WEBVTT 00:00:02.319 --> 00:00:06.599 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:06.599 --> 00:00:19.300 And darkness fell upon Medina. 00:00:19.300 --> 00:00:22.300 These were the final whispers of the Prophet. 00:00:22.300 --> 00:00:28.179 These were the very last moments. 00:00:28.179 --> 00:00:31.179 The connection between the heavens and the earth was severed. 00:00:31.179 --> 00:00:34.399 And all of creation was left alone. 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:38.399 To face the unfolding events without a prophet or messenger. 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:44.689 For the people had always been guided and led by prophets and messengers. 00:00:44.689 --> 00:00:48.820 But today, the final message had arrived. 00:00:48.820 --> 00:00:50.820 And the Seal of the Prophets. 00:00:50.820 --> 00:00:54.420 There is no prophet after him. 00:00:54.420 --> 00:00:59.420 Umm Ayman, the nurse of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), realized. 00:00:59.420 --> 00:01:03.420 That a chasm had opened between the heavens and the earth. 00:01:03.420 --> 00:01:06.519 And that a painful separation had begun. 00:01:06.519 --> 00:01:11.519 Unless holding fast to the Book and the Sunnah became the path of the Ummah. 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:15.519 And its guide along the long, arduous journey ahead. 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:20.159 Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that he said: 00:01:20.159 --> 00:01:24.219 Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said. 00:01:24.219 --> 00:01:28.219 After the passing of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), to Umar: 00:01:28.219 --> 00:01:32.349 "Come with me to visit Umm Ayman." 00:01:32.349 --> 00:01:37.349 "Just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to visit her." 00:01:37.349 --> 00:01:40.480 When we reached her. 00:01:40.480 --> 00:01:42.480 She wept. 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:44.480 He asked her: 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:46.640 "What makes you weep?" 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:51.640 "What is with Allah is better for His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:01:51.640 --> 00:01:53.799 She replied: 00:01:53.799 --> 00:02:01.799 "I do not weep because I am unaware that what is with Allah is better for His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:02:01.799 --> 00:02:03.900 "Rather, I weep." 00:02:03.900 --> 00:02:07.900 "Because the revelation from the heavens has ceased." 00:02:07.900 --> 00:02:10.960 She stirred their grief, and they began to weep. 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:13.960 So they both began to weep along with her. 00:02:13.960 --> 00:02:18.539 We have further encounters with Aisha, Mother of the Believers. 00:02:18.539 --> 00:02:23.539 For she is the one among his household who narrated the most about his passing. 00:02:23.539 --> 00:02:28.539 She was the witness to the most poignant and final moments. 00:02:28.539 --> 00:02:30.699 She says: 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:36.919 "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say while he was healthy:" 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:40.020 "No prophet is ever taken." 00:02:40.020 --> 00:02:44.050 "Until he is shown his place in Paradise." 00:02:44.050 --> 00:02:47.050 "Then he is either kept alive or given the choice." 00:02:47.050 --> 00:02:50.240 "When he fell ill and the time of his passing drew near." 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.240 "With his head resting on Aisha’s lap." 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:55.240 "He lost consciousness." 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:57.370 "When he regained it." 00:02:57.370 --> 00:03:00.370 "He fixed his gaze toward the ceiling of the room." 00:03:00.370 --> 00:03:02.430 "Then he said:" 00:03:02.430 --> 00:03:06.460 "O Allah, the Highest Companion." 00:03:06.460 --> 00:03:07.530 "I said to myself:" 00:03:07.530 --> 00:03:10.530 "Then he does not choose us." 00:03:10.530 --> 00:03:16.909 "And I realized that this was the hadith he used to tell us while he was healthy." 00:03:16.909 --> 00:03:20.490 In a narration by Muslim, she said: 00:03:20.490 --> 00:03:27.840 "That was the last word spoken by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:29.840 His saying: 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.969 "O Allah, the Highest Companion." 00:03:32.969 --> 00:03:36.800 "O Allah, the Highest Companion." 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:38.800 The final whispers. 00:03:38.800 --> 00:03:41.800 Or rather, the final words. 00:03:41.800 --> 00:03:46.800 They map out the path for every Muslim traveling the way to Allah. 00:03:46.800 --> 00:03:50.060 It is the decisive word. 00:03:50.060 --> 00:03:54.150 Either the servant is with the Highest Companion. 00:03:54.150 --> 00:03:58.150 Or he chooses the lower companion. 00:03:58.150 --> 00:04:01.180 And are they equal? 00:04:01.180 --> 00:04:04.469 "O Allah, the Highest Companion." 00:04:04.469 --> 00:04:08.469 So that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) might teach his Ummah. 00:04:08.469 --> 00:04:12.469 Even in his most difficult and heavy moments. 00:04:12.469 --> 00:04:15.469 That life, however long it may be. 00:04:15.469 --> 00:04:19.470 And however much a person may enjoy it until the end. 00:04:19.540 --> 00:04:22.540 Let it be with the Highest Companion. 00:04:22.540 --> 00:04:25.790 "O Allah, the Highest Companion." 00:04:25.790 --> 00:04:29.790 So that death may find you while you are upon that state. 00:04:29.790 --> 00:04:33.790 On the path to the Highest Companion. 00:04:33.790 --> 00:04:36.860 So that you may be, by the help of Allah, the Almighty. 00:04:36.860 --> 00:04:42.980 “Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The best of company are they!” (4:69) 00:04:42.980 --> 00:04:47.980 Among the prophets, the truthful, 00:04:47.980 --> 00:04:53.980 The martyrs, and the righteous. 00:04:53.980 --> 00:05:03.100 And excellent are those as companions. 00:05:03.100 --> 00:05:11.160 Among the last words whispered by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in his final moments. 00:05:11.160 --> 00:05:16.160 Is what was narrated by Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:21.290 "The final testament of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:05:21.290 --> 00:05:24.290 While he was struggling with his breath in his chest. 00:05:24.290 --> 00:05:27.290 And his tongue was barely able to utter it. 00:05:27.290 --> 00:05:30.290 "The prayer, the prayer." 00:05:30.290 --> 00:05:34.290 "Fear Allah regarding those whom your right hands possess." 00:05:34.290 --> 00:05:39.639 In another narration, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 00:05:39.639 --> 00:05:42.670 "Indeed, among the blessings of Allah upon me." 00:05:42.670 --> 00:05:48.670 "Is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away in my house." 00:05:48.670 --> 00:05:52.860 "On my day, and between my chest and my neck." 00:05:52.860 --> 00:05:57.860 "And that Allah joined my saliva with his at the time of his death." 00:05:57.860 --> 00:06:01.990 "Abdur-Rahman entered with a siwak in his hand." 00:06:01.990 --> 00:06:06.990 "While I was supporting the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:06:06.990 --> 00:06:10.120 "I saw him looking at it." 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:13.120 "And I knew that he loved the siwak." 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:16.220 "So I said, 'Shall I take it for you?'" 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:19.250 "He signaled with his head, 'Yes.'" 00:06:19.250 --> 00:06:23.250 "I took it, but it was too hard for him." 00:06:23.250 --> 00:06:27.410 "I said, 'Shall I soften it for you?'" 00:06:27.410 --> 00:06:30.410 "He signaled with his head, 'Yes.'" 00:06:30.410 --> 00:06:33.410 "So I softened it, and he used it." 00:06:33.410 --> 00:06:37.410 "Before him was a vessel containing water." 00:06:37.410 --> 00:06:40.540 "He began to dip his hands into the water." 00:06:40.540 --> 00:06:44.540 "And wipe his face with them, saying:" 00:06:44.540 --> 00:06:47.540 "There is no god but Allah." 00:06:47.540 --> 00:06:50.540 "Indeed, death has its agonies." 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:55.819 It is recorded in the narration of Al-Hakim from Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad. 00:06:55.819 --> 00:07:00.819 That he was speaking and recited the words of Allah, the Almighty: 00:07:00.819 --> 00:07:09.079 “And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun.” (50:19) 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:17.209 “And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun.” (50:19) 00:07:17.209 --> 00:07:20.459 Then he said: 00:07:20.459 --> 00:07:26.459 "Aisha, Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her), told me:" 00:07:26.459 --> 00:07:32.459 "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in the throes of death." 00:07:32.459 --> 00:07:35.459 "Beside him was a cup containing water." 00:07:35.459 --> 00:07:38.459 "He would dip his hand into the cup." 00:07:38.459 --> 00:07:42.459 "Then wipe his face with the water, saying:" 00:07:42.459 --> 00:07:47.709 "O Allah, help me through the agonies of death." 00:07:47.709 --> 00:07:49.740 Aisha said: 00:07:49.740 --> 00:07:57.740 "I have never seen pain more severe on anyone than it was on the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)." 00:07:57.740 --> 00:08:02.500 And darkness fell upon Medina.