[Machine] Abu Dharr was on his deathbed while wearing a simple garment. His wife cried, and he asked her why she was crying. She said, "I cry because I have no life without you, and I have no shroud that will fit you as a burial cloth." He comforted her, saying, "Do not cry, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say one day when I was with him, 'A man will die among you with just a piece of land as his witness, accompanied by a group of believers.' He continued, 'Everyone who was with me in that gathering has passed away, divided into different groups, and I am the only one left. I am going to die in this piece of land. Watch the road, for you will witness what I say. I swear by Allah, I have not lied or will ever lie.' She asked, 'How is that possible when the journey has been cut off?' He said, 'Watch the road.' While they were talking, a group of people approached, dragging their garments behind them as if they were flags. They asked, 'What is wrong with you?' She replied, 'There is a Muslim man who needs to be shrouded and buried, and whoever does so will be rewarded.' They asked, 'Who is he?' She said, 'Abu Dharr.' They paid the ransom with their fathers and mothers and put their belts on her back so she could find them. Abu Dharr said, 'Rejoice, for you are the people that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spoke about. Rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslim women lose two of their children or three and then seek reward and patience, except they will never see Hell.' Today, I have reached the place where you can see, and if I had a garment that would fit me, I would not be shrouded but in that. I swear by Allah, let no man among you shroud me, whether he be a prince, a servant, or a soldier.' No one in the gathering received anything except a young man from the Ansar who was with the group. He said, 'I am your companion. I have two garments from my mother's dowry spin and I have these two garments on me.' Abu Dharr said, 'You are my companion. Shroud me with them.'"  

أَنَّ أَبَا ذَرٍّ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ وَهُوَ بِالرَّبَذَةِ فَبَكَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ قَالَتْ أَبْكِي أَنَّهُ لَا يَدَ لِي بِنَفْسِكَ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا فَقَالَ لَا تَبْكِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ فِي نَفَرٍ يَقُولُ لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَكُلُّ مَنْ كَانَ مَعِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ مَاتَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ وَفُرْقَةٍ فَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُمْ غَيْرِي وَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ بِالْفَلَاةِ أَمُوتُ فَرَاقِبِي الطَّرِيقَ فَإِنَّكِ سَوْفَ تَرَيْنَ مَا أَقُولُ فَإِنِّي وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ قَالَتْ وَأَنَّى ذَلِكَ وَقَدْ انْقَطَعَ الْحَاجُّ؟ قَالَ رَاقِبِي الطَّرِيقَ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا هِيَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا هِيَ بِالْقَوْمِ تَخُدُّ بِهِمْ رَوَاحِلُهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ فَأَقْبَلَ الْقَوْمُ حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالُوا مَا لَكِ؟ قَالَتْ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ تُكَفِّنُونَهُ وَتُؤْجَرُونَ فِيهِ قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَتْأَبُو ذَرٍّ فَفَدَوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَوَضَعُوا سِيَاطَهُمْ فِي نُحُورِهَا يَبْتَدِرُونَهُ فَقَالَ أَبْشِرُوا أَنْتُمُ النَّفَرُ الَّذِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيكُمْ مَا قَالَ أَبْشِرُوا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ مَا مِنَ امْرَأَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ هَلَكَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَاحْتَسَبَا وَصَبَرَا فَيَرَيَانِ النَّارَ أَبَدًا ثُمَّ قَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ الْيَوْمَ حَيْثُ تَرَوْنَ وَلَوْ أَنَّ ثَوْبًا مِنْ ثِيَابِي يَسَعُنِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِيهِ فَأَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا فَكُلُّ الْقَوْمِ كَانَ قَدْ نَالَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كَانَ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ قَالَ أَنَا صَاحِبُكَ ثَوْبَانِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي وَأَجِدُ ثَوْبَيَّ هَذَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ عَلَيَّ قَالَ أَنْتَ صَاحِبِي فَكَفِّنِّي  

[Machine] When Abu Dharr was about to die, I cried and he asked, "Why are you crying?" I said, "Why shouldn't I cry when you are about to die on a piece of land and I don't have a shroud that will fit you?" He said, "Don't cry and rejoice, for I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A man among you will die on a piece of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those who heard this hadith are alive except me, and I am the one who will die on a piece of land." I continued to watch the road. She said, "What can I do, as the traveler has already left and the roads are blocked?" He said, "Go and look." She said, "I went to Kazeep, watched, then returned to him and told him." She said, "As I was doing this, I saw a group of men on their camels, which made it look like they were ants. They approached until they stood in front of me and said, "What is wrong with you, servant of Allah?" I said to them, "A Muslim man is dying and you are not burying him?" They asked, "Who is he?" I said, "Abu Dharr." They said, "The companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" I said, "Yes." She said, "They swore by their fathers and mothers and hurried towards him. They entered his house and he welcomed them. He said, 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people, 'Among you, a man will die on a piece of land witnessed by a group of believers.' No one from among those people is alive except the Ansari youth, who said, 'O uncle, I will shroud you.' I did not suffer any loss from what you mentioned, so I will shroud you in my cloak and the two garments that my mother wove for me.' The Ansaris shrouded him, including Hujr ibn Adi and Malik ibn al-Ashhtar, in the presence of all who witnessed his death, all of whom were Yemenis."  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِي لَا أَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ تَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا قَالَ فَلَا تَبْكِي وَأَبْشِرِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ فِي قَرْيَةِ جَمَاعَةٍ وَأَنَا الَّذِي أَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَأَبْصِرِي الطَّرِيقَ قَالَتْ وَأَنَّى وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الْحَاجُّ وَانْقَطَعَتِ الطُّرُقُ قَالَ اذْهَبِي فَتَبَصَّرِي قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَجِيءُ إِلَى كَثِيبٍ فَأَتَبَصَّرُ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ فَأُمَرِّضُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرِجَالٍ عَلَى رِحَالِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ فَأَقْبَلُوا حَتَّى وَقَفُوا عَلَيَّ وَقَالُوا مَا لَكِ أَمَةَ اللَّهِ؟ قُلْتُ لَهُمُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَمُوتُ تُكَفِّنُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا مَنْ هُوَ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالُوا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَتْ فَفَدَّوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَرَحَّبَ بِهِمْ وَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا هَلَكَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ وَأَنَا الَّذِي أَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُنِي كَفَنًا لِي أَوْ لِامْرَأَتِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِي ثَوْبٍ لِي أَوْ لَهَا أَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنْ يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا أَوْ نَقِيبًا فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا قَارَفَ بَعْضَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ يَا عَمِّ أَنَا أُكَفِّنُكَ لَمْ أُصِبْ مِمَّا ذَكَرْتَ شَيْئًا أُكَفِّنُكَ فِي رِدَائِي هَذَا وَفِي ثَوْبَيْنِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي حَاكَتْهُمَا لِي فَكَفَّنَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ شَهِدُوهُ مِنْهُمْ حُجْرُ بْنُ الْأَدْبَرِ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ الْأَشْتَرِ فِي نَفَرٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَمَانٍ  

[Machine] When Aba Dhar was approaching death, I cried. He asked me, "What makes you cry?" I said, "Why shouldn't I cry when you are about to die on a patch of land? I don't have a shroud big enough to cover you, nor do I have hands to bury you." He said, "Rejoice and do not cry, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'No two Muslim parents lose two children or more and show patience and seek reward, except that they will see Paradise forever.' And I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people left except that they died in a village and community, except for me. By Allah, I am not lying. So, look for the way." I said, "How can I find the way when the pilgrims have already left and the roads are cut off?" He said, "Go and look for it." So, I sought it with great difficulty until I reached a sandy area, then I returned and made him sick. While he was in that condition, suddenly I saw men on their camels as if they were specks of sand in the wind. I said, "Hurry up and come to me!" When they stood in front of me, they said, "O servant of Allah, what is wrong with you?" I said, "A Muslim man has died, so won't you shroud him?" They asked, "Who is he?" I said, "Abu Dhar." They said, "The companion of the Messenger of Allah?" I said, "Yes." So, they sacrificed their fathers and mothers for him and hurried towards him until they entered upon him. He said to them, "Rejoice, for I have heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say to a group of people that I am among them, 'One of you will die on a patch of land witnessed by a group of believers.' None of those people died except in a group." I swear by Allah that I did not lie and he did not lie. If I had a shroud that would fit either me or my wife, I would not have shrouded him except in that shroud. I implore you by Allah that no one among you, whether a leader, a dignitary, a messenger, or a captain, shrouds me. None of those people died except that they committed some of what he (the Prophet) mentioned, except for one young boy from the Ansar. He said, "I will shroud you, O uncle. I will shroud you in my garment and in two robes from my mother's yarn." He said, "You, then shroud me." So, the Ansari among the group who were present and stood over him shrouded him and buried him in a group, all of whom were from Yemen.  

لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا ذَرٍّ الْوَفَاةُ بَكَيْتُ فَقَالَ مَا يُبْكِيكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا لِيَ لَا أَبْكِي وَأَنْتَ تَمُوتُ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُكَ كَفَنًا وَلَا يَدَانِ لِي فِي تَغْيِيبِكَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي وَلَا تَبْكِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَا يَمُوتُ بَيْنَ امْرَأَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ وَلَدَانِ أَوْ ثَلَاثٌ فَيَصْبِرَانِ وَيَحْتَسِبَانِ فَيَرَيَانِ النَّارَ أَبَدًا» وَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ مَاتَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ وَجَمَاعَةٍ فَأَنَا ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ فَأَبْصِرِي الطَّرِيقَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَّى وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتِ الْحَاجُّ وَتَقَطَّعَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَقَالَ اذْهَبِي فَتَبَصَّرِي قَالَتْ فَكُنْتُ أَشْتَدُّ إِلَى الْكَثِيبِ أَتَبَصَّرُ ثُمَّ أَرْجِعُ فَأُمَرِّضُهُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ وَأَنَا كَذَلِكَ إِذَا أَنَا بِرِجَالٍ عَلَى رَحْلِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمُ الرَّخَمُ تَخُبُّ بِهِمْ رَوَاحِلُهُمْ قَالَتْ فَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيَّ حِينَ وَقَفُوا عَلَيَّ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمَةَ اللَّهِ مَا لَكِ؟ قُلْتُ امْرُؤٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَمُوتُ فَتُكَفِّنُونَهُ؟ قَالُوا وَمَنْ هُوَ؟ قَالَتْ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَالُوا صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَفَدَّوْهُ بِآبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَأَسْرَعُوا إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبْشِرُوا فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِنَفَرٍ أَنَا فِيهِمْ «لَيَمُوتَنَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ بِفَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ يَشْهَدُهُ عِصَابَةٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ» وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ رَجُلٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ هَلَكَ فِي جَمَاعَةٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتُ وَلَا كُذِبْتُ إِنَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدِي ثَوْبٌ يَسَعُنِي كَفَنًا لِي أَوْ لِامْرَأَتِي لَمْ أُكَفَّنْ إِلَّا فِي ثَوْبٍ هُوَ لِي أَوْ لَهَا إِنِّي أُنْشِدُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَنْ لَا يُكَفِّنَنِي رَجُلٌ مِنْكُمْ كَانَ أَمِيرًا أَوْ عَرِيفًا أَوْ بَرِيدًا أَوْ نَقِيبًا فَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النَّفْرِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَقَدْ قَارَفَ بَعْضَ مَا قَالَ إِلَّا فَتًى مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أَنَا أُكَفِّنُكَ يَا عَمِّ أُكَفِّنُكَ فِي رِدَائِي هَذَا وَفِي ثَوْبَيْنِ فِي عَيْبَتِي مِنْ غَزْلِ أُمِّي قَالَ أَنْتَ فَكَفِّنْنِي فَكَفَّنَهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ فِي النَّفَرِ الَّذِينَ حَضَرُوا وَقَامُوا عَلَيْهِ وَدَفَنُوهُ فِي نَفَرٍ كُلُّهُمْ يَمَانٍ