Final Days Of Mohammad pbuh

The final days of the beloved of ALLAH, MUHAMMED ( sallallaahu alaihi
-wasallam)
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-The beginning of his Sickness:
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-On Monday 29th Safar 11ah, Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) participated
-in a janaazah at Jannat AlBaqee'. On the way back he had a headache, his
-temperature rose so high that the heat effect could be felt over his
-turban.
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-He led the Muslims for eleven days though he was sick. The total number of
-his sick days was either thirteen or fourteen. When his sickness grew
-severe he asked his wives: "Where shall I stay tomorrow? Where shall I
-stay?" They understood what he wanted. So they allowed him to stay wherever
-he wished.
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-He moved to Aishah's (ra) room leaning - while he was walking - on Fadl bin
-Abbas and Ali bin Abi Talib. Head banded as he was, he dragged his feet
-till he came into her room. It was there that he spent the last week of his
-life.
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-During that period, Aishah used to read Al-Mu'awwidhat (Suras 113 & 114 of
-the Quraan) and other supplications which he had already taught her.
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-Five days before death:
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-On Wednesday, five days before he died, his temperature rose extremely high
-signalling the severeness of his disease. He fainted and suffered from
-pain.
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-He asked that 7 Qirab (water skin pots) be poured on him. He was seated in
-a container (usually used for washing) and the water was poured on him till
-he
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-said: "That is enough. That is enough." Then he felt well enough to enter
-the Musjid. He entered it band headed, sat on the pulpit and made a speech
-to the people who were gathering together around him. He said: "The curse
-of Allah falls upon the Jews and Christians, for they have made their
-Prophet's tombs places of worship. Do not make my tomb a worshipped idol."
-Then he offered himself and invited people to repay any injuries he might
-have afflicted on them saying: "He whom I have ever lashed his back, I
-offer him my back so that he may avenge himself on me. He whom I have ever
-blasphemed his honour, here I am offering my honour so that he may avenge
-himself."
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-Then he descended and performed the noon prayer. Again he returned to the
-pulpit and sat on it. He resumed his first speech about enmity and some
-other things.
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-A man then said: "You owe me 3 dirhams."
-Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Fadl, pay him the money." Then he
-gave some advices regarding the Ansaar. He also praised Abu Bakr
-
-(ra)
-saying that if he had to choose friendship with anyone else besides Allah,
-he would choose Abu Bakr.
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-Four days before death:
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-On Thursday, four days before the death of Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi
-wasallam), he was suffering from severe pain. He spoke to the sahaba and
-recommended three things:
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-1) Jews, Christians and Polytheists should be expelled out of Arabia.
-2) He recommended that delegations should be honoured and entertained in a
-similar way to the one he used to do.
-3) As for the third, the narrator said that he had forgotten it. It could
-have been adherence to the Quraan and Sunnah. It was likely to be the
-accomplishment and mobilisation of Osamah's army or it could have been the
-performance of prayers and being attentive to slaves. Up until that
-Thursday, Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) used to perform all the
-prayers. On that day he led the sunset prayers and recited surah 77. In the
-evening he got so sick that he could not overcome the strain of the disease
-or go out to enter the musjid. He asked Hadrat Aishah (ra): "Have the
-people performed the prayer?" She replied: "No. They are waiting for you."
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-He then asked for some water. He washed and wanted to stand up, but he
-fainted. When he came round he asked again: "Have the people prayed?" The
-same sequence of events took place again and again for the second and third
-times, where he fainted every time he attempted to stand up. He then sent
-Abu Bakr (ra) to lead the prayer. Abu Bakr (ra) then began to lead the
-prayers after that. He lead 17 salaah altogether in the lifetime of Nabi
-(saw). A day or Two prior to death: On Saturday, Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi
-
-wasallam) felt that he was well enough to perform the prayer. He went out
-leaning on two men in order to perform the noon prayer. Abu Bakr (ra) who
-was about to lead the salaah withdrew when he saw Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi
-
-wasallam) coming, but Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) made a gesture to
-him to stay where he was and asked that he be seated on the left of Abu
-Bakr (ra). Nabi sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) then led the prayer and Abu
-Bakr followed him and raised his voice at every Takbeer, so that the people
-may hear clearly.
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-A day before his death:
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-On Sunday, a day before he died, Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) set his
-slaves free, paid as charity the seven dinars he owned and gave his weapons
-as a present to the Muslims. So when night fell, Aishah (ra) had to borrow
-some oil from her neighbour to light her oil-lantern. Even his armour was
-mortgaged by a Jew for 30 Sa' (a cubic measure) of barley.
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-The Last Day:
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-While the Muslims were performing the dawn prayer on Monday - led by Abu
-Bakr (ra) - they were surprised to see the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu
-alaihi wasallam) raising the curtain of Aishah's room. He looked at them
-while they were praying aligned properly and smiled cheerfully.
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-Seeing him, Abu Bakr (ra) withdrew to join the saffs and give way to him to
-lead the prayer, for he thought that Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam)
-wanted to come out and pray. The Muslims who were praying were so delighted
-that they were almost too enraptured at their prayers. Nabi (sallallaahu
-alaihi wasallam) made a gesture at them to continue and went into the room
-and drew down the curtain. Allah's most beloved Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi
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-wasallam) did not live till the next prayer time.
-During the day he called his daughter Faatimah (ra) and told her something
-in a secret voice that made her cry. Then he whispered something else which
-made her laugh. Aishah (ra) enquired from her after the Prophet's
-(sallallaahu alaihi
-
-wasallam) death as to this weeping and laughing to which she replied: "The
-first time he disclosed to me that he would not recover from this illness
-and I wept. Then he told me that I would be the first of his family to
-join him, so I laughed." He gave Faatimah (ra) glad tidings that she would
-become the lady of all women in paradise. Faatimah (ra) witnessed the great
-pain that afflicted her father, so she said: "What great pain my father is
-in."
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-Nabi (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) remarked: "He will not suffer any more
-pain when today is over." He asked that Hasan and Husein (ra) be brought to
-him. He kissed them and recommended that they be looked after. He asked to
-see his wives. They were brought to him. He advised them and told them to
-remember Allah. The pain grew so severe that the trace of the poison he had
-at Khaibar came to light. He said to Aishah: "I still feel the painful
-effect of that food I tasted at Khaibar. I feel as if death is
-approaching."