Why did Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) not narrate the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) did, even though he had the most companionship with him?
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The questioner : ... Most of the description of the night [prayer] is from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... He used to pray most of the ... .
The Shaykh : Because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) became famous for narrating from him, and for this reason she is among the Companions who narrated the most.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not with them, and it is not necessary that because a person has knowledge of the actions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the life of the Messenger, he should narrate a lot from him. We know that the people who took the most from the Messenger of Allah, who were they?
The student: Abu Bakr.
The Shaykh : Abu Bakr accompanied him in residence and travel, in his expeditions and in all his circumstances, and yet the transmission from him is little because he did not devote himself to narrating to people. As for Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she devoted herself and narrated to people, and people were connected to her, so the narration from her became abundant. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... He used to pray most of the ... .
The Shaykh : Because Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) became famous for narrating from him, and for this reason she is among the Companions who narrated the most.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not with them, and it is not necessary that because a person has knowledge of the actions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the life of the Messenger, he should narrate a lot from him. We know that the people who took the most from the Messenger of Allah, who were they?
The student: Abu Bakr.
The Shaykh : Abu Bakr accompanied him in residence and travel, in his expeditions and in all his circumstances, and yet the transmission from him is little because he did not devote himself to narrating to people. As for Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she devoted herself and narrated to people, and people were connected to her, so the narration from her became abundant. Yes.