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With all such differences in reports, it is said that Abu Bakr stood to lead the prayer instead of the Prophet (s). However, the reaction of the Prophet (s) about this prayer has been reported differently. There is a report from [[Aisha]] that when Abu Bakr was in the middle of this prayer, the Prophet (s) got better, got up and came to the mosque while he (s) leaned on two people and his feet were being dragged on the ground. As soon as Abu Bakr found that the Prophet (s) was there, stood aside, but the Prophet (s) pointed that he should stay where he was. Then the Prophet (s) came and sat on his left. So, the Prophet (s) prayed while sitting and Abu Bakr prayed normally. Abu Bakr followed the Prophet's (s) prayer and people followed Abu Bakr's.<ref>Ibn Ḥibbān, ''Kitāb al-thiqāt'', vol. 2, p. 130-132; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaghāt al-kubrā'', vol. 3, p. 179.</ref> | With all such differences in reports, it is said that Abu Bakr stood to lead the prayer instead of the Prophet (s). However, the reaction of the Prophet (s) about this prayer has been reported differently. There is a report from [[Aisha]] that when Abu Bakr was in the middle of this prayer, the Prophet (s) got better, got up and came to the mosque while he (s) leaned on two people and his feet were being dragged on the ground. As soon as Abu Bakr found that the Prophet (s) was there, stood aside, but the Prophet (s) pointed that he should stay where he was. Then the Prophet (s) came and sat on his left. So, the Prophet (s) prayed while sitting and Abu Bakr prayed normally. Abu Bakr followed the Prophet's (s) prayer and people followed Abu Bakr's.<ref>Ibn Ḥibbān, ''Kitāb al-thiqāt'', vol. 2, p. 130-132; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaghāt al-kubrā'', vol. 3, p. 179.</ref> | ||
Some [[Sunni]] scholars have so much highlighted the importance of Abu Bakr's leading of prayer instead of the Prophet (s) that they used it as an important proof for the superiority of Abu Bakr in leading the people, i.e. [[caliphate]] and said that the Prophet (s) followed Abu Bakr in this prayer.<ref>Ibn Ḥanbal, ''Musnad'', vol. 6, p. 234.</ref> This opinion was unacceptable even for some great Sunni scholars and made Abu l-Faraj 'Abd al-Rahman b. al-Jawzi, the great [[Hanbali]] faqih and exegete of the [[Qur'an]] (511/1117- | Some [[Sunni]] scholars have so much highlighted the importance of Abu Bakr's leading of prayer instead of the Prophet (s) that they used it as an important proof for the superiority of Abu Bakr in leading the people, i.e. [[caliphate]] and said that the Prophet (s) followed Abu Bakr in this prayer.<ref>Ibn Ḥanbal, ''Musnad'', vol. 6, p. 234.</ref> This opinion was unacceptable even for some great Sunni scholars and made Abu l-Faraj 'Abd al-Rahman b. al-Jawzi, the great [[Hanbali]] faqih and exegete of the [[Qur'an]] (511/1117-8 – 597/1200-1) write a book called ''Afat ashab al-hadith'' to reject it.<ref>Ibn al-Jawzī, ''Āfat aṣḥāb al-ḥadīth'', p. 49-50; Ibn Ḥibbān, ''Kitāb al-thiqāt'', vol. 2, p. 132.</ref> | ||
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