Sahih al-Bukhari 6919 (Book 93, Hadith 52)
offered the Zuhr prayer and went to establish peace among them. In the meantime the time of `Asr
prayer was due, Bilal pronounced the Adhan and then the Iqama for the prayer and requested Abu
Bakr (to lead the prayer) and Abu Bakr went forward. The Prophet (ﷺ) arrived while Abu Bakr was still
praying. He entered the rows of praying people till he stood behind Abu Bakr in the (first) row. The
people started clapping, and it was the habit of Abu Bakr that whenever he stood for prayer, he never
glanced side-ways till he had finished it, but when Abu Bakr observed that the clapping was not
coming to an end, he looked and saw the Prophet (ﷺ) standing behind him.
The Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned him to carry on by waving his hand. Abu Bakr stood there for a while, thanking
Allah for the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ) and then he retreated, taking his steps backwards. When the
Prophet saw that, he went ahead and led the people in prayer. When he finished the prayer, he said, “O
Abu Bakr! What prevented you from carrying on with the prayer after I beckoned you to do so?” Abu
Bakr replied, “It does not befit the son of Abi Quhafa to lead the Prophet (ﷺ) in prayer.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ)
said to the people, “If some problem arises during prayers, then the men should say, Subhan Allah!;
and the women should clap.” (See Hadith No. 652, Vol. 1)
Sahih al-Bukhari 6919 (Book 93, Hadith 52)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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