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And the city darkened | Episode (1) | Signs that indicate the approaching of his death, may God bless him and grant him peace
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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And Medina grew dark.
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The signs indicating the approach of the passing of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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The signs indicating the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him, followed one another.
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Then, clear and explicit Qur'anic verses were revealed,
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speaking of his passing, peace be upon him.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“Lo! thou wilt die, and lo! they will die;” (39:30)
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And Allah the Exalted said:
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“Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.” (3:144)
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"Messengers have passed on before him."
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“Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.” (3:144)
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"Would you turn back on your heels?"
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“Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.” (3:144)
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“Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back on his heels doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful.” (3:144)
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"And Allah will reward the grateful."
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Then, the saying of Allah the Exalted was revealed:
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“When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1)
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Some of the Companions understood from it that it was the time of the Prophet's passing, peace be upon him.
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Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that he said:
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'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
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used to bring 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, close to him.
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'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him,
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"We have sons like him."
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He replied, "He is of the status you know."
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'Umar asked Ibn 'Abbas about this verse,
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“When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1)
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and he said, "It is the time of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, which Allah made known to him."
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He said, "I know nothing of it other than what you know."
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Ibn 'Abbas said,
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"The death of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was announced to him when it was revealed."
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Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, narrated that she said:
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"Before the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, died,
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he would frequently say,
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'Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise,
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I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.'
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I said, 'O Messenger of Allah,
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I see you frequently saying,
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"Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise,
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I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You."'
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He replied,
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'I have been commanded to do so.'
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Then he recited:
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“When Allah's succour and the triumph cometh” (110:1)
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Among the signs indicating the approach of his passing, peace be upon him,
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was the occurrence of the Angel Gabriel reviewing the Qur'an with the Prophet, peace be upon him, twice
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in the last Ramadan the Prophet, peace be upon him, witnessed.
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Fatimah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:
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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, confided in me
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that Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with me every year once,
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but this year he reviewed it with me twice,
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and I see nothing but that my time has approached."
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And among those signs
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was the continuous revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet, peace be upon him, shortly before his death.
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Al-Bukhari narrated
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from Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him,
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that Allah the Exalted increased the revelation to His Messenger before his death,
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until the time of his passing, when the revelation was at its most frequent.
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Then the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, passed away thereafter.
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For this reason, he, peace be upon him, began
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to prepare his Companions for these difficult moments,
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so that the event would not take them by surprise,
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and the shock would not cause them distress.
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He said to them on the day of the Farewell Pilgrimage:
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"Perhaps I shall not see you after this year of mine."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, did not live after the Farewell Pilgrimage
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for more than 81 days.
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Ibn Jurayj said:
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, remained
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after this verse was revealed
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for 81 nights.
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His saying:
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“Forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. And (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. This is an abomination. This day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear Me! This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed My favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. Whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.” (5:3)
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And Medina grew dark.