Sahih al-Bukhari 4256 (Book 64, Hadith 472)
did not speak to the people till he entered upon `Aisha and went straight to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) who was
covered with Hibra cloth (i.e. a kind of Yemenite cloth). He then uncovered the Prophet’s face and
bowed over him and kissed him and wept, saying, “Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you. By
Allah, Allah will never cause you to die twice. As for the death which was written for you, has come
upon you.”
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Abu Bakr went out while `Umar bin Al-Khattab was talking to the people. Abu
Bakr said, “Sit down, O `Umar!” But `Umar refused to sit down. So the people came to Abu Bakr and
left `Umar. Abu Bakr said, “To proceed, if anyone amongst you used to worship Muhammad , then
Muhammad is dead, but if (anyone of) you used to worship Allah, then Allah is Alive and shall never
die. Allah said:–“Muhammad is no more than an Apostle, and indeed (many) apostles have passed
away before him..(till the end of the Verse )……Allah will reward to those who are thankful.” (3.144)
By Allah, it was as if the people never knew that Allah had revealed this Verse before till Abu Bakr
recited it and all the people received it from him, and I heard everybody reciting it (then).
Narrated Az-Zuhri: Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab told me that `Umar said, “By Allah, when I heard Abu
Bakr reciting it, my legs could not support me and I fell down at the very moment of hearing him
reciting it, declaring that the Prophet (ﷺ) had died.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 4256 (Book 64, Hadith 472)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Imam al-Bukhārī’s Sahih al-Bukhari is a masterpiece of Islamic literature, completed in the 9th century. It is revered as one of the most authentic and important books in Sunni Islam, forming a core part of the six canonical hadith collections (Kutub al-Sittah). This set also includes Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s specific contribution is a massive work containing around 7,563 verified hadiths, which are thematically sorted into 97 books to provide clear guidance on a multitude of subjects.
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