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Sahih al-Bukhari 3407 (Book 60, Hadith 80) #3258
Requesting Death Close to the Sacred Land

SUMMARY: Moses asked Allah to let him die close to the Sacred Land so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it.

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Angel of Death was sent to Moses when he came to Moses, Moses slapped him on the eye. The angel returned to his Lord and said, "You have sent me to a Slave who does not want to die". Allah said, "Return to him and tell him to put his hand on the back of an ox and for every hair that will come under it, he will be granted one year of life". Moses said, "O Lord! What will happen after that?" Allah replied, "Then death". Moses said, "Let it come now". Moses then requested Allah to let him die close to the Sacred Land so much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it". Abu Huraira added, "Allah's Messenger said, 'If I were there, I would show you his grave below the red sand hill on the side of the road".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أُرْسِلَ مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ إِلَى مُوسَى ـ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ ـ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ صَكَّهُ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَبِّهِ، فَقَالَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي إِلَى عَبْدٍ لاَ يُرِيدُ الْمَوْتَ‏.‏ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِ، فَقُلْ لَهُ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى مَتْنِ ثَوْرٍ، فَلَهُ بِمَا غَطَّتْ يَدُهُ بِكُلِّ شَعَرَةٍ سَنَةٌ‏.‏ قَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ، ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ الْمَوْتُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَالآنَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُدْنِيَهُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ رَمْيَةً بِحَجَرٍ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ لَوْ كُنْتُ ثَمَّ لأَرَيْتُكُمْ قَبْرَهُ إِلَى جَانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ تَحْتَ الْكَثِيبِ الأَحْمَرِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ نَحْوَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
death  *  moses  *  ox  *  life

QUICK LESSONS:
Accept your fate with patience & humility; Strive for closeness with God even in your last moments here on earth; Ask for His mercy in your final resting place near His sacred land or mosque etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Prophet Moses and his encounter with the Angel of death. The angel was sent by Allah to take Prophet Moses' life but instead he slapped him on the eye. The angel then returned back to Allah and told Him what happened. In response, Allah told him to go back and tell Prophet Moses that if he put his hand on an ox's back for every hair that comes out from it he will be granted one year of life. After this period has passed then death will come upon him. Prophet Moses accepted this offer and requested Allah that when death comes upon him let it be close to the Sacred Land so much so that he would be at a distance of a stone's throw from it. Abu Huraira added in his narration that if Muhammad were there at the time then he could show them where exactly Prophet Mosess' grave is located near a red sand hill on the side of road. This hadith teaches us about how we should accept our fate with patience and humility as well as how we should strive for closeness with God even in our last moments here on earth by asking for His mercy in our final resting place near His sacred land or mosque etc..

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