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And the city darkened | Episode (6) | The last prayers, and the commandment to pray
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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.