Hadith 4447

The sickness of the Prophet ﷺ and his death.

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Darussalam · Volume 5

64 - THE BOOK OFAL-MAGHĀZĪ(1) (i.e., holy battle,or the deeds and virtues of Ghāzi)

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 4447 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 12

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English translation

4447. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin 'Abbās رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib came out of the house of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ during his fatal illness. The people asked, "O Abū Ḥasan (i.e., 'Alī)! How is the health of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ this morning?" 'Ali replied, "He has recovered with the Grace of Allāh." Abbās bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib held him by the hand and said to him, "In three days you, by Allāh, will be ruled (by somebody else)(1). And by Allāh, I feel that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ will die from this ailment of his, for I know how the faces of the offspring of 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib look at the time of their death. So let us go to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and ask him who will take over the caliphate. If it is given to us, we will know as to it, and if it is given to somebody else, we will inform him so that he may tell the new ruler to take care of us." 'Ali said, "By Allāh, if we asked Allāh's Messenger ﷺ for it (i.e., the caliphate) and if he refused to give it to us, the people will never give it to us after that. And by Allāh, I will not ask Allāh's Messenger ﷺ for it." rows, thinking that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ wanted to come out for the Salāt (prayer). The Muslims were about to be put to trial in their Salāt (prayer) [i.e., were about to give up offering Salāt (prayer)] because of being overjoyed at seeing Allāh's Messenger ﷺ. But Allāh's Messenger ﷺ beckoned them with his hand to complete their Salāt (prayer) and then entered the dwelling and let fall the curtain.

Arabic text

4447 - حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، وَكَانَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ أَحَدَ الثَّلاَثَةِ الَّذِينَ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي وَجَعِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فِيهِ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: يَا أَبَا حَسَنٍ، " كَيْفَ أَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟، فَقَالَ: أَصْبَحَ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ بَارِئًا "، فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ فَقَالَ لَهُ: أَنْتَ وَاللَّهِ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ عَبْدُ العَصَا، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَأَرَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَوْفَ يُتَوَفَّى مِنْ وَجَعِهِ هَذَا، إِنِّي لَأَعْرِفُ وُجُوهَ بَنِي عَبْدِ المُطَّلِبِ عِنْدَ المَوْتِ، اذْهَبْ بِنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلْنَسْأَلْهُ فِيمَنْ هَذَا الأَمْرُ، إِنْ كَانَ فِينَا عَلِمْنَا ذَلِكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي غَيْرِنَا عَلِمْنَاهُ، فَأَوْصَى بِنَا، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: إِنَّا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ سَأَلْنَاهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنَعَنَاهَا لاَ يُعْطِينَاهَا النَّاسُ بَعْدَهُ، وَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسْأَلُهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ

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(1) (H. 4447) He means that the Prophet ﷺ will die and you will be under the authority of a new ruler.