[Machine] On the authority of Abu Muwaihibah, a companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commanded to pray upon the people of Al-Baqi. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed upon them three times in one night. When the second night came, he said: "O Abu Muwaihibah, saddle my camel for me." He said: "So I saddled it for him, and he rode until he reached them. Then he dismounted from his camel, and his camel kneeled, and he stood over them (the graves)." Or he said: "He stood among them (the graves), and he said: "May you be blessed with what you are in, which is greater than what the people are in. Fitan (trials) will come like chunks of a dark night. One chunk after another. The later one will destroy the earlier one. May you be blessed with what you are in." Then he returned and said: "O Abu Muwaihibah, I have been given the keys to everything that will come after me, and the Paradise, or the meeting with my Lord. So I said: "By my father and mother, O Messenger of Allah, inform us." He said: "You will certainly catch up to them as Allah wills." So I chose the meeting with my Lord. And after that, he did not live except for seven or eight more nights until he died. Abu An-Nadr said: "Once he turned around to look back."  

أُمِرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْلَةً ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَتْ اللَّيْلَةُ الثَّانِيَةِ قَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ أَسْرِجْ لِي دَابَّتِي قَالَ فَرَكِبَ وَمَشَيْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْهِمْ فَنَزَلَ عَنْ دَابَّتِهِ وَأَمْسَكَتِ الدَّابَّةُ وَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ قَالَ قَامَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ لِيَهْنِكُمْ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ مِمَّا فِيهِ النَّاسُ أَتَتِ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ يَرْكَبُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا الْآخِرَةُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْأُولَى فَلْيَهْنِكُمْ مَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ إِنِّي أُعْطِيتُ أَوْ قَالَ خُيِّرْتُ مَفَاتِيحَ مَا يُفْتَحُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي وَالْجَنَّةَ أَوْ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأَخْبِرْنَا قَالَ لَأَنْتُرَدَّ عَلَى عَقِبِهَا مَا شَاءَ اللهُ فَاخْتَرْتُ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي ﷻ فَمَا لَبِثَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا سَبْعًا أَوْ ثَمَانِيًا حَتَّى قُبِضَ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَبُو النَّضْرِ مَرَّةً تُرَدُّ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهَا  

[Machine] On the authority of Abu Muwayhibah, the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "I have been commanded to seek forgiveness for the people of Al-Baqi', so come with me." So I went with him in the middle of the night. When he stood near them, he said, "Peace be upon you, O people of the graves! May Allah honor you with what He honors those who have passed before you. If you knew what Allah has saved you from, the trials (and tribulations) to come would appear to you like the darkest part of the night. It (the trials) will follow one after another, each worse than the previous one.

Then he turned towards me and said, 'O Abu Muwayhibah, I have been given the keys to the treasures of the world, and the keys to eternal life in it, then Paradise. I was given the choice between that and meeting my Lord.' I said, 'May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, take the keys to the treasures of the world, and the keys to eternal life in it, then Paradise.' He said, 'No, by Allah, O Abu Muwayhibah, I have chosen to meet my Lord.' Then he sought forgiveness for the people of Al-Baqi' and left. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to feel the pain in which he died.  

قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ فَانْطَلِقْ مَعِي» فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فِي جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَقَابِرِ لِيُهْنِكُمْ مَا أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِيهِ مِمَّا أَصْبَحَ فِيهِ النَّاسُ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا نَجَّاكُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ أَقْبَلَتِ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطْعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يَتْبَعُ آخِرُهَا أَوَّلَهَا الْآخِرَةُ أَشَرُّ مِنَ الْأُولَى

ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ إِنِّي قَدْ أُوتِيتُ بِمَفَاتِيحِ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْخُلْدِ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةُ فَخُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّي» قُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي خُذْ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ «لَا وَاللَّهِ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي» ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَبُدِئَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِوَجَعِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ  

[Machine] Narrated Abu Muayhibah, who was a guardian of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ woke me up one night and said, 'O Abu Muayhibah, go and seek forgiveness, for I have been commanded to seek forgiveness for the people of Baqi' (the graveyard in Medina).' So I went with him. When we reached Baqi', he said, 'Peace be upon you, O people of Baqi', may what you are in this morning be good for you. If you knew what Allah has saved you from, the trials would have approached you like thick darkness following after darkness. Then he said, 'O Abu Muayhibah, Allah has chosen for me to be given the treasures of the earth, eternal life in it, and then Paradise, and the meeting with my Lord Almighty.' I said, 'May I be your sacrifice, both my parents are offered to you. Take the keys of the treasures of this earth, and eternal life in it, then Paradise.' He said, 'No, O Abu Muayhibah, I have chosen to meet my Lord Almighty.' Then he sought forgiveness for the people of Baqi' and left. When he began the prayer in the morning, he would begin his prayer by complaining about that day when he was taken (from this world)." (Source: Al-Bukhari)  

طَرَقَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ انْطَلِقِ اسْتَغْفِرْ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لِأَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَقِيعِ» فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ الْبَقِيعَ قَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْبَقِيعِ لِيَهُنْ لَكُمْ مَا أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِيهِ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَنْجَاكَمُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ أَقْبَلَتِ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يَتْبَعُ أَوَّلُهَا خِرَهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَيَّرَنِي أَنْ يُؤْتِيَنِي خَزَائِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّي ﷻ» فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَخُذْ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ هَذِهِ الْأَرْضِ وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ «كَلَّا يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي ﷻ» ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ بَدَأَهُ شَكْوَاهُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] Narrated by Abu Muwayhibah, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : The Prophet ﷺ passed by me one night and said, "O Abu Muwayhibah, go forth, for I have been commanded to seek forgiveness for the people of this Baqi [graveyard]." So I went forth, or he said: "So we went forth," and when we reached Al-Baqi, he sought forgiveness for the people of the graves. Then he said, "May you be blessed with what you have experienced until now. If you only knew what has been saved for you by Allah, you would have seen that trials would descend upon you like the darkest part of the night. The last of them would go on while the first of them is even worse than the last." Then he said, "O Abu Muwayhibah, did you know that Allah has bestowed upon me the treasures of the earth and eternal life in it, followed by Paradise and the meeting with my Lord?" I said, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, so take the keys to the treasures of the earth and eternal life in it." He said, "No, O Abu Muwayhibah, I have chosen the meeting with my Lord." Then he sought forgiveness for the people of the graves and then left. When morning came, he began to complain of the ailment that he passed away from. (Sahih Muslim)  

طَرَقَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ «أَبُو مُوَيْهِبَةَ انْطَلِقْ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لِأَهْلِ هَذَا الْبَقِيعِ» فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَوْ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَلَمَّا تَوَسَّطَ الْبَقِيعَ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَقَابِرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «لِيَهْنِ لَكُمْ مَا أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِيهِ لَوْ تَدْرُونَ مِمَّا نَجَّاكُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُ أَقْبَلَتِ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يَتْبَعُ آخِرَهَا أَوَّلُهَا الْآخِرَةُ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْأُولَى» ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ هَلْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ اللهَ خَيَّرَنِي أَنْ يُؤْتِيَنِي خَزَائِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّي؟» قَالَ قُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَخُذْ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا قَالَ «كَلَّا يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَهْلِ الْمَقَابِرِ وَانْصَرَفَ» فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ بَدَأَهُ شَكْوَاهُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ ﷺ  

"يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ انْطَلِقْ، فَإِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لأهْلِ هَذَا البَقِيع: السَلامُ عَليْكُمْ يَا أَهلَ الْبَقِيعِ، لَيَهنَ لكُمْ مَا أَصْبَحْتم فِيهِ مما أَصبحَ النَّاسُ فيه، لو تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَنْجَاكُمْ الله منه، أَقْبَلت الفِتَنُ كقطعِ الليلِ المظلِم، يتبعُ آخِرُهَا أَوَّلَهَا، الآخرةُ شرٌّ من الأولى، يا أبا مُويهبَة: إنى قد أعطيتُ مَفَاتيحَ خزائِنِ الدُّنْيا والخلدَ فيهَا ثم الجَنَّةَ، فَخُيِّرتُ بين ذَلِكَ وبيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِى، فاخترَتُ لِقَاءَ ربِّى والْجَنَّةَ".