Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3384
حَدَّثَنَا بَدَلُ بْنُ الْمُحَبَّرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهَا " مُرِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ ". قَالَتْ إِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ، مَتَى يَقُمْ مَقَامَكَ رَقَّ. فَعَادَ فَعَادَتْ، قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ " إِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ، مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ ".
Badal ibn al-Muhabbar informed us: Shuʿba informed us, from Saʿd ibn Ibrahim, who said: I heard ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr, from ʿAʾisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that the Prophet ﷺ said to her: ‘Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.’ She said, ‘He is a tender-hearted man; when he stands in your place, he will be overcome with emotion.’ He repeated the instruction, and she repeated her response. Shuʿba said: On the third or fourth time, he said: ‘You are like the companions of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the prayer.’
Translation notes
Rendered أسيف as tender-hearted and رقّ as becoming emotionally overcome, preserving the reason she gives.