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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Darkness fell upon Medina.

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The final prayers and the exhortation regarding prayer.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, went out to lead the Muslims in his final prayer.

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It was the last prayer the Prophet, peace be upon him, led for the Muslims.

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And the last verses recited from the lips of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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As narrated by Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith.

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She said, may Allah be pleased with her:

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I heard the Prophet, peace be upon him, reciting in the Maghrib prayer:

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"By the emissaries, sent forth in succession."

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He did not lead us in prayer after that,

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until Allah took his soul.

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That was his final prayer leading the Muslims, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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In the narration of al-Tirmidhi from Umm al-Fadl,

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the state of the Prophet, peace be upon him, when he went out to pray is described.

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She said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, came out to us,

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with his head bound due to his illness.

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He prayed Maghrib,

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and recited "The Emissaries" (al-Mursalat).

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He did not pray it again until he met Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, grew weaker,

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yet he was concerned about the prayer with the Muslims.

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Ubayd Allah Ibn Abd Allah Ibn Utbah said:

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I entered upon Aisha,

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and said:

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"Will you not tell me about the illness of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?"

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She replied: "Certainly."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, asked,

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saying:

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"Have the people prayed?"

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We said: "No,

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they are waiting for you."

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He said:

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"Put water for me in the basin."

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She said:

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"We did so."

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He performed ghusl,

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then tried to stand,

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but he fainted.

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Then he recovered and said, peace be upon him:

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"Have the people prayed?"

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We said: "No,

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they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah."

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He said:

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"Put water for me in the basin."

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She said:

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"He sat up and performed ghusl,

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then tried to stand,

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but he fainted."

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Then he recovered and said:

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"Have the people prayed?"

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We said: "No,

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they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah."

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He said:

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"Put water for me in the basin."

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He sat up and performed ghusl,

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then tried to stand,

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but he fainted.

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Then he recovered and said:

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"Have the people prayed?"

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We said: "No,

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they are waiting for you, O Messenger of Allah."

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The people were gathered in the mosque,

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waiting for the Prophet, peace be upon him, for the final night prayer (Isha).

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, sent word to Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.

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The messenger came to him and said:

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"The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, commands you to lead the people in prayer."

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Abu Bakr,

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who was a tender-hearted man, said:

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"O Umar,

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lead the people in prayer."

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Umar replied to him:

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"You are more entitled to that."

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So Abu Bakr led the prayer during those days.

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In another narration,

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, says:

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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, fell into the illness from which he died,

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the time for prayer arrived.

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The call to prayer was made,

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and he said:

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"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."

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It was said to him:

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"Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man;

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if he stands in your place, he will not be able to lead the people in prayer."

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He repeated the command,

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and they repeated their concern.

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He repeated it a third time and said:

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"You are like the companions of Joseph;

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tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."

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So Abu Bakr went out and led the prayer.

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In the narration of Abu Musa,

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there is clarification of the ambiguous.

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He said:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, fell ill,

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and his illness intensified.

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He said:

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"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."

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Aisha said:

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"He is a tender-hearted man;

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if he stands in your place,

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he will not be able to lead the people in prayer."

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He said:

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"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer."

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She repeated her concern,

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and he said:

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"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer,

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for you are like the companions of Joseph."

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The messenger came to him,

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and he led the people in prayer during the lifetime of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Anas Ibn Malik narrates

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some of what happened to them during that period,

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regarding the news of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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He says:

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Abu Bakr was leading them in prayer during the illness of the Prophet, peace be upon him, in which he died,

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until it was Monday.

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While they were in rows for prayer,

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the Prophet, peace be upon him, drew back the curtain of his chamber to look at us,

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standing there as if his face were a page of the Mushaf.

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Then he smiled, laughing.

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We were nearly tempted to break our prayer out of joy at seeing the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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Abu Bakr stepped back to join the row,

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thinking the Prophet, peace be upon him, was coming out to pray.

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But the Prophet, peace be upon him, signaled to us

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to complete our prayer, and he let the curtain fall.

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In a narration by Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, he said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, drew back the curtain,

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and the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr.

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He said:

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"O people,

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nothing remains of the glad tidings of prophethood

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except the righteous dream

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that a Muslim sees or is seen for him.

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Verily, I have been forbidden to recite the Qur'an while bowing or prostrating.

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As for bowing,

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glorify the Lord therein;

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and as for prostration,

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strive in supplication,

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for it is likely to be answered for you."

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Aisha tells us about the prayer of the Prophet, peace be upon him, during that period.

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She says:

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By the One who took his soul,

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he did not abandon it until he met Allah.

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And he did not meet Allah, the Exalted, until he became too weak for prayer,

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and he used to perform much of his prayer sitting down.

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She means the two rak'ahs after Asr,

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which the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to perform,

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but he would not perform them in the mosque

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for fear of making it burdensome for his Ummah,

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as he loved what made things easier for them.

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A narration of Aisha in al-Bukhari clarifies

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that the Prophet, peace be upon him, had prayed behind Abu Bakr while sitting.

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She said:

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, felt a sense of relief,

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so he went out, supported by two men,

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and I can still see his feet dragging on the ground due to the pain.

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Abu Bakr wanted to step back,

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but the Prophet, peace be upon him, signaled to him to stay where he was.

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Then he was brought until he sat beside him.

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Urwah said on the authority of Aisha:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, felt a sense of relief and went out,

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and Abu Bakr was leading the people in prayer.

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When Abu Bakr saw him, he stepped back,

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but he signaled to him to remain as he was.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sat beside Abu Bakr,

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and Abu Bakr was praying following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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and the people were praying following the prayer of Abu Bakr.

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In the narration of al-Tirmidhi,

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Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, prayed

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behind Abu Bakr during his final illness while sitting.

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And darkness fell upon Medina.