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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Prophet's Last Prayer Imamate of Abu Bakr in the Historical Sources All these questions are related only to the reports mentioned in the Sahih, Sunan, and Musnads books, which are considered authentic by the Sunni scholars! But when we refer to the correct historical sources we find more information than the ones mentioned earlier.

In Ans?bul Ashr?f it is narrated from Aysha that the holy Prophet said: "Take me to Aysha's house." Aysha says, "When I heard this, I stood up. I didn't have a servant. I swept the house and spread a carpet for him and kept a pillow below his head; the pillow was filled with dry grass. At the time of Prayer, the Prophet asked me to send someone to call Abu Bakr so that he may lead the people in Prayer.

Aysha continues: "I sent someone to call Abu Bakr." But he replied "I am old and aged, and do not have the capacity to take the responsibilities of the holy Prophet and stand in his place. The holy Prophet should tell Umar to do this, and for this take the help of Hafsa." Aysha said that she performed that work, but the Prophet said: "You are like the women around Joseph!

Send someone to call Abu Bakr."1 In Tabaq?t of Ibn Sa'ad there is a tradition from the holy Prophet that in the state of illness, he said to Abu Bakr: "Lead the people in Prayer." Then the Prophet felt better. When Abu Bakr was leading the people in Prayer, the Prophet came out of the room, but Abu Bakr did not see him, until the holy Prophet touched the shoulder of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr returned backwards and the holy Prophet sat on the right side of Abu Bakr.

He prayed and the Prophet followed him! When the Prayer got over, the Prophet said: "Always before the demise of a Prophet a person from his nation has done Imamate for the Prophet."2 Yet we find in Tabaq?t Ibn Sa'ad and Ans?bul Ashrâf of Balazari (From Fuzail Ibn Amr Faqimi) that Abu Bakr three times led the Prayer during the life of the Prophet.3 Ibn Sa'ad and Balazari have narrated a similar tradition from Akrama.4 In other traditions it has come that Abu Bakr Ans?bul Ashrâf, Vol. 1, P.

553-554 Tabaq?t Ibn Sa'ad, Vol. 2, P. 222, European Edition Vol. 2 Part 2 P. 22 3Tabaq?t Ibn Sa'ad Vol. 2 P. 224, European Edition Vol. 2 Part 2 P. 23, Ans?bul Ashrâf Vol. 1 P. 555 4Tabaq?t Ibn Sa'ad Vol. 3 P. 180, European Edition Vol. 1 Part. 2 P.