When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died, Abu Bakr was at Sunh. Ismail said, meaning at al-Aliyah. Umar stood up saying, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not died."She said that Umar also said, "By Allah, nothing else came to my mind. Allah will surely send him back, and he will cut off the hands and feet of some men."Then Abu Bakr came, uncovered the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and kissed him. He said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you. You were good in life and good in death. By the One in whose hand my soul rests, Allah will never let you taste death twice."Then he went out and said, "You who are swearing, take it easy."When Abu Bakr spoke, Umar sat down. Abu Bakr praised Allah and extolled Him, then said, "Whoever used to worship Muhammad ﷺ, Muhammad has died. And whoever used to worship Allah, Allah is Living and does not die." He then recited, "Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die" [Zumar 39:30], and "Muhammad is no more than a messenger. Messengers have passed on before him. So if he dies or is killed, will you turn back on your heels? And whoever turns back on his heels will not harm Allah at all, and Allah will reward the grateful" [Aal Imran 3:144].The people then broke down weeping… and the rest of the hadith.
أن رسول الله ﷺ مات وأبوبكر بالسنح- قال إسماعيل: يعني بالعالية-، فقام عمر يقول: والله مامات رسول الله ﷺ، قالت: وقال عمر: والله ما كان يقع في نفسي إلا ذاك، وليبعثته الله، فليقطعن أيدي رجال وأرجلهم، فجاء أبو بكر، فكشف عن رسول الله ﷺ، فقبله، قال: بأبي أنت وأمي طبت حيا وميتا، والذي نفسي بيده لا يذيقك الله الموتتين أبدا، ثم خرج، فقال: أيها الحالف! على رسلك، فلما تكلم أبو بكر جلس عمر، فحمد الله أبوبكر، وأثنى عليه، وقال: ألا من كان يعبد محمدا ﷺ، فإن محمدا قد مات، ومن كان يعبد الله فإن الله حي لا يموت. وقال: {إنك ميت وإنهم ميتون} {وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل أفإن مات أو قتل انقلبتم على أعقابكم ومن ينقلب على عقبيه فلن يضر الله شيئا وسيجزي الله الشاكرين}[سورة آل عمران: ١٤٤]، قال: فنشج الناس يبكون… الحديث.
Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Virtues (3667-3668) from Ismail bin Abdullah, who said, Sulayman bin Bilal narrated to us, from Hisham bin Urwa, from Urwa bin Zubayr, from Ayesha, and he related it in full. And his saying, "Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will dispute before your Lord" [Zumar 39:31].