[Machine] Narrated Abu Muwayhibah, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ : The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me in the middle of the night and said, "O Abu Muwayhibah, indeed I have been commanded to seek forgiveness for the people of al-Baqi'ah. So come with me." So I went with him. When he stood amongst them, he said, "Peace be upon you, O dwellers of the graves. May what you have been blessed with in the morning be better than what the people have been blessed with in the morning. If only you knew what Allah has saved you from, then trials and tribulations would have started appearing to you like a piece of the darkest night, one following another. The last (of these trials and tribulations) is worse than the first." Then he (the Prophet) turned to me and said, "O Abu Muwayhibah, indeed I have been given the keys to the treasures of this world and the Hereafter, and I have been given the choice between them and meeting my Lord. So I said, 'By my father and mother, take the keys to the treasures of this world and the Hereafter, then Paradise.' He said, 'No, by Allah, O Abu Muwayhibah, I have chosen to meet my Lord and Paradise.' Then he sought forgiveness for the people of al-Baqi'ah, and then he left. The pain in which Allah caused him to pass away in when morning came was excruciating for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."  

بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ جَوْفِ اللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ إِنِّي قَدْ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْتَغْفِرَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ فَانْطَلِقْ مَعِي فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا وَقَفَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِهِمْ قَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَقَابِرِ لِيَهْنِ لَكُمْ مَا أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِيهِ مِمَّا أَصْبَحَ فِيهِ النَّاسُ لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا نَجَّاكُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُ أَقْبَلَتِ الْفِتَنُ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يَتْبَعُ أَوَّلُهَا آخِرَهَا الْآخِرَةُ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْأُولَى قَالَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ إِنِّي قَدْ أُوتِيتُ مَفَاتِيحَ خَزَائِنِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ وَخُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَبَيْنَ لِقَاءِ رَبِّي ﷻ وَالْجَنَّةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي فَخُذْ مَفَاتِيحَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْخُلْدَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ يَا أَبَا مُوَيْهِبَةَ لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُ لِقَاءَ رَبِّي وَالْجَنَّةَ ثُمَّ اسْتَغْفَرَ لِأَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَبُدِئَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي قبَضَهُ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِ حِينَ أَصْبَحَ  

[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  

"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".