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{{Quote| {{Bukhari|5|59|713}}|....Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O 'Aisha! I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison."}} | {{Quote| {{Bukhari|5|59|713}}|....Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet in his ailment in which he died, used to say, "O 'Aisha! I still feel the pain caused by the food I ate at Khaibar, and at this time, I feel as if my aorta is being cut from that poison."}} | ||
The reason behind her action was the | The reason behind her action was the killing of her people and family by Muhammad. | ||
{{Quote|Ibn Sa'd p. 252|The apostle of Allah sent for Zaynab and said to her, "What induced you to do what you have done?" She replied, "You have done to my people what you have done. You have killed my father, my uncle and my husband, so I said to myself, "If you are a prophet, the foreleg will inform you; and others have said, "If you are a king we will get rid of you."}} | {{Quote|Ibn Sa'd p. 252|The apostle of Allah sent for Zaynab and said to her, "What induced you to do what you have done?" She replied, "You have done to my people what you have done. You have killed my father, my uncle and my husband, so I said to myself, "If you are a prophet, the foreleg will inform you; and others have said, "If you are a king we will get rid of you."}} | ||
It was no secret among the wives, that [[Aisha]] | It was no secret among the wives, that [[Aisha]] was Muhammad's favorite, and he made this clear as death approached. | ||
{{Quote| {{Bukhari|7|62|144}}|Narrated 'Aisha: | {{Quote| {{Bukhari|7|62|144}}|Narrated 'Aisha: | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 11 December 2013
This article discusses the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 AD and the circumstances surrounding it.
Death
Poisoned by a Jewess
Muhammad was poisoned by a Jewish woman, following the conquest of Khaibar, where he took Safiyah as a wife, and ordered the torture and beheading of her husband Kinana, the chief of the Jews at Khaibar.
The reason behind her action was the killing of her people and family by Muhammad.
It was no secret among the wives, that Aisha was Muhammad's favorite, and he made this clear as death approached.
Died in the Arms of Aisha
Even from his death-bed, Muhammad was issuing orders and cursing Christians and Jews.
On the 8th of June, 632 AD Aisha watched Muhammad finally die, slumped on her bosom.
Funeral
Preparation
Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib, the fourth Rightly-guided Caliph of Islam (and also Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin) and some others took charge of washing Muhammad, but unlike others, he was washed with his cloths remaining on his body.
By Allah, we did not know whether we should take off the clothes of the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) as we took off the clothes of our dead, or wash him while his clothes were on him. When they (the people) differed among themselves, Allah cast slumber over them until every one of them had put his chin on his chest.
Then a speaker spoke from a side of the house, and they did not know who he was: Wash the Prophet (peace be upon him) while his clothes are on him. So they stood round the Prophet (peace be upon him) and washed him while he had his shirt on him. They poured water on his shirt, and rubbed him with his shirt and not with their hands...Ibn Hisham observed, “The apostle’s body did not present the appearance of an ordinary corpse.” (pg. 688) Aisha also noted that If she had known beforehand what she found out later, "none would have washed him except his wives".
Abu al-Fida (1273 – 1331 AD) was a Muslim geographer and historian. He relates that Muhammad suffered from a death erection. From Edward Gibbon's "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire":
In English, Ali had exclaimed, "O prophet, thy penis is erect unto the sky!"
Tabari does not mention Muhammad's erection, but does note that Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Rightly-guided Caliph of Islam, initially refused to believe Muhammad had died.
The Burial
Once cleaned, they covered him with triple shrouds.
Finally, after a delay, he was buried quietly in the house in which he died, near the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina.
See Also
- Muhammad's Death - A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad's Death
External Links
- The Death of Muhammad - Answering Islam
- Was Muhammad poisoned by his two wives Aisha and Hafza? - Shi'ite viewpoint from Shaykh Yasser Al-Habib