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was greatly touched. He followed
the leadership of Abū Bakr and performed the last ritual prayer
sitting down. After the prayer, he immediately went to his home
and lay down on his death-bed.
....The people who had seen our beloved
Prophet in the mosque thought that he was recovering, and they
were very happy. While some people dispersed to take care of business,
the majority of people remained around the mosque.
....The signs of death, which is
the common predestination of all of humanity, were visible. The
face of the last Prophet had turned yellow, like a ray of light,
and drops of sweat like pearls began flowing from his forehead.
....Hazrat Aisha kept wiping away
the tears from her eyes as well as the drops of sweat from the
Prophet's forehead, while his head was leaning on her chest.
....Hazrat Fatima kept weeping, without
pause. Our beloved Prophet said: "Dear daughter, do not cry. Angels
cannot bear your tears."
....Fatima was weeping, Aisha was
weeping. The pure wives of the Prophet and Umm Ayman were weeping.
The Companions outside and the angels in Heaven were weeping and
the last Prophet of Allah Almighty was departing from this world.
....Gabriel came for the last time,
and informed the Prophet that the angel of death was coming.
....Soon the angel of death came
and said: "O Prophet of God, if you want to stay in the world,
I will just visit you and return. But if you want to reach the
Lord, I will take your soul with me."
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