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

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Darkness fell upon Medina.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was washed.

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He was shrouded, the funeral prayer was performed for him, and he was buried.

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The Companions were stunned by the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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They had no guidance on what they should do.

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They were shocked by his passing.

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The news was greater than even their greatest elders could bear.

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Consider Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.

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As we mentioned a short while ago.

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"Do not say he is dead."

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And Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, was weeping.

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He bore the truth alone.

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He bore it and steadied the people upon it.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had died.

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Events crowded upon the noble ones.

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Medina still contained hypocrisy and its people.

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The people were still close to the era of ignorance.

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They were not yet accustomed to governance and its systems.

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They were not yet used to hearing and obeying.

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Before Allah bestowed upon them the favor of the new religion.

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So the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, were occupied.

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With uniting the people behind one man.

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To lead them in their prayers.

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To attend to the needs of the Muslims.

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To gather them upon one heart and one word.

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Once the Companions finished that matter.

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They turned their attention to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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For the purpose of washing, shrouding, and burying him.

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For the bitter truth had to be faced.

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The Companions were divided in their opinions regarding how to wash and bury him.

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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When they intended to wash the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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They said, "By Allah, we do not know."

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"Should we strip the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, of his clothes?"

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"As we strip our own dead?"

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"Or should we wash him while his clothes are on?"

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When they differed.

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Allah cast sleep upon them.

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Until there was not a man among them.

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But his chin was resting on his chest.

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Then a speaker spoke to them from the side of the house.

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They did not know who he was.

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"Wash the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"While his clothes are on."

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So they rose to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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And they washed him while his shirt was on.

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They poured water over the shirt.

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And they rubbed him through the shirt, not with their bare hands.

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say:

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"If I could have known then what I know now."

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"None would have washed him but his wives."

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Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that he said:

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"I washed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"I looked to see what is usually seen from the dead."

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"But I saw nothing."

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"For he was pure, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"In life and in death."

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Four people took charge of his burial and interment, to the exclusion of others.

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Ali, al-Abbas, al-Fadl, and Salih.

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The freed slave of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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They dug a *lahd* (niche) for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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And they set the bricks upright over him.

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was shrouded.

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In three white *sahuli* garments.

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Made of cotton, with no shirt or turban among them.

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People were confused, thinking that he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Was shrouded in a Yemeni cloak.

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Which is the *hulla* or the *hibra*.

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Aisha said:

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"The cloak was indeed brought."

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"But they returned it and did not shroud him in it."

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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was wrapped.

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In a Yemeni *hulla*.

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That belonged to Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr.

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Then it was removed from him.

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Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr took it.

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And said, "I shall keep it."

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"So that I may be shrouded in it myself."

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That is why they mentioned to Aisha what they mentioned.

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She denied it and said:

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"As for the *hulla*."

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"People were merely confused about it."

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"It was bought for him to be shrouded in."

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"But the *hulla* was left aside."

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Al-Tirmidhi said:

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It is narrated regarding the shroud of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Various narrations.

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And the hadith of Aisha.

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Is the most authentic of the hadiths narrated regarding the shroud of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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People began to prepare for the prayer over the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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It was the prayer of farewell.

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It was the Ummah, bereaved by the death of its Prophet, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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People prayed over him individually, with no one leading them.

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They said, "How shall we pray over him?"

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He said, "Enter in groups, one after another."

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So they would enter through this door and pray over him.

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Then they would exit through the other door.

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Ibn Kathir said:

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This action.

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Their praying over him individually, with no one leading them.

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Is a matter of consensus, with no disagreement.

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The night now cloaks Medina in tears.

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Moistening beards and cheeks.

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This is Fatima, a piece of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Weeping and mourning the Messenger of Allah, her father.

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Here are the Mothers of the Believers.

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Weeping for the beloved, precious Prophet.

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The matter had become a great reality.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had died.

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Could Umm Salama accept the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?

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Could she believe that she would not see him after this day?

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The young children fell asleep.

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And the rest of the people shed tears.

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Medina was covered in deep, ancient sorrow.

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Hearts were torn asunder.

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And suddenly, in the night.

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The sound of shovels and pickaxes broke the silence.

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The axes were striking the earth.

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To embrace the master of the children of Adam.

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Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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Could Umm Salama believe in the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?

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Umm Salama said:

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"I did not believe in the death of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"Until I heard the sound of the pickaxes."

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That was at the dawn of Wednesday.

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As stated in the narration of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her.

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He, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was buried in the place where he passed away.

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Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"I heard something from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that I have not forgotten."

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He said:

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"Allah does not take the soul of a prophet."

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"Except in the place where he loves to be buried."

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A red velvet cloth was placed under the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when he was buried.

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A red velvet cloth.

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Shaqran, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"By Allah, I am the one who laid the velvet cloth under the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in the grave."

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They differed between a *lahd* (niche) and a *shaqq* (trench).

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Until they spoke about it and their voices rose.

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Umar said:

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"Do not raise your voices in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, neither in life nor in death."

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Or words to that effect.

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So they sent for the one who digs a trench and the one who digs a niche.

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The one who digs a niche arrived.

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So he dug a *lahd* for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and then he was buried.

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It became a Sunnah, and his Companions followed his example.

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Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

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"Dig a *lahd* for me."

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"And set the bricks upright over me."

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"Just as was done for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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The *lahd* was.

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According to the hadith of Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both.

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From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said:

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"The *lahd* is for us, and the *shaqq* is for others."

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Jabir ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, said:

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"The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was buried in a *lahd*."

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"And bricks were set upright over him."

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The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was buried.

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They cast the earth over him.

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His grave was raised from the ground by about a span.

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Anas said:

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"We had not yet dusted our hands from the burial of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"Before we felt our hearts had changed."

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This was confirmed by Ubayy ibn Ka'b.

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He explained it by saying:

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"We were with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"And our focus was one."

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"But when he passed away, we looked this way and that."

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Anas ibn Malik checked on the house of Fatima, may Allah be pleased with her.

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He said, "When we buried him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him."

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"I passed by the house of Fatima."

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"O Anas, could your souls bear to cast earth upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?"

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And they cast earth upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The separation occurred, and the bonds were severed.

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The fortresses of Medina grew dark.

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As Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported.

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On the day he died, everything in it grew dark.

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He passed away, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the age of sixty-three.

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And it has been said otherwise.

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For al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn Abbas.

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That the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away at the age of sixty-five.

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It was also reported from Ibn Abbas that he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed away at the age of sixty-three.

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Ibn Hajar said:

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The majority hold that his age, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, at the time of his death was sixty-three years.

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And Medina grew dark.