Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) removed the curtain (during his illness), and the people were standing in rows behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). In the narration of Ibn Maqri’, it is mentioned that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) began to step back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) signaled him to stay, so he remained. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Of the glad tidings of Prophethood, now only righteous dreams remain, which a person sees himself or are shown to someone concerning him. Then he said: I have been forbidden from reciting the Qur’an in the state of bowing and prostration, so in bowing, glorify the greatness of your Lord, and in prostration, strive to make supplication, for it is not unlikely that it will be accepted.