Category: Ibn Majah

It was
narrated that Aswad said: “They said in ‘Aishah’s presence
that
‘Ali was appointed (by the Prophet (ﷺ) before he died), and she
said: ‘When was he appointed? He (the Prophet (ﷺ)) was resting
against my bosom, or in my lap, and he called for a basin, then he
became limp in my lap and died, and I did not realize it. So when did
he (ﷺ) appoint him?’”

Asma’
bint ‘Umais said: “When Ja’far was killed, the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ) went to his family and said: ‘The family of Ja’far
are
busy with the matter of their deceased, so prepare food for
them.’” (One of the narrators) Abdullah said: “That continued to be the Sunnah, until innovations were introduced, then it was abandoned.”

It was
narrated that Jarir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Bajali said: “We used to
think that gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing
food was a form of wailing.”

It was
narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: Dying in a strange land is martyrdom.”

It was
narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said: “A man died in
Al-
Madinah, and he was one of those who were born in Al-Madinah. The
Prophet (ﷺ) offered the funeral prayer for him and said: “Would
that
he had died somewhere other than his birthplace.” A man among
the
people said: “Why, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “If a
man dies
somewhere other than his birthplace, a space will be
measured for him
in Paradise (as big as the distance) from the place
where he was born
to the place where he died.”

It was
narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “Whoever dies from a sickness dies as a martyr. He is protected
from the torment of the grave and he is granted provision from
Paradise morning and evening.”

It was
narrated from ‘Aishah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Breaking the bones of the deceased is like breaking his bones when
he
is alive.”

It was
narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Breaking
the bones of the deceased is, in sin, like breaking his
bones when he
is alive.”

It was
narrated that ‘Ubaidullah bin ‘Abdullah said: “I asked
‘Aishah:
‘O mother! Tell me about the sickness of the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ).’ She said: ‘He felt pain and started to spit (over his
body), and we began to compare his spittle to the spittle of a person
eating raisins. Like a person eating raisins and spitting out the
seeds. He used to go around among his wives, but when he became ill,
he asked them permission to stay in the house of ‘Aishah and that
they
should come to him in turns.’ She said: ‘The Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ)
entered upon me, (supported) between two men, with his
feet making
lines along the ground. One of them was ‘Abbas.’ I
told Ibn ‘Abbas
this Hadith and he said: ‘Do you know who the
other man was whom
‘Aishah did not name? He was ‘Ali bin Abu
Talib.’”

It was
narrated that ‘Aishah said: “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to seek
refuge using the following words: ‘Adhhibil-ba’s, Rabbin-nas,
washfi
Antash-shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uka, shifa’an la
yughadiru saqaman
(Take away the affliction, O Lord of mankind, and
grant healing, for
You are the Healer and there is no healing that
leaves no sickness).’
When the Prophet (ﷺ) fell sick with the
sickness that would be his
last, I took his hand and wiped it over
his body and recited these
words. He withdrew his hand from mine and
said: ‘O Allah, forgive me
and let me meet the exalted companions
(i.e., those who occupy high
positions in Paradise).’ Those were
the last words of his that I
heard.”