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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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And the city of Medina grew dark.

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These were the final days in the house of ‘A’ishah.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would return to his home.

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He would speak to ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her.

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He would tell her that he was feeling the effects of the poison from the Jewish woman at Khaybar.

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‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, relates:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, used to say during the illness in which he passed away:

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"O ‘A’ishah,

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I still feel the pain of the food I ate at Khaybar.

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And now, I feel as though my aorta is being severed by that poison."

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Ibn Hajar said:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, lived for three years after that incident,

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until the illness in which his soul was taken.

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He would repeatedly say:

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"I still feel the pain of the meal I ate at Khaybar, time and again,

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and now is the time I feel my aorta being severed."

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It is a vein in the back.

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Thus, the Prophet, peace be upon him, died as a martyr,

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just as Ibn Mas‘ud swore to be the case.

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Then Umm Mubashir entered and said:

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"May my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah,

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what do you suspect is the cause of your condition?"

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She added, "I suspect nothing but the food that was eaten with you at Khaybar."

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Her son had died before the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and he said:

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"And I suspect nothing else;

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this is the time I feel my aorta being severed."

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The pain intensified for the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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as ‘A’ishah and Ibn ‘Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, narrate.

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He said:

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When the final illness descended upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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he began to cast a garment of his over his face.

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Whenever he felt distressed, he would uncover his face.

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People came in succession to visit the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Then entered the beloved daughter,

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Fatimah al-Zahra,

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the person most deeply afflicted by the loss of the beloved Prophet, peace be upon him.

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‘A’ishah says:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, called for Fatimah, peace be upon her,

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during the illness in which he passed away.

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He whispered something to her, and she wept.

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Then he called her again,

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and whispered something to her, and she laughed.

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We asked her about that,

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and she said:

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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, whispered to me

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that he would pass away during this illness of his,

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so I wept.

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Then he whispered to me again,

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and informed me that I would be the first of his family to follow him,

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so I laughed."

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Fatimah laughed when she realized she would be the first of his family to join him.

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She laughed to teach us

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that death is better than a life without the companionship of the Message and the Messenger.

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Anas Ibn Malik describes the final days of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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as he went out for prayer.

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He says:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, went out during the illness in which he died,

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leaning on Usamah,

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wearing a cotton garment,

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and he led the people in prayer.

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And the city of Medina grew dark.