Masruq) with the wording, “Abu Bakr was following his salat (i.
Masruq) with the wording, “Abu Bakr was following his salat (i.e. that of the Prophet), and the people were following the salat of Abu Bakr.”[^15] So, what answer do the Sunni ‘ulama have to these contradictions?
They, of course, attempted to devise a way out, as ‘Allamah al-Albani explains, after quoting the contradictory stories: ففي هذه الرواية أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إماما بخلاف الأولى؛ ففيها أنه كان مقتديا، وقد اختلف العلماء في التوفيق بين الروايات على وجوه ذكرها الحافظ في " الفتح" ؛ أولاها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى صلاتين في المسجد؛ كان في إحداهما مأموما، وفي الأخرى إماما.
وإليه ذهب ابن حزم في "المحلى" (3/47)، والبيهقي ، وقبله ابن حبان In this report, it is stated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, was the Imam (in…
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