Profetens død

På en mandag, den 29. dagen i Safarmåneden i den islamske kalenderen, det ellevte året etter Hijri, deltok Profeten Muhammad (saw: fred være med ham) på en begravelse i al-Baqee’ (begravelsesplass i Madinha). På vei hjem fra begravelsen fikk han hodepine, og feber. Han ledet muslimene i bønn i elleve dager etter at sykdommen viste seg.

Onsdagen fem dager før han (saw) døde økte feberen til Profeten (saw) betraktelig og signaliserte hvor alvorlig tilstanden faktisk var. Profeten (saw) besvimte og hadde det vondt. Da han følte seg litt bedre valgte han å entre moskeén, han satte seg ned og holdt en tale til personene som satt rundt ham. Han (saw) sa: “The curse of Allâh falls upon the Jews and Christians for they have made their Prophets’ tombs places of worship.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî, 1/62; Muatta’Imâm Malik, p.360] Han fortsatte: “Do not make my tomb a worshipped idol.” [Muatta’ Imâm Malik, p.65]. Etter dette ofret han forsamlingen sin rygg for de som ønsket å gjengjelde noen skader han (saw) måtte ha påført dem i løpet av sitt liv. Så ba han Zuhrbønnen (en rituell bønn midt på dagen) og returnerte til prekestolen og satte seg på den. Han returnerte så til temaene fra hans tale tidligere på dagen. På dette tidspunktet sa en mann: ”Du skylder meg tre dirham” Profeten (saw) sa: ”Fadl betal ham pengene.” Ved begge disse tilfellene viste Allahs budbringer (saw) at han ønsket å gjøre opp for seg i denne verden. Noe som oppfordres en hver muslim. Han fortsatte så med:

”I admonish you to be good to Al-Ansar (the Helpers).
They are my family and with them I found shelter. They
have acquitted themselves credibly of the responsibility
that fell upon them and now there remains what
you have to do. You should fully acknowledge and
appreciate the favour that they have shown, and should
overlook their faults.”

En annen versjon:

“The number of believers would
increase, but the number of Helpers would decrease to
the extent that they would be among men as salt in the
food. So he who from among you occupies a position
of responsibility and is powerful enough to do harm
or good to the people, he should frilly acknowledge
and appreciate the favour that these benefactors have
shown and overlook their faults.”

Han fortsatte med å si:

“Allâh, the Great, has given a
slave of His the opportunity to make a choice between
whatever he desires of Allâh’s provisions in this world,
and what He keeps for him in the world, but he has
opted for the latter.”

Abû Sa’id Al-Khudri relaterte at etter at Profeten hadde sagt disse ordene gråt Abu Bakr og sa: ”Vi ofrer våre fedre og mødre for deg.” Vi andre lurte på hvorfor Abu Bakr sa noe slikt. Folk sa: ”Se på den gamle mannen! Allahs budbringer snakker om Allahs slave som har fått valget mellom alt det gode i den verden eller de absolutte godene i evigheten, men han sier ”Vi ofrer våre fedre og mødre for deg.” Det var ved et senere tidspunkt vi skjønte hva han mente. Profeten (saw) var slaven som hadde fått valget. Vi aksepterte også at Abu Bakr var den mest lærde blant oss.” [Mishkat Al-Masabih, 2/546]

Også sa Profeten (saw):

“The fellow I feel most secure
in his company is Abû Bakr. If I were to make friendship
with any other one than Allah, I would have Abû Bakr
a bosom friend of mine. For him I feel affection and
brotherhood of Islam. No gate shall be kept open in the
Mosque except that of Abû Bakr’s.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî,
1/22,429,449, 2/638; Misbkat Al-Masabih, 2/548]

Under sykdomsperioden til Profeten (saw) var det Abu Bakr som ledet muslimene i bønn. I en hadith sa Anas bin Malik: “While the Muslims were performing the dawn prayer on Monday — led by Abû Bakr, they were surprised to see the Messenger of Allâh raising the curtain of ‘Aishah’s room. He looked at them while they were praying aligned properly and smiled cheerfully. Seeing him, Abû Bakr withdrew to join the lines and give way to him to lead the prayer. For he thought that the Prophet wanted to go out and pray.” Anas said: “The Muslims, who were praying, were so delighted that they were almost too enraptured at their prayers. The Messenger of Allâh made them a gesture to continue their prayer, went into the room and drew down the curtain.” [Sahih Bukhari 1/98,99]

Kort tid før han døde sies det at Profeten børstet tennene med siwak og vasket seg og sa: ”There is no God but Allah. Death is full of agonies.” [Sahih al-Bukhari, 2/640] Rett etter at han hadde blitt ferdig med siwak-børstingen, løftet han hånden eller fingeren opp, så opp og beveget på leppene sine. Aishah (ra) kunne høre på det han sa, hun hørte ham si: “With those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace with the Prophets and the Truthful ones (As-Siddeeqeen), the martyrs and the good doers. O Allâh, forgive me and have mercy upon me and join me to the Companionship on high.”[ibid, 2/638-641], etter dette sa han følgende med jevne mellomrom: “The most exalted Companionship on high. To Allâh we turn and to Him we turn back for help and last abode.”
Dette skjedde tidlig på en mandag, den tolvte Rabi’ al-Awwal. Han ble 63 år.

Sahabas bekymring etter at Profeten (saw) døde
Denne sørgelige nyheten spredte seg raskt i Madina. Anas Ibn Malik sa: ”I have never witnessed a day better or brighter than that day on which the Messenger of Allâh (saw) came to us; and I have never witnessed a more awful or darker day than that oneon which the Messenger of Allâh died on.” [Mishkatul-Masabih, 2/547]

Umars respons:
Umar Ibn Khattab (ra) ble meget sjokkert ved denne nyheten og sa til en forsamling: ”Some of the hypocrites claim that the Messenger of Allâh (saw) died. The Messenger of Allâh did not die, but went to his Lord in the same way as Moses bin ‘Imran did. He stayed away for forty nights, but finally came back though they said he had been dead. By Allah, the Messenger of Allâh will come back and he will cut of the hands and legs of those who claim his death.” [Ibn Hisham, 2/655]

Abu Bakrs respons:
Abu Bakr (ra) forlot huset sitt i As-Sunh og dro til moskeen. I moskeen snakket han medingen, men gikk rett til Aishahs bolig, også gikk han direkte til der Profeten (saw) var. Profeten var dekket til med en Yemensk kappe. Han avdekket fjeset til Profeten (saw) kysset ham og gråt. Etter dette sa han: ”I sacrifice my father and mother for your sake. Allah, verily, will not cause you to die twice. You have just experienced the death that Allâh had ordained.”

Han gikk ut og så Umar snakke til folk. Han sa: ”Umar, sett deg ned.” Umar valgte å ikke gjøre det. Folk forlot Umar og kom mot Abu Bakr, som talte: “And now, he who worships Muhammad (saw), Muhammad is dead now. But he who worships Allah, He is Ever Living and He never dies. Allâh says: ‘Muhammad (saw) is no more than a Messenger, and indeed (many) Messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels (as disbelievers)? And he who turns back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allâh, and Allâh will give reward to those who are grateful.’” Qur’aan [3:144]

Ibn ‘Abbas fortalte senere: “ByAllâh it sounded as if people had never heard such a Qur’aanic verse till Abû Bakr recited it as a reminder. So people started reciting it till there was no man who did not recite it.”
Ibn Al-Musaiyab sa at ‘Umar hadde sagt: “By Allâh as soon as I heard Abû Bakr say it, I fell down to the ground. I felt as if my legs had been unable to carry me so I collapsed when I heard him say it. Only then did I realize that Muhammad sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had really died.” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî, 2/640,641]