Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1183
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ انْطَلَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ فَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَجَاءَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ النَّاسَ وَيَؤُمَّهُمْ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَخَرَقَ الصُّفُوفَ حَتَّى قَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ وَصَفَّحَ النَّاسُ بِأَبِي بَكْرٍ لِيُؤْذِنُوهُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ لاَ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرُوا عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ نَابَهُمْ شَىْءٌ فِي صَلاَتِهِمْ فَالْتَفَتَ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىْ كَمَا أَنْتَ فَرَفَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَدَيْهِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ رَجَعَ الْقَهْقَرَى وَتَقَدَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَصَلَّى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ " مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ أَوْمَأْتُ إِلَيْكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ " . فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنه مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لاِبْنِ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ أَنْ يَؤُمَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ " مَا بَالُكُمْ صَفَّحْتُمْ إِنَّمَا التَّصْفِيحُ لِلنِّسَاءِ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِذَا نَابَكُمْ شَىْءٌ فِي صَلاَتِكُمْ فَسَبِّحُوا " .
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Bazi‘ reported to us, saying: ‘Abd al-A‘la ibn ‘Abd al-A‘la reported to us, saying: ‘Ubayd Allah—namely, Ibn ‘Umar—from Abu Hazim, from Sahl ibn Sa‘d, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went out to reconcile the people of Banu ‘Amr ibn ‘Awf. Prayer time came, and the caller to prayer went to Abu Bakr and asked him to gather the people and lead them in prayer. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) arrived, making his way through the rows until he stood in the front row. The people clapped to alert Abu Bakr to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Abu Bakr did not turn around during prayer, but when they clapped repeatedly, he realized that something had happened in their prayer. He turned and saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who gestured to him, “Stay where you are.” Abu Bakr raised his hands, praised Allah, and extolled Him in response to the Messenger of Allah’s (ﷺ) instruction. Then he stepped backward, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) moved forward and led the prayer. After finishing, he said to Abu Bakr, “What prevented you, when I gestured to you, from continuing to lead the prayer?” Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, “It would not be fitting for the son of Abu Quhafah to lead the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).” Then he said to the people, “Why did you clap? Clapping is for women. If something happens to you during prayer, glorify Allah.”
Translation notes
The passage uses clapping as a signal to the imam; it later contrasts this with saying tasbih when something happens during prayer.