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Imam Malik : 282

و حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِك عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَأَتَى فَوَجَدَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَاسْتَأْخَرَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ كَمَا أَنْتَ فَجَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يُصَلُّونَ بِصَلَاةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ

Narrated to me from Malik from Hisham bin Urwah from his father, that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went out during his illness and found Abu Bakr standing, leading the people in prayer. Abu Bakr stepped back, but the Messenger, peace be upon him, signaled to him to stay in place. The Messenger, peace be upon him, sat beside Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr prayed following the prayer of the Messenger, peace be upon him, who was sitting, and the people followed Abu Bakr's prayer.