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Sahih al-Bukhari 4451 (Book 64, Hadith 471) #4244
The Last Day on Earth of Prophet Muhammad

SUMMARY: On the day of Prophet Muhammad's death, he was leaning against Aisha's chest and recited a prayer asking Allah to protect him from all evils. Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr passed carrying a fresh leaf-stalk of a date-palm and the Prophet used it to clean his teeth. His hand dropped down or fell from his hand, signifying his death.

Narrated 'Aisha: The Prophet expired in my house and on the day of my turn, leaning against my chest. One of us (ie the Prophet's wives ) used to recite a prayer asking Allah to protect him from all evils when he became sick. So I started asking Allah to protect him from all evils (by reciting a prayer ). He raised his head towards the sky and said, "With the highest companions, with the highest companions"'.Abdur- Rahman bin Abu Bakr passed carrying a fresh leaf-stalk of a date-palm and the Prophet looked at it and I thought that the Prophet was in need of it (for cleaning his teeth ). So I took it (from 'Abdur Rahman) and chewed its head and shook it and gave it to the Prophet who cleaned his teeth with it, in the best way he had ever cleaned his teeth, and then he gave it to me, and suddenly his hand dropped down or it fell from his hand (ie he expired). So Allah made my saliva mix with his saliva on his last day on earth and his first day in the Hereafter.
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ تُوُفِّيَ النَّبِيُّ فِي بَيْتِي وَفِي يَوْمِي، وَبَيْنَ سَحْرِي وَنَحْرِي، وَكَانَتْ إِحْدَانَا تُعَوِّذُهُ بِدُعَاءٍ إِذَا مَرِضَ، فَذَهَبْتُ أُعَوِّذُهُ، فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى فِي الرَّفِيقِ الأَعْلَى ‏"‏‏.‏ وَمَرَّ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَفِي يَدِهِ جَرِيدَةٌ رَطْبَةٌ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُ بِهَا حَاجَةً فَأَخَذْتُهَا، فَمَضَغْتُ رَأْسَهَا وَنَفَضْتُهَا فَدَفَعْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَاسْتَنَّ بِهَا كَأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانَ مُسْتَنًّا ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِيهَا فَسَقَطَتْ يَدُهُ ـ أَوْ سَقَطَتْ مِنْ يَدِهِ ـ فَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَ رِيقِي وَرِيقِهِ فِي آخِرِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَوَّلِ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ‏.‏

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death  *  prayer  *  palm

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray humbly & gratefully towards Allah
EXPLANATIONS:
On the day that Prophet Muhammad passed away, he was leaning against Aisha's chest and reciting a prayer asking Allah for protection from all evils. At that moment Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Bakr passed by carrying a fresh leaf-stalk of a date palm which the Prophet used to clean his teeth with in the best way possible. After this action, his hand dropped down or fell from his hand signifying that he had died at that moment. This hadith is significant as it shows us how even in death we should be humble and grateful to Allah for His blessings upon us; in this case being able to use something as simple as a date palm stalk for cleaning one’s teeth before passing away peacefully into eternity with God’s mercy upon him.

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