Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

forgive us and forgive him, and grant me after him a worthy successor.’

I said those words, and Allah replaced him for me with Muhammad (1) ﷺ.

Muslim relates in his Ṣaḥīḥ (2) that ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣafwān visited Umm Salamah during the caliphate of Yazīd.

Ismāʿīl ibn Nashīṭ also transmitted from Shahr, who said: ‘I came to Umm Salamah to console her over al-Ḥusayn (3).’

Among the texts that testify to the merit of the Mothers of the Believers is the Almighty’s statement: ‘O wives of the Prophet, you are not like any other women, provided you are God-fearing…’—up to His words: ‘…establish the prayer, give the alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah only desires to remove impurity from you, People of the Household, and to purify you completely. And remember what is recited in your homes of Allah’s revelations and of wisdom.’ [al-Aḥzāb 32–34].

(1) Chain of transmission: sound. Also recorded by Ahmad, Musnad, 6:291, 306; Muslim, no. 919, Book of Funerals, “What to say to the sick”; Abu Dawud, no. 3115, Book of Funerals, “Recommended words in the presence of the deceased”; al-Tirmidhi, no. 977, Book of Funerals, “Prompting the dying person and supplicating for him”; al-Nasaʾi, 4:4-5, Book of Funerals, “The frequency of death”; and Ibn Majah, no. 1447, Book of Funerals, “What is to be said to the sick when death approaches” – all through various chains from al-Aʿmash, from Abu Waʾil Shaqiq b. Salamah, from Umm Salamah. She related that the Messenger of Allah said: “When you are present with a sick person or a deceased one, speak good words, for the angels say ʾamin to what you utter.” She added: “When Abu Salamah died, I went to the Prophet and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, Abu Salamah has died.’ He replied, ‘Say: Allahumma ighfir li wa lahu wa aʿqibni minhu ʿuqba hasana (O Allah, forgive me and him, and grant me in exchange for him a good successor).’ I said it, and Allah gave me someone better than him—Muhammad himself.” “aʿqibni” means “replace me, compensate me,” i.e., grant me, in return for him, a righteous substitute. (2) Muslim, no. 2882, Book of Trials and Portents of the Hour, “The earth’s swallowing of the army that marches against the House,” transmitted through ʿUbayd Allah b. al-Qubtiyya: al-Harith b. Abi Rabiʿa and ʿAbd Allah b. Safwan, with me accompanying them, entered upon Umm Salamah, Mother of the Believers, and asked her about the army that will be swallowed up—this occurred during the days of Ibn al-Zubayr. She said: The Messenger of Allah declared, “Someone will seek refuge in the House; an expeditionary force will be sent after him, and when they reach the barren land (al-Baydaʾ), the earth will swallow them.” I asked, “Messenger of Allah, what about a person among them who objects to what they are doing?” He said, “He too will be swallowed up with them, but on the Day of Resurrection he will be raised according to his intention.” (3) Al-Mustadrak, 4:19.
اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ، وَأَعْقِبْنِي مِنْهُ عُقْبَى صَالِحَةً) . فَقُلْتُهَا، فَأَعْقَبَنِي اللهُ مُحَمَّداً (١) ﷺ. وَرَوَى مُسْلِمٌ فِي (صَحِيْحِهِ (٢)) : أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بنَ صَفْوَانَ دَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فِي خِلاَفَةِ يَزِيْدَ. وَرَوَى: إِسْمَاعِيْلُ بنُ نَشِيْطٍ، عَنْ شَهْرٍ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ أُعَزِّيْهَا بِالحُسَيْنِ (٣) . وَمِنْ فَضْلِ أُمَّهَاتِ المُؤْمِنِيْنَ قَوْلُهُ -تَعَالَى-: ﴿يَا نِسَاءَ النَّبِيِّ لَسْتُنَّ كَأَحَدٍ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُنَّ ... ﴾ ، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: ﴿وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلاَةَ، وَآتِيْنَ الزَّكَاةَ، وَأَطِعْنَ اللهَ وَرَسُوْلَهُ، إِنَّمَا يُرِيْدُ اللهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ البَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيْراً، وَاذْكُرْنَ مَا يُتْلَى فِي بُيُوْتِكُنَّ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللهِ وَالحِكْمَةِ﴾ [الأَحْزَابُ: ٣٢ - ٣٤] .
(١) إسناده صحيح، وأخرجه أحمد ٦ / ٢٩١، و٣٠٦، ومسلم (٩١٩) في الجنائز: باب ما يقال عند المريض، وأبو داود (٣١١٥) في الجنائز: باب ما يستحب أن يقال عند الميت من الكلام، والترمذي (٩٧٧) في الجنائز: باب ما جاء في تلقين المريض عند الموت والدعاء له عنده، والنسائي ٤ / ٤، ٥ في الجنائز: باب كثرة الموت، وابن ماجة (١٤٤٧) في الجنائز: باب ما جاء فيما يقال عند المريض إذا حضر، من طرق، عن الأعمش، عن أبي وائل شقيق بن سلمة، عن أم سلمة قالت: قال رسول الله ﷺ " إذا حضرتم المريض أو الميت، فقولوا خيرا، فإن الملائكة يؤمنون على ما تقولون " قالت: فلما مات أبو سلمة، أتيت النبي ﷺ، فقلت: يا رسول الله إن أبا سلمة قد مات، قال: " قولي اللهم اغفر لي وله، وأعقبني منه عقبى حسنة " قالت: فقلت، فأعقبني الله من هو خير لي منه محمدا ﷺ. وقوله " أعقبني " أي: بدلني وعوضني منه أي: في مقابلته عقبى حسنة، أي: بدلا صالحا. (٢) رقم (٢٨٨٢) في الفتن وأشراط الساعة: باب الخسف بالجيش الذي يؤم البيت من طريق عبيد الله بن القبطية، قال: دخل الحارث بن أبي ربيعة وعبد الله بن صفوان وأنا معهما على أم سلمة أم المؤمنين، فسألاها عن الجيش الذي يخسف به، وكان ذلك في أيام ابن الزبير، فقالت: قال رسول الله ﷺ: " يعوذ عائذ بالبيت، فيبعث إليه بعث، فإذا كانوا ببيداء من الأرض خسف بهم " فقلت: يا رسول الله، فكيف بمن كان كارها؟ قال: يخسف به معهم، ولكنه يبعث يوم القيامة على نيته. (٣) " المستدرك " ٤ / ١٩.

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