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(the mother of believers) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during his fatal ailment said, "Order Abu Bakr to lead the
people in prayer." I said, "If Abu Bakr stood at your place (in prayers, the people will not be able to
hear him because of his weeping, so order `Umar to lead the people in prayer." He again said, "Order
Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer " Then I said to Hafsa, "Will you say (to the Prophet), 'If Abu
Bakr stood at your place, the people will not be able to hear him be cause of his weeping, so order
`Umar to lead the people in prayer?" Hafsa did so, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You are like the
companions of Joseph (See Quran, 12:30-32). Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Hafsa
then said to me, "I have never received any good from you!"
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 96, Hadith 34
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Once the two righteous men, i.e., Abu Bakr and `Umar were on the verge of destruction (and that was
because): When the delegate of Bani Tamim came to the Prophet, one of them (either Abu Bakr or
`Umar) recommended Al-Aqra' bin H`Abis at-Tamimi Al-Hanzali, the brother of Bani Majashi (to be
appointed as their chief), while the other recommended somebody else. Abu Bakr said to `Umar, "You
intended only to oppose me." `Umar said, "I did not intend to oppose you!" Then their voices grew
louder in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) whereupon there was revealed: 'O you who believe! Do not raise your
voices above the voice of the Prophet..a great reward.' (49.2-3) Ibn Az-Zubair said, 'Thence forward
when `Umar talked to the Prophet, he would talk like one who whispered a secret and would even fail
to make the Prophet (ﷺ) hear him, in which case the Prophet (ﷺ) would ask him (to repeat his words).
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'Uwaimir Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin `Adi and said, "If a man found another man with his wife and
killed him, would you sentence the husband to death (in Qisas,) i.e., equality in punishment)? O
`Asim! Please ask Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about this matter on my behalf." `Asim asked the Prophet (ﷺ) but the
Prophet disliked the question and disapproved of it. `Asim returned and informed 'Uwaimir that the
Prophet disliked that type of question. 'Uwaimir said, "By Allah, I will go (personally) to the Prophet."
'Uwaimir came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when Allah had already revealed Quranic Verses (in that respect), after
`Asim had left (the Prophet (ﷺ) ). So the Prophet (ﷺ) said to 'Uwaimir, "Allah has revealed Quranic Verses
regarding you and your wife." The Prophet (ﷺ) then called for them, and they came and carried out the
order of Lian.
Then 'Uwaimir said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Now if I kept her with me, I would be accused of telling a
lie." So 'Uwaimir divorced her although the Prophet (ﷺ) did not order him to do so. Later on this practice
of divorcing became the tradition of couples involved in a case of Li'an. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to the
people). "Wait for her! If she delivers a red short (small) child like a Wahra (a short red animal). then
I will be of the opinion that he ('Uwaimir) has told a lie but if she delivered a black big-eyed one with
big buttocks, then I will be of the opinion that he has told the truth about her." 'Ultimately she gave
birth to a child that proved the accusation. (See Hadith No. 269, Vol. 6)