Volume 2, Book 23, Number 471:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
During his sickness, Allah’s Apostle was asking repeatedly, “Where am I today? Where will I be to –
morrow?” And I was waiting for the day of my turn (impatiently). Then, when my turn came, Allah
took his soul away (in my lap) between my chest and arms and he was buried in my house.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 472:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle in his fatal illness said, “Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians, for they built the
places of worship at the graves of their prophets.” And if that had not been the case, then the
Prophet’s grave would have been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet ) was afraid, or
the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 473:
Narrated Abu Bakr bin ‘Aiyash:
Sufyan At-Tammar told me that he had seen the grave of the Prophet elevated and convex.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 474:
Narrated ‘Urwa:
When the wall fell on them (i.e. graves) during the caliphate of Al-Walid bin ‘Abdul Malik, the
people started repairing it, and a foot appeared to them. The people got scared and thought that it
was the foot of the Prophet. No-one could be found who could tell them about it till I (‘Urwa) said to
them, “By Allah, this is not the foot of the Prophet but it is the foot of Umar.” Aisha narrated that she
made a will to ‘Abdullah bin Zubair, “Do not bury me with them (the Prophet and his two compan –
ions) but bury me with my companions (wives of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ) in Al-Baqi as I would not
like to be looked upon as better than I really am (by being buried near the Prophet).”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 475:
Narrated ‘Amr bin Maimun Al-Audi:
I saw ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (when he was stabbed) saying, “O ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar! Go to the
mother of the believers Aisha and say, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab sends his greetings to you,’ and request
her to allow me to be buried with my companions.” (So, Ibn ‘Umar conveyed the message to ‘Aisha.)
She said, “I had the idea of having this place for myself but today I prefer him (‘Umar) to myself (and
allow him to be buried there).” When ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar returned, ‘Umar asked him, “What (news)
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do you have?” He replied, “O chief of the believers! She has allowed you (to be buried there).” On that
‘Umar said, “Nothing was more important to me than to be buried in that (sacred) place. So, when I
expire, carry me there and pay my greetings to her (‘Aisha ) and say, ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab asks per –
mission; and if she gives permission, then bury me (there) and if she does not, then take me to the
grave-yard of the Muslims. I do not think any person has more right for the caliphate than those
with whom Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) was always pleased till his death. And whoever is chosen by the
people after me will be the caliph, and you people must listen to him and obey him,” and then he
mentioned the name of ‘Uthman, ‘Ali, Talha, Az-Zubair, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Auf and Sad bin Abi
Waqqas.
By this time a young man from Ansar came and said, “O chief of the believers! Be happy with Al –
lah’s glad tidings. The grade which you have in Islam is known to you, then you became the caliph
and you ruled with justice and then you have been awarded martyrdom after all this.” ‘Umar replied,
“O son of my brother! Would that all that privileges will counterbalance (my short comings), so that
I neither lose nor gain anything. I recommend my successor to be good to the early emigrants and
realize their rights and to protect their honor and sacred things. And I also recommend him to be
good to the Ansar who before them, had homes (in Medina) and had adopted the Faith. He should
accept the good of the righteous among them and should excuse their wrongdoers. I recommend
him to abide by the rules and regulations concerning the Dhimmis (protectees) of Allah and His
Apostle, to fulfill their contracts completely and fight for them and not to tax (overburden) them
beyond their capabilities.”
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 444:
Narrated ‘Ali:
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“We were accompanying a funeral procession in Baqi-I-Gharqad. The Prophet came to us and sat
and we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand then he bent his head and started scraping
the ground with it. He then said, “There is none among you, and not a created soul, but has place
either in Paradise or in Hell assigned for him and it is also determined for him whether he will be
among the blessed or wretched.” A man said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Should we not depend on what has
been written for us and leave the deeds as whoever amongst us is blessed will do the deeds of a
blessed person and whoever amongst us will be wretched, will do the deeds of a wretched person?”
The Prophet said, “The good deeds are made easy for the blessed, and bad deeds are made easy for the
wretched.” Then he recited the Verses:– “As for him who gives (in charity) and is Allah-fearing And
believes in the Best reward from Allah. ” (92.5-6)
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 460:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, “They (the deceased persons in those graves) are
being tortured not for a great thing to avoid.” And then added, “Yes, (they are being punished for a
big sin), for one of them used to go about with calumnies while the other never saved himself from
being soiled with his urine.” (Ibn Abbas added): Then he took a green leaf of a date-palm) and split it
into two pieces and fixed one piece on each grave and said, “May their punishment be abated till
these (two pieces) get dry.”
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Volume 2, Book 23, Number 445:
Narrated Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Whoever intentionally swears falsely by a religion other than Islam,
then he is what he has said, (e.g. if he says, ‘If such thing is not true then I am a Jew,’ he is really a
Jew). And whoever commits suicide with piece of iron will be punished with the same piece of iron
in the Hell Fire.” Narrated Jundab the Prophet said, “A man was inflicted with wounds and he com –
mitted suicide, and so Allah said: My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Para –
dise for him.”