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1630. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: "Fâtimah said to me: 'O Anas, how did you manage to scatter dust on the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?'" And Thâbit narrated to us from Anas that Fâtimah said: "When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ passed away: 'O my father! To Jibra'il we announce his death; O my father, how much closer he is now to his Lord; O my father, the Paradise of Firdaws is his abode; O my
father, he has answered the call of his Lord.” (Sahih)
(One of the narrators) Hammâd said: “I saw Thâbit, when he narrated this Hadith, weeping until I could see his ribs moving up and down.”
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Commentary
The death of Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ was a great tragedy for the Companions, about which their grief and sorrow is impossible to judge. The wording of Fâtimah ﷺ is also an expression of her grief.
This wording of Fâtimah ﷺ cannot be understood as wailing, and poetic notes said at death, because she did not beat her chest like the people of Ignorance, neither did she tear her clothes; she in fact expressed her grief privately on her own with a low voice, or in the presence of immediate relatives.
The demise of the Prophet ﷺ is an incident that caused a great deal of sadness and grief. Therefore it is most inappropriate to celebrate the 12th Rabi’ul-Awwal as a day of rejoice.
