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Sahih Muslim 2454 (Book 44, Hadith 148) #13399
The Sorrow of Umm Aiman

SUMMARY: Umm Aiman was saddened by the death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Abu Bakr and Umar were moved to tears when they heard her sorrow.

Anas reported that after the death of Allah's Messenger Abu Bakr said to 'Umar: Let us visit Umm Aiman as Allah's Messenger used to visit her. As we came to her, she wept. They (Abu Bakr and Umar) said to her: What makes you weep? What is in store (in the next world) for Allah's-Messenger is better than (this worldly life). She said: I weep not because I am ignorant of the fact that what is in store for Allah's Messenger (in the next world) is better than (this world), but I weep because the revelation which came from the Heaven has ceased to come. This moved both of them to tears and they began to weep along with her.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ الْكِلاَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضى الله عنه بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِعُمَرَ انْطَلِقْ بِنَا إِلَى أُمِّ أَيْمَنَ نَزُورُهَا كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَزُورُهَا ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهَا بَكَتْ فَقَالاَ لَهَا مَا يُبْكِيكِ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِرَسُولِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا أَبْكِي أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ مَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِرَسُولِهِ وَلَكِنْ أَبْكِي أَنَّ الْوَحْىَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ ‏.‏ فَهَيَّجَتْهُمَا عَلَى الْبُكَاءِ فَجَعَلاَ يَبْكِيَانِ مَعَهَا

TOPICS
death  *  revelation  *  tears  *  sorrow

QUICK LESSONS:
Have love for Prophet Muhammad(ﷺ) even after his passing away; Comfort yourself with knowledge about what awaits him in Jannah; Show compassion towards those who are grieving a loss

EXPLANATIONS:
After the death of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Abu Bakr and Umar visited Umm Aiman. When they arrived at her home she was weeping. They asked her why she was crying and reminded her that what awaits the Prophet ﷺ in the afterlife is much better than this life. She responded that she wasn't crying because she didn't know this but because revelation from Heaven had stopped coming since his passing away. This made both Abu Bakr and Umar cry as well out of sadness for their beloved prophet ﷺ. This hadith teaches us about how much love we should have for our beloved prophet ﷺ even after his passing away as well as how we should be comforted by knowing that he is in a better place now with Allah SWT in Jannah.

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