مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Sahl ibn Sa'd al-Sa'idi, may Allah be pleased with him
Hadith Number 956
Hadith 956
956 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا أَبُو حَازِمٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، يَقُولُ: خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فِي شَيْءٍ وَقَعَ بَيْنَهُمْ حَتَّي تَرَامَوْا بِالْحِجَارَةِ، فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، فَأَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ، وَاحْتُبِسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَتَقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ، فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَعَلَ يَتَخَلَّلُ الصُّفُوفَ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَي إِلَي الصَّفِّ الَّذِي يَلِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَخَذَ النَّاسُ فِي التَّصْفِيحِ، وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَجُلًا لَا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ الْتَفَتَ، فَأَبْصَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنِ اثْبُتْ، فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَأْسَهُ إِلَي السَّمَاءِ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهَ وَرَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَي، وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَلَمَّا قَضَي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَاتَهُ، فَقَالَ: «يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ، مَا مَنَعَكَ حِينَ أَشَرْتُ إِلَيْكَ؟» ، فَقَالَ: مَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَرَي ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ انْحَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَي النَّاسِ، فَقَالَ: " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ مَا لَكَمْ حِينَ نَابَكُمْ فِي صَلَاتِكُمْ شَيْءٌ أَخَذْتُمْ فِي التَّصْفِيحِ، إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَاءِ، وَالتَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ، مَنْ نَابَهُ شَيْءٌ فِي صَلَاتِهِ، فَلْيَقُلْ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ "
Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) went to reconcile between the people of Banu Amr bin Awf because there had been a dispute among them, to the extent that they had even thrown stones at each other. During this time, the time for prayer arrived, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the call to prayer (adhan). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained there. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped forward to lead the people in prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived. He came, passing through the rows, and when he reached the row behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the people began to clap their hands. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was a person who did not get distracted during prayer. When he heard the sound of clapping and paid attention, he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him to remain in his place. So Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) raised his head towards the sky and thanked Allah Almighty, and then stepped back in reverse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved forward, and when he completed the prayer, he said: “O Abu Bakr! When I gestured to you, what prevented you (from acting on my command)?” Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Allah, the Exalted, would not see the son of Abu Quhafah standing ahead of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the people and said: “O people! What is the reason that when you needed something during the prayer, you started clapping your hands? Clapping is for women; for men, it is prescribed to say ‘Subhan Allah’. Whoever needs to draw the attention (of the imam) during prayer should say ‘Subhan Allah’.”
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