Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalāʾ - Shams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi - (سيرة 2/469)

Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

ʿĀʾishah said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ died while his head was between my chest and my chin. After what I saw from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I shall never again loathe the severity of death for anyone.” This is an authentic report.

Ibn Lahiʿah narrated, on the authority of Abū al-Aswad, from ʿUrwah, who said: Usāmah ibn Zayd had already prepared for the campaign and had moved his equipment to al-Jurf, yet he remained behind during those days because of the Prophet’s ﷺ illness. The Prophet ﷺ had appointed him commander of an army whose majority were Emigrants, among them ʿUmar, and had instructed him to raid the people of Muʾtah and the outskirts of Palestine—where his father Zayd had been slain.

On Monday morning the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat by a palm-trunk in the mosque. The Muslims gathered around him, greeting him and praying for his recovery. He summoned Usāmah and said, “Set out at dawn, with Allah’s blessing, victory, and well-being.” Usāmah replied, “May my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah. You have awoken clear of mind, and I hope Allah has healed you. Permit me to stay until Allah grants you full health, for if I depart in your present state my heart will be burdened with grief over you, and I would hate to have to inquire about your condition from others.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent and did not repeat the order. He then rose and entered ʿĀʾishah’s apartment; it was her day.

Abū Bakr came in to see his daughter ʿĀʾishah and said, “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has awoken clear-headed, and I hope Allah has cured him.” He then mounted his animal and went to his family at al-Sunḥ, where his wife Ḥabībah bint Khārijah ibn Zayd al-Anṣārī was living. All of the Prophet’s ﷺ wives returned to their own dwellings, and that was on Monday.

Once the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was settled in ʿĀʾishah’s room, the fever intensified. His wives gathered around him, and the pain became severe. He remained in that state until the sun declined. They said he would lapse into unconsciousness, then he fixed his gaze on the sky and said, “Yes, to the Highest Companion.” The narrator continued until he said: ʿĀʾishah sent word to Abū Bakr, Ḥafṣah sent word to ʿUmar, and Fāṭimah sent word to ʿAlī, but they had not yet gathered when

عائشة قالت: توفي رسول الله ﷺ بين حاقنتي وذاقنتي، فلا أكره شدة الموت لأحد أبدا، بعد ما رأيت من رسول الله ﷺ. حديث صحيح. وقال ابن لهيعة، عن أبي الأسود عن عروة قال: كان أسامة بن زيد قد تجهز للغزو وخرج ثقلة إلى الجرف فأقام تلك الأيام لوجع النبي ﷺ، وكان قد أمره على جيش عامتهم المهاجرون، وفيهم عمر، وأمره أن يغير على أهل مؤتة، وعلى جانب فلسطين، حيث أصيب أبوه زيد، فجلس رسول الله ﷺ إلى جذع في المسجد، يعني صبيحة الاثنين، واجتمع المسلمون يسلمون عليه ويدعون له بالعافية، فدعا أسامة فقال: "اغد على بركة الله والنصر والعافية". قال: بأبي أنت يا رسول الله، قد أصبحت مفيقا، وأرجو أن يكون الله قد شفاك، فأذن لي أن أمكث حتى يشفيك الله، فإن أنا خرجت على هذا الحال خرجت في قلبي قرحة من شأنك، وأكره أن أسأل عنك الناس، فسكت رسول الله ﷺ فلم يراجعه، وقام فدخل بيت عائشة، وهو يومها، فدخل أبو بكر على ابنته عائشة، فقال: قد أصبح رسول الله ﷺ مفيقا، وأرجو أن يكون الله قد شفاه، ثم ركب أبو بكر فلحق بأهله بالسنح، هنالك امرأته حبيبة بنت خارجة بن زيد الأنصاري، وانقلبت كل امرأة من نساء النبي ﷺ إلى بيتها، وذلك يوم الاثنين. ولما استقر ﷺ ببيت عائشة وعك أشد الوعك، واجتمع إليه نساؤه، واشتد وجعه، فلم يزل بذلك حتى زاغت الشمس، وزعموا أنه كان يغشى عليه، ثم شخص بصره إلى السماء فيقول: "نعم في الرفيق الأعلى"، وذكر الحديث إلى أن قال: فأرسلت عائشة إلى أبي بكر، وأرسلت حفصة إلى عمر، وارسلت فاطمة إلى علي، فلم يجتمعوا حتى