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Fajr.” (1).

In Sahīh Muslim, Anas said:
“The last time I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was when he drew back the curtain on Monday.” He then recounted the incident (2).

In the two Sahīh collections, Anas said:
“The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had not come out to us for three days. The call to commence the prayer was given, and Abū Bakr began moving forward. Then the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, took hold of the curtain (3) and raised it. When the Prophet’s face, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came into view, we had never seen a sight more pleasing to us than his face as it appeared before us (4). He said: Then the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, signalled with his hand to Abū Bakr to move forward. The Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lowered the curtain, and he could not be reached again before he died” (5).

Thus, Anas reported that this second appearance at the doorway of his chamber occurred after he had remained inside for three days. During those three days, Abū Bakr led them in prayer, just as he had led them before the Prophet’s first appearance, when he came out between ʿAlī and al-ʿAbbās. As for that appearance, he had been

(1) The hadith narrated by Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, is in al-Bukhārī, 1/47 (Book of the Call to Prayer, chapter “May one turn around because of something that happens to one …”); Muslim, 1/315 (Book of Prayer, chapter “Appointing a Substitute Imam When the Imam Has an Excuse …”), hadith no. 98. (2) Muslim, at the same location, hadith no. 99. (3) N, M, S: “Then Abū Bakr took hold of the curtain.” (4) M: “When the face of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came into view before us.” (5) The hadith narrated by Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, is in al-Bukhārī, 1/132–133 (Book of the Call to Prayer, chapter “Those Possessing Knowledge and Virtue Have Greater Entitlement to Lead the Prayer”); Muslim, 1/315 (chapter “Appointing a Substitute Imam”), hadith no. 98.

الْفَجْرِ» (١) . وَفِي صَحِيحِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: آخِرُ نَظْرَةِ نَظَرْتُهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: كَشَفَ السِّتَارَةَ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ، وَذَكَرَ الْقِصَّةَ (٢) . وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: «لَمْ يَخْرُجْ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثَلَاثًا، فَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَقَدَّمُ، فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْحِجَابِ (٣) ، فَرَفَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا نَظَرْنَا مَنْظَرًا قَطُّ أَعْجَبَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ وَجْهِهِ حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا (٤) قَالَ: فَأَوْمَأَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ، وَأَرْخَى نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْحِجَابَ، فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى مَاتَ» (٥) . فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ أَنَسٌ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الْخَرْجَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ إِلَى بَابِ الْحُجْرَةِ كَانَتْ بَعْدَ احْتِبَاسِهِ ثَلَاثًا، وَفِي تِلْكَ الثَّلَاثِ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، كَمَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ قَبْلَ خَرْجَتِهِ الْأُولَى الَّتِي خَرَجَ فِيهَا بَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ وَالْعَبَّاسِ، وَتِلْكَ كَانَ

(١) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ ١/٤٧ (كِتَابُ الْأَذَانِ، بَابُ هَلْ يَلْتَفِتُ لِأَمْرٍ يَنْزِلُ بِهِ. .) مُسْلِمٍ ١/٣١٥ (كِتَابُ الصَّلَاةِ، بَابُ اسْتِخْلَافِ الْإِمَامِ إِذَا عَرَضَ لَهُ عُذْرٌ. . . حَدِيثٌ رَقْمُ ٩٨. (٢) مُسْلِمٌ: الْمَوْضِعُ السَّابِقُ حَدِيثٌ رَقْمُ ٩٩ (٣) ن، م، س: فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِالْحِجَابِ (٤) م: حِينَ وَضَحَ لَنَا وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (٥) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ ١/١٣٢ - ١٣٣ (كِتَابُ الْأَذَانِ - بَابُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْفَضْلِ أَحَقُّ بِالْإِمَامَةِ) مُسْلِمٍ ١/٣١٥ (بَابُ اسْتِخْلَافِ الْإِمَامِ) . . حَدِيثٌ رَقْمُ ٩٨.