English translation
1628. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbās said: "When they wanted to dig a grave for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, they sent for Abu 'Uбайдah bin Jarrāh, who used to dig graves in the manner of the people of Makkah, and they sent for Abu Talhah, who used to dig graves for the people of Al-Madinah, and he used to make a niche in the grave. They sent two messengers to both of them, and they said: 'O Allāh, choose what is best for Your Messenger.' They found Abu Talhah and brought him, but they did not find Abu 'Uбайдah. So he dug a grave with a niche for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.[1] When they had finished preparing him, on Tuesday, he was placed on his bed in his house. Then the people entered upon the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in groups and offered the funeral prayer for him, and when they finished the women entered, and when they finished the children entered, and no one led the
people in offering the funeral prayer for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. The Muslims differed concerning the place where he should be buried. Some said that he should be buried in his mosque. Others said that he should be buried with his Companions. Then Abu Bakr said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: "No Prophet ever passed away but he was buried where he died." So they lifted up the bed of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ on which he had died, and dug the grave for him, then he ﷺ was buried in the middle of Tuesday night.'[1] 'Ali bin Abu Tālib, Fadl bin 'Abbās and his brother Qutham, and Shuqrān the freed slave of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went down in his grave. Aws bin Khawli, who was Abu Laila, said to 'Ali bin Abi Tālib: 'I adjure you by Allāh! Give us our share of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.' So 'Ali said to him: 'Come down.' Shuqrān, his freed slave, had taken a Qatifah[2] which the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to wear. He buried it in his grave and said, 'By Allāh, no one will ever wear it after you.' So it was buried with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ."(Da'if)
Arabic text
1628 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَحْفِرُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بَعَثُوا إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ، وَكَانَ يَضْرَحُ كَضَرِيحِ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، وَبَعَثُوا إِلَى أَبِي طَلْحَةَ وَكَانَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَحْفِرُ لِأَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ، وَكَانَ يَلْحَدُ، فَبَعَثُوا إِلَيْهِمَا رَسُولَيْنِ، فَقَالُوا: اللَّهُمَّ خِرْ لِرَسُولِكَ، فَوَجَدُوا أَبَا طَلْحَةَ، فَجِيءَ بِهِ، وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ، فَلَحَدَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا مِنْ جِهَازِهِ يَوْمَ الثُّلَاثَاءِ، وُضِعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ فِي بَيْتِهِ، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَرْسَالًا يُصَلُّونَ عَلَيْهِ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغُوا أَدْخَلُوا النِّسَاءَ، حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغُوا أَدْخَلُوا الصِّبْيَانَ، وَلَمْ يَؤُمَّ النَّاسَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحَدٌ، لَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فِي الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي يُحْفَرُ لَهُ، فَقَالَ قَائِلُونَ: يُدْفَنُ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ، وَقَالَ قَائِلُونَ: يُدْفَنُ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «مَا قُبِضَ نَبِيٌّ إِلَّا دُفِنَ حَيْثُ يُقْبَضُ» قَالَ: فَرَفَعُوا فِرَاشَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، فَحَفَرُوا لَهُ، ثُمَّ دُفِنَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَسَطَ اللَّيْلِ مِنْ لَيْلَةِ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ، وَنَزَلَ فِي حُفْرَتِهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَالْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ، وَقُثَمُ أَخُوهُ وَشُقْرَانُ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَقَالَ: أَوْسُ بْنُ خَوْلِيٍّ وَهُوَ أَبُو لَيْلَى، لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ: أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ وَحَظَّنَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ: انْزِلْ، وَكَانَ شُقْرَانُ مَوْلَاهُ، أَخَذَ قَطِيفَةً كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَلْبَسُهَا، فَدَفَنَهَا فِي الْقَبْرِ وَقَالَ: وَاللَّهِ لَا يَلْبَسُهَا أَحَدٌ بَعْدَكَ أَبَدًا، فَدُفِنَتْ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
