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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث سهل بن سعد الساعدي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
حَدِيثُ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7524 — some unpleasant incident (fighting) had taken
حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ الْبَزَّارُ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ : كَانَ قِتَالٌ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ ، فَأَتَاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - لِيُصْلِحَ بَيْنَهُمْ ، وَقَدْ صَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ، فَقَالَ لِبِلَالٍ : إِنْ حَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ وَلَمْ آتِ ، فَمُرْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ ، فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ أَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ وَأَقَامَ ، وَقَالَ : يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَقَدَّمْ ، فَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَشَقَّ الصُّفُوفَ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّاسُ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - صَفَّحُوا ، يَعْنِي : التَّصْفِيقَ قَالَ : وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي صَلَاةٍ لَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى التَّصْفِيقَ لَا يُمْسَكُ عَنْهُ الْتَفَتَ ، فَرَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - خَلْفَهُ ، فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنِ امْضِ ، فَلَبِثَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ هُنَيَّةً يَحْمَدُ اللهَ عَلَى قَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : « امْضِ » ، ثُمَّ مَشَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَهْقَرَى ، يَعْنِي : عَلَى عَقِبِهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - تَقَدَّمَ ، فَصَلَّى بِالْقَوْمِ صَلَاتَهُمْ ، فَلَمَّا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ قَالَ : يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ أَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَضَيْتَ ؟ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ : لَمْ يَكُنْ لِابْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ : إِذَا نَابَكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ فَلْيُسَبِّحِ الرِّجَالُ ، وَلْيُصَفِّقِ النِّسَاءُ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that some unpleasant incident (fighting) had taken place among Banu Amr bin Awf, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to them in order to make peace between them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) had already prayed Zuhr, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him): "If the time of the Asr prayer comes and I have not (returned), tell Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer." So when the time of Asr came, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the call to prayer and then the iqamah, and said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Abu Bakr, step forward (and lead the prayer)," and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward. Meanwhile the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived and, crossing through the rows, reached (the front row). When the people saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they clapped (that is, struck their hands together to draw attention). The narrator said: When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was in prayer, he would not look around; but when he saw that the clapping was not stopping, he turned and found the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) standing behind him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him: "Carry on (with the prayer in your place)." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) paused for a little while, praising Allah Almighty for the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "Carry on." Then Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped backwards. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw this, he (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and led the people in the (rest of the) prayer. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had completed his prayer, he asked: "O Abu Bakr, when I had gestured to you, what prevented you from remaining in your place?" Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It was not fitting for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people: "When something happens to you during your prayer, the men should say 'Subhan Allah' and the women should clap."
