Abu Bakr used to dislike being ahead of the Messenger of Allah in leading the prayer
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The questioner : And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved to be behind him. When Abu Bakr entered and was praying for the people, he was their imam, and it is reported that once he entered and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf or someone else was praying for the people, so he prayed behind him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he went ahead of Abu Bakr and took his place.
The Shaykh : Because before this, when the Messenger went to reconcile a group of people and came back and Abu Bakr was praying, I think he intended to remain, so Abu Bakr stepped back. Then he saidAs-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 5:92 So the Messenger knew that Abu Bakr disliked this matter.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, he went ahead of Abu Bakr and took his place.
The Shaykh : Because before this, when the Messenger went to reconcile a group of people and came back and Abu Bakr was praying, I think he intended to remain, so Abu Bakr stepped back. Then he said
It was not fitting for the son of Abi Quhafah to be ahead of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
ما كان لابن أبي قحافة أن يتقدم بين يدي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3228كان أبا بكر يكره أن يتقدم على رسول الله في الإمامة📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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