The Prophet ﷺ said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, when Abu Bakr stands in your place, the people will not be able to hear him because of his weeping. So tell Umar to lead the people in prayer."He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."Ayesha said, I then said to Hafsah, "Tell him, 'When Abu Bakr stands in your place, the people will not be able to hear him because of his weeping, so tell Umar to lead the people in prayer.'"Hafsah did so, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You are indeed the companions of Yusuf. Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."Hafsah then said to Ayesha, "I was never going to get any good from you."
أن النبي ﷺ قال: مروا أبا بكر فليصل للناس فقالت عائشة: إن أبا بكر يا رسول الله! إذا قام مقامك لم يسمع الناس من البكاء، فمر عمر فليصل للناس. قال: مروا أبا بكر فليصل للناس قالت عائشة: فقلت لحفصة: قولي له: إن أبا بكر إذا قام مقامك لم يسمع الناس من البكاء، فمر عمر فليصل للناس. ففعلت حفصة فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إنكن لأنتن صواحب يوسف، مروا أبا بكر فليصل للناس. فقالت حفصة لعائشة: ما كنت لأصيب منك خيرا.
Malik narrated it in Qasr al-Salat (83) from Hisham bin Urwa, from his father, from Ayesha, and she mentioned the hadith. Bukhari narrated it in the adhan (679) from Abdullah bin Yusuf, from Malik, with the same wording.