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1018. ‘Aishah narrated: “When the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ died, they disagreed over where to bury him. So Abū Bakr said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying something which I have not forgotten, he said: “Allāh does not take (the life of) a Prophet except at the location in which He wants him to be buried.”’ So they buried him at the spot of his bed.” (Sahih)
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadith is Gharib. ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abī Bakr Al-Mulaikī was graded weak because of his memory. But this Hadith has been reported through
routes other than this one. Ibn 'Abbās reported it from Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq, from the Prophet ﷺ (as well).
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Commentary
This narration proves that the body of the Prophet ﷺ was buried in his room, and this was the perfect and appropriate place for his burial. According to 'Aishah there was a reason behind this Will of Allāh ﷻ. If he had been buried in a graveyard the people would have started worshipping him. Today we see people performing acts of Shirk at the graves of the pious people.
