Sahih Muslim Hadith 947

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[947] 100 – ( … ) It was narrated that Anas said: "The Prophet of Allah did not come out to us for three days. Then the Iqâmah was called and Abü Bakr went forward (to lead the prayer). The Prophet of Allah iJ lifted the curtain, and when the face of the Prophet of Allah appeared to us, there was nothing more dear to us than the face of the Prophet appearing to us. The Prophet of Allah gestured to Abü Bakr to go forward, then the Prophet of Allah 0 drew the curtain and we did not see him until he died."