Anas reported:
The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) did not come to us for three days. When the prayer was about to start. Abu Bakr stepped forward (to lead the prayer), and the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) lifted the curtain. When the face of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) became visible to us, we (found) that no sight was more endearing to us than the face of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as it appeared to us. The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) with the gesture of his hand directed Abu Bakr to step forward (and lead the prayer). The Apostle of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) then drew the curtain, and we could not see him till he died.