عن أَبي العباس سهلِ بنِ سعدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ رضي اللّهُ عنه، أَنّ رسولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم بلَغَهُ أَنَّ بَني عَمْرِو بن عوْفٍ كان بيْنهُمْ شَرٌّ، فَخَرَجَ رسولُ اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهمْ فِي أُنَاسٍ مَعَه، فَحُبِسَ رسول اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم وَحَانَتِ الصَّلاَةُ، فَجَاءَ بِلالٌ إِلَى أَبي بَكْرٍ رضي اللّهُ عنهما فقال: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رسولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قَدْ حُبِسَ، وَحَانَتِ الصَّلاةُ، فَهَلْ لكَ أَنْ تَؤُمَّ النَّاس؟ قال: نَعَمْ إِنْ شِئْتَ، فَأَقَامَ بِلالٌ الصَّلاةَ، وَتقَدَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَبَّرَ وكبَّرَ النَّاسُ، وَجَاءَ رسول اللّهِ صلَّى اللّه عليه وسلّم يمْشِي في الصُّفوفِ حتَّى قامَ في الصَّفِّ، فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ فِي التَّصْفِيقِ، وكَانَ أَبُو بَكْر رضي اللّه عنه لا يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صلاتِهِ، فَلَمَّا أَكَثَرَ النَّاسُ التَّصْفِيقَ الْتَفَتَ، فَإِذَا رسولُ اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، فَأَشَار إِلَيْهِ رسول اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، فَرَفَعَ أَبْو بَكْر رضي اللّه عنه يدَهُ فَحمِدَ اللّهَ، وَرَجَعَ القَهْقَرى وَراءَهُ حَتَّى قَامَ فِي الصَّفِّ، فَتَقدَّمَ رسولُ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، فَصَلَّى للنَّاسِ، فَلَمَّا فرغَ أَقْبلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فقال: «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ما لَكُمْ حِين نَابَكُمْ شَيْءٌ في الصَّلاَةِ أَخذْتُمْ فِي التَّصْفِيقِ؟ إِنَّما التَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ، منْ نَابَهُ شيءٌ فِي صلاتِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ: سُبْحَانَ اللّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ لا يَسْمعُهُ أَحدٌ حِينَ يَقُولُ: سُبْحانَ اللّهِ، إِلَّا الْتَفَتَ. يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ: ما منعَك أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ حِينَ أَشرْتُ إِلَيْكَ؟» فقال أَبُو بكْر: مَا كَانَ ينبَغِي لابْنِ أَبي قُحافَةَ أَنْ يُصلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رسولِ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم. متفقٌ عليه.

Abu al-ʿAbbas Sahl ibn Saʿd al-Saʿidī (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: News reached the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that there was trouble between Banu ʿAmr ibn ʿAwf, so he went out with some companions to reconcile them. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was delayed and the time of prayer arrived. Bilal came to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them) and said, "O Abu Bakr, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has been delayed and the time for prayer has come; will you lead the people in prayer?" He said, "Yes, if you wish." So Bilal called the iqāmah and Abu Bakr stepped forward, pronounced the takbīr, and the people followed. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) then arrived, walking through the rows until he stood in one of them. The people began to clap, and Abu Bakr, who did not turn round in his prayer, at last turned when the clapping grew louder. Seeing the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), he was signalled by him. Abu Bakr raised his hand and praised Allah, then stepped back until he stood in the row. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) moved forward and led the people in prayer. When he had finished, he turned to the people and said, "O people, what was wrong with you when something happened in the prayer that you clapped? Clapping is only for women. Whoever encounters something in his prayer, let him say SubḥānAllāh, for no one hears him say SubḥānAllāh without turning. O Abu Bakr, what prevented you from leading the people in prayer when I motioned to you?" Abu Bakr said, "It was not fitting for the son of Abu Quḥafah to lead the people in prayer in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)." [Agreed upon]