A Day in The Life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by Abd a-Wahhab b. Nasir al-Turayri

A Dt!J in the life of Prophet Muhammad
back to allow the Prophet to lead the prayer, but the Prophet
signalled him to stay in place. Abu Bakr raised his hands to heaven,
praised God and glorified Him as the Prophet had taught him. He
then stepped backward to be in the row and the Prophet stepped
forward to lead the prayer. When he finished, he turned towards the
people and said: "Why did you clap when something occurred
during the prayer. Clapping is allowed only for women. If
something happened during prayer, you should only say Subhan
Allah, i.e. limitless is God in His glory. Anyone who heard this
would turn his face." Then he addressed Abu Bakr asking him why
he did not continue to lead the prayer when he clearly signalled him
to do so. Abu Bakr said: "It is not right that I should lead when the
Prophet is present."
Another example was when he went to al-Aswaf, to the north
of al-Bagi' to see the daughters of Sa'd ibn al-Rabi' and give them
their shares of their father's estate. They were the first women to
inherit their father in Islam. He went to see them in midmorning.
He was brought some food that included bread and meat. They had
prepared it for him. He ate, as did the people who were with him.
He then performed the ablution in readiness for Zuhr prayer. The
people with him also performed the ablution. He led them in Zuhr
prayer. After the prayer he sat down to complete the division of the
estate among Sa 'd's daughters, until it was time for Asr when this
business was completed. They served him what remained of bread
and meat. He and the people with him ate, then he stood up to lead
the people in Asr prayer. Neither he nor anyone else needed to
perform the ablution again.
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