Agonies of death and the Prophet’s ﷺ final words
Aishah ᴿᴬ used to say that there was before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a leather vessel or a wooden container containing water—Umar was uncertain—so he began putting his hands into the water and wiping his face with them, and saying, "There is no god but Allah. Indeed, death has agonies." Then he raised his hand and began saying, "With the Highest Companion." until he passed away and his hand drooped. Abu Abdullah said: The ulbah is of wood, and the rakwah is of leather.
أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ؓ كَانَتْ تَقُولُ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَكْوَةٌ أَوْ عُلْبَةٌ فِيهَا مَاءٌ، يَشُكُّ عُمَرُ، فَجَعَلَ يُدْخِلُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ، وَيَقُولُ «لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، إِنَّ لِلْمَوْتِ سَكَرَاتٍ»، ثُمَّ نَصَبَ يَدَهُ، فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ «فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى»، حَتَّى قُبِضَ وَمَالَتْ يَدُهُ. قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ: الْعُلْبَةُ مِنْ الْخَشَبِ، وَالرَّكْوَةُ مِنْ الْأَدَمِ
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