Narrated Hamza bin `Abdullah:
My father said, "When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) became seriously ill, he was told about the prayer. He said, 'Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in the prayer.' `Aisha said, 'Abu Bakr is a softhearted man and he would be overpowered by his weeping if he recited the Qur'an.' He said to them, 'Tell him (Abu Bakr) to lead the prayer. The same reply was given to him. He said again, 'Tell him to lead the prayer. You (women) are the companions of Joseph."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 682 |
In-book reference | : Book 10, Hadith 76 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 11, Hadith 650 |
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