40. Passing of the Prophet ﷺ
٤٠۔ كِتَابُ وَفَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said about the illness in which he passed away, "Pour on me seven different kinds of perfumes that have not been mixed together, so that I may have the chance to give good advice to people." So we sat him down in a place of Hafsah's (house) where we kept pouring perfume on him until he motioned to us that we had done enough. Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (Anas bin Malik) differed with them and said, "I saw Abdullah bin Mubarak taking five or six handfuls of perfume.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ «صُبُّوا عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَبْعِ قِرَبٍ لَمْ تُحْلَلْ أَوْكِيَتُهُنَّ لَعَلِّي أَعْهَدُ إِلَى النَّاسِ» فَأَجْلَسْنَاهُ فِي مِخْضَبٍ لِحَفْصَةَ فَمَا زِلْنَا نَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى طَفِقَ يُشِيرُعَلَيْنَا أَنْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُنَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُمَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ فَرَوَاهُ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ وَيُونُسَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ
When the ailment of the Prophet ﷺ became aggravated and his disease became severe, he asked his wives to permit him to be nursed (treated) in my house. So they gave him the permission. Then the Prophet came (to my house) with the support of two men, and his legs were dragging on the ground, between ʿAbbas, and another man." 'Ubaidullah (the sub narrator) said, "I informed ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas of what ʿAisha said. Ibn ʿAbbas said: 'Do you know who was the other man?' I replied in the negative. Ibn ʿAbbas said, 'He was ʿAli (bin Abi Talib)." ʿAisha further said, "When the Prophet ﷺ came to my house and his sickness became aggravated he ordered us to pour seven skins full of water on him, so that he might give some advice to the people. So he was seated in a Mikhdab (brass tub) belonging to Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet. Then, all of us started pouring water on him from the water skins till he beckoned to us to stop and that we have done (what he wanted us to do). After that he went out to the people." (Using translation from Bukhārī 198)
أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاشْتَدَّ بِهِ وَجَعُهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَزْوَاجَهُ فِي أَنْ يُمَرَّضَ فِي بَيْتِي فَأَذِنَّ لَهُ فَخَرَجَ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ تَخُطُّ رِجْلَاهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ بَيْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَبَيْنَ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَعْدَمَا دَخَلَ بَيْتَهَا وَاشْتَدَّ وَجَعُهُ «أَهْرِيقُوا عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَبْعِ قِرَبٍ لَمْ تُحْلَلْ أَوْكِيَتُهُنَّ لَعَلِّي أَعْهَدُ إِلَى النَّاسِ» قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَأَجْلَسْنَاهُ فِي مِخْضَبٍ لِحَفْصَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ طَفِقْنَا نَصُبُّ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْقِرَبِ حَتَّى جَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا بِيَدِهِ «أَنْ قَدْ فَعَلْتُمْ» قَالَتْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ وَخَطَبَهُمْ
[Machine] About the illness of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , it is said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ felt heavy and asked, 'Did people pray?' We said, 'No, they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Bring me water in a basin.' So we did, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed ablution. Then he went to relieve himself and fainted. When he regained consciousness, he asked, 'Did people pray?' We said, 'No, they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Bring me water in a basin.' So we did, and he performed ablution. Then he went to relieve himself and fainted again. When he regained consciousness, he asked, 'Did people pray?' We said, 'No, they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah.' It is narrated that the people were standing in the mosque waiting for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to lead them in the Isha prayer. She said, 'So the Messenger sent someone to Abu Bakr asking him to lead the people in prayer.' Abu Bakr, being a gentle man, said to Umar, 'You should lead the people in prayer.' Umar said to him, 'You are more deserving of that.' So Abu Bakr led the people in prayer during those days."
عَنْ مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَتْ ثَقُلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ» فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «ضَعُوا لِي مَاءً فِي الْمِخْضَبِ» فَفَعَلْنَا فَاغْتَسَلَ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ لِيَنُوءَ فَأُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَصَلَّى النَّاسُ؟» قُلْنَا لَا هُمْ يَنْتَظِرُونَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَتْ وَالنَّاسُ عُكُوفٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ يَنْتَظِرُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ لِصَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ قَالَتْ فَأَرْسَلَ رَسُولًا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ بِأَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا رَقِيقًا يَا عُمَرُ صَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَنْتَ أَحَقُّ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَصَلَّى أَبُو بَكْرٍ تِلْكَ الْأَيَّامَ
We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet ﷺ during his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he did not witness your deed." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6886)
لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ «لَا تَلُدُّونِي» قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ «لَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لُدَّ غَيْرَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ»