to stand up, he fainted again, while the people were gathered in the mosque for the Isha prayer and were waiting for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Finally, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer. Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was extremely soft-hearted; he said: Umar! You lead the people in prayer, but Umar said: You are more deserving of this. So, during those days, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) led the people in prayer. Then, when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) felt better, he went to the mosque for the Zuhr prayer with the support of two men; one of them was Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sensed the arrival of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he began to step back, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured for him not to step back. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told those two men, and they seated him beside Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr continued to stand and lead the prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed while sitting. I (Ubaidullah bin Abdullah) went to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: Shall I not narrate to you the incident that Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated to me? He said: Yes, narrate it. Then he did not deny any part of it, except that he asked: Did she mention the name of the other man who was with Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)? I said: No. He said: He was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).