Sahih Muslim Hadith 940 – If The Imâm

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[9401 94 – (…) It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah entered – my house, he said: 'Tell Abü Bakr to lead the people in J – prayer.' I said: '0 Messenger of Allah, Abü Bakr is a tenderhearted man; hen he recites Qur'ân he cannc control his tears. Why don't you tell someone other than Abü Bakr to :JU j4J do it?' By Allah, the only reason was that I did not want the " Appointing Abü Bakr to lead the prayers. people to regard with superstition the first man to stand in the place of the Messenger of Allah . I tried to dissuade him two or three times, but he said: 'Let Abü Bakr lead the people in prayer. You are like the women around Yüsuf."