She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer during his illness, so he would lead them in prayer."Urwa said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt some relief, so he came out, and there was Abu Bakr leading the people in prayer. When Abu Bakr saw him, he began to step back, but the Prophet signaled to him to stay where he was. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then sat down beside Abu Bakr, level with him. Abu Bakr was following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the people were following the prayer of Abu Bakr."
قالت: أمر رسول الله ﷺ أبا بكر أن يصلي بالناس في مرضه، فكان يصلي بهم، قال عروة: فوجد رسول الله ﷺ في نفسه خفة فخرج، فإذا أبو بكر يؤم الناس، فلما رآه أبو بكر استأخر، فأشار إليه أن كما أنت، فجلس رسول الله ﷺ حذاء أبي بكر إلى جنبه، فكان أبو بكر يصلي بصلاة رسول الله ﷺ، والناس يصلون بصلاة أبي بكر.
Bukhari narrated it in the Book of adhan (683), and Muslim in the Book of prayer (97/418), both of them through Ibn Numayr, who said, "Hisham bin Urwa informed us, from his father, from Ayesha," and he related it. Malik narrated it in the Book of congregational prayer (18) from Hisham bin Urwa, from his father, as a mursal report. Hafiz bin Abdul-Barr said in Tamhid (22/315), "As far as I know, there is no disagreement about Malik transmitting this hadith as mursal, but a group narrated it with a full chain from Hisham bin Urwa, from his father, from Ayesha, among them Hammad bin Salama, Ibn Numayr, and Abu Usama." End of quote.As for the wording "Urwa said," it appears at first glance to be a suspended report, but in fact it is connected through the preceding chain, as shown in the narration of Ibn Abu Shayba, who said, "Abdullah bin Numayr narrated to us, from Hisham bin Urwa, from his father, from Ayesha," and he related the hadith in the same way. Ibn Majah narrated it (1233) from Ibn Abu Shayba, through this same chain.