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sherîf. He saw his Ummat (Muslims) worshipping in lines. He was
pleased, and smiled. He, too, adapted himself to hadrat Abû Bekr
and performed the namâz behind him. When the As-hâb-i-kirâm
saw Rasûlullah in the Mesjîd they thought he had recovered from
his illness and rejoiced. Rasûl-i-ekrem ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa
sallam’ honoured hadrat Âisha’s room with his presence and went
to bed. “I want to enter the presence of Allâhu ta’âlâ without
leaving any worldly property behind myself. Give the golds you
have to the poor, all of them!” Then his fever worsened. After a
while he opened his eyes again and asked hadrat Âisha ‘radiy-
Allâhu ta’âlâ anhâ wa an Ebîhâ’ if she had dispensed the golds.
She said she would. He ordered her again and again to distribute
them immediately. When they were all dealt out immediately he
stated, “I have relaxed now.”
Usâma ‘radiy-Allâhu anh’ came back. The Messenger of Allah
said, “May Allâhu ta’âlâ help you! Go out for war.” So Usâma
went out to his army and immediately gave the order to move.
At that hour the illness became worse. He sent for his blessed
and very much beloved daughter Fâtima-tuz-Zehrâ. He said
something into her ear. Hadrat Fâtima wept. He said something
again. This time she smiled. It was found out afterwards that the
first thing he had said was: “I am going to die.” This had made her
cry. Then, when he had said, “Of my Ahl-i-Bayt, you will be the
first one to join me (in the Hereafter),” she had rejoiced at the
good news and smiled.
In the afternoon the same day Jebrâil ‘alaihis-salâm’ and Azrâil
‘alaihis-salâm’ (Angel of Death) came to the door together. Jebrâil
‘alaihis-salâm’ entered. He said that Azrâil ‘alaihis-salâm’ was at
the door awaiting permission to enter. Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu
alaihi wa sallam’ gave permission. Azrâil ‘alaihis-salâm’ entered,
greeted, and informed with the command of Allâhu ta’âlâ. Rasûli-ekrem
‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wa sallam’ looked at Jebrâil’s ‘alaihissalâm’
face. The Archangel said, “O Messenger of Allah! The
Mala-i a’lâ is awaiting you.” Upon this Fakhr-i-’âlam ‘sall-Allâhu
alaihi wa sallam’ stated, “O Azrâil! Come and perform your
duty!” So the Angel took Muhammad’s ‘alaihis-salâm’ blessed
soul and transported it to the A’lâ-yi illiyyîn.
When signs of death were seen on Rasûl-i-ekrem, hadrat
Umm-i-Eymen ‘radiy-Allâhu anhâ’ sent a message to his son
Usâma. Upon receiving this sad news, Usâma and ’Umar Fârûq
and Abû Ubayda left the army and came back to the Mesjîd-i-
Nabawî. When Âisha-i-Siddîqa and the other women began to
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