Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أَبِي رَجُلٌ رَقِيقٌ فَقَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَإِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ فَأَمَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّاسَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَيٌّ.
English Translation
Abd al-Samad ibn Abd al-Warith told us: Za'idah told us: Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr told us, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, fell ill and said: Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. Aisha said: O Messenger of Allah, my father is a tender-hearted man. He said: Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, for you women are like the companions of Joseph. So Abu Bakr led the people in prayer while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was still alive.