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al-Sunan al-Kubra (al-Nasa'i) 7081

How the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was prayed upon ˹for his janāzah˺

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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ نَبِيطٍ عَنْ نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ نَبِيطٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ قَالَ

أُغْمِيَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَأَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «مُرُوا بِلَالًا فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ وَمَرُّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» ثُمَّ أُغْمِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَفَاقَ فَقَالَ «أَحَضَرَتِ الصَّلَاةُ» فَقُلْنَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ «مُرُوا بِلَالًا فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ وَمَرُّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِنَّ أَبِي رَجُلٌ أَسِيفٌ فَقَالَ «إِنَّكُنَّ صَوَاحِبَاتُ يُوسُفَ مُرُوا بِلَالًا فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ وَمَرُّوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ فَلْيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ» فَأَمَرْنَ بِلَالًا أَنْ يُؤَذِّنَ وَأَمَرْنَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَلَمَّا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ؟» قُلْنَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «ادْعُوا لِي إِنْسَانًا أَعْتَمِدُ عَلَيْهِ» فَجَاءَتْ بَرِيرَةُ وَآخَرُ مَعَهَا فَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَاءَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَذَهَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَتَأَخَّرُ فَحَبَسَهُ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ عُمَرُ لَا يَتَكَلَّمْ أَحَدٌ بِمَوْتِهِ إِلَّا ضَرَبْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي هَذَا فَسَكَتُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا امِّيِّينَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِمْ نَبِيٌّ قَبْلَهُ قَالُوا يَا سَالِمُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى صَاحِبِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَادْعُهُ [396] قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ قَائِمًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عُمَرَ يَقُولُ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُ أَحَدٌ بِمَوْتِهِ إِلَّا ضَرَبْتُهُ بِسَيْفِي هَذَا فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى سَاعِدَيْ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يَمْشِي حَتَّى دَخَلَ قَالَ فَوَسَّعُوا لَهُ حَتَّى أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى كَادَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ وَجْهُهُ وَجْهَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَتَّى اسْتَبَانَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ {إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُمْ مَيِّتُونَ} [الزمر 30] قَالُوا يَا صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَاتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ قَالُوا يَا صَاحِبَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَلْ نُصَلِّي عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا وَكَيْفَ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ يَدْخُلُ قَوْمٌ فَيُكَبِّرُونَ وَيَدْعُونَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُونَ وَيَجِيءُ آخَرُونَ قَالُوا يَا صَاحِبَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَلْ يُدْفَنُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالُوا وَأَيْنَ يُدْفَنُ؟ قَالَ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّتِي قَبَضَ اللهُ فِيهَا رُوحَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْبِضْ رُوحَهُ إِلَّا فِي مَكَانٍ طَيِّبَةٍ قَالَ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّهُ كَمَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عِنْدَكُمْ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَخَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَاجْتَمَعَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ فَجَعَلُوا يَتَشَاوَرُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالُوا انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى إِخْوَانِنَا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَإِنَّ لَهُمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْحَقِّ نَصِيبًا فَأَتَوَا الْأَنْصَارَ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارُ مِنَّا أَمِيرٌ وَمِنْكُمْ أَمِيرٌ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ سَيْفَانِ فِي غَمْدٍ وَاحِدٍ إِذًا لَا يَصْلُحَانِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بَيْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَهُ هَذِهِ الثَّلَاثُ؟ {إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَاحِبِهِ} [التوبة 40] مَنْ صَاحِبُهُ {إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ} [التوبة 40] مَنْ هُمَا {لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنَا} [التوبة 40] مَعَ مَنْ؟ ثُمَّ بَايَعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «بَايِعُوا فَبَايَعَ النَّاسُ أَحْسَنَ بَيْعَةٍ وَأَجْمَلَهَا»

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Chain of narrators
  1. Qutaybah b. Saʿīd
  2. Ḥumayd b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman
  3. Salamah b. Nabīṭ
  4. Nuʿaym
  5. Nabīṭ
  6. Sālim b. ʿUbayd

✧ The Prophet ﷺ fell unconscious during his illness, then regained consciousness and said: “Has the prayer come?” They said: Yes. He said: “Tell Bilal to give the call to prayer, and tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” Then he fell unconscious again, then regained consciousness and said: “Has the prayer come?” We said: Yes. He said: “Tell Bilal to give the call to prayer, and tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” Aisha said: “My father is a tender-hearted man.” He said: “You are like the women around Yusuf. Tell Bilal to give the call to prayer, and tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” So we told Bilal to give the call to prayer, and we told Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. When the prayer was about to begin, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Has the prayer commenced?” We said: Yes. He said: “Call for me someone to lean on.” Barirah came, and another with her, and he leaned on her. He came while Abu Bakr was praying, and sat beside him. Abu Bakr began to move back, but he held him until he finished the prayer. When the Prophet ﷺ died, Umar said: “No one should speak of his death, or I will strike him with this sword of mine.” So they kept silent. They were an unlettered people, with no prophet among them before him. They said: “O Salim, go to the companion of the Prophet ﷺ and call him.” So I went out and found Abu Bakr standing in the mosque. Abu Bakr said: “Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died?” I said: “Umar says: No one should speak of his death, or I will strike him with this sword of mine.” He placed his hand on my arms, then walked until he entered. They made way for him until he reached the Prophet ﷺ, and he leaned over him until his face almost touched the face of the Prophet ﷺ, until it became clear to him that he had died. Then Abu Bakr said: {Indeed, you are to die, and indeed they are to die} [Az-Zumar: 30]. They said: “O companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, has the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died?” He said: “Yes.” They realized that it was as he said. They said: “O companion of the Prophet ﷺ, shall we pray over the Prophet ﷺ?” He said: “Yes.” They said: “How should prayer be performed over him?” He said: “A group enters, says takbir, supplicates, then leaves, and others come.” They said: “O companion of the Prophet ﷺ, shall the Prophet ﷺ be buried?” He said: “Yes.” They said: “Where should he be buried?” He said: “In the place where Allah took his soul, for He did not take his soul except in a good place.” They realized that it was as he said. Then Abu Bakr said: “Your companion is with you.” Abu Bakr left, and the Muhajirun gathered and consulted among themselves. Then they said: “Let us go to our brothers from the Ansar, for they have a share in this matter.” They went to the Ansar, and the Ansar said: “From us an amir, and from you an amir.” Umar said: “Two swords in one sheath cannot work.” Then he took Abu Bakr’s hand and said: “Who has these three? {When he said to his companion} [At-Tawbah: 40], who is his companion? {When they were in the cave} [At-Tawbah: 40], who were the two? {Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us} [At-Tawbah: 40], with whom?” Then he pledged allegiance to him, and said: “Give allegiance.” And the people gave the best and most beautiful allegiance.

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