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....He
went to the door and said "as-Salāh yā Rasulallāh", waiting for
him to come out.
....However, our beloved Prophet
was ill and he did not feel that it would be possible for him
to go to the mosque.
....Our beloved Prophet said to Hazrat
Aisha: "Say to Bilāl that Abū Bakr should lead the prayer and
that they should perform the ritual prayer."
....Bilāl, who had endured the brutal
tortures of the polytheists in Mecca with stoicism, collapsed.
His heart burned and his eyes filled with tears; he could not
speak, and with difficulty he proceeded to the mosque.
....When all the eyes in the mosque,
which were turned to the door, waiting for the Prophet, saw Bilāl
come in alone, looking exhausted, they realized that something
was wrong.
....Hazrat Bilāl went immediately
to Hazrat Abū Bakr. He could not speak, but with a gesture of
his hand he indicated that Abū Bakr should lead the prayer.
....All the companions felt great
sorrow; nobody could speak. They had no power to perform the ritual
prayer.
....Hazrat Abū Bakr pulled himself
together with difficulty, and went to the pulpit, and starting
the prayer he said: "Allah'u Akbar." However, he was weeping
so hard that he could not recite the remaining.
....All the companions, men and women,
performed the ritual prayer with difficulty, as they too were
weeping.
....On 12 Rabiulawwal Monday,
in the morning, our beloved Prophet felt better and slowly proceeded
to the mosque. He saw his companions performing the ritual prayer
under the leadership of Hazrat Abū Bakr, and he
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