When he was about to breathe his last, he said repeatedly “Lo! Be careful of prayer and of
those whom you possess or have under your charge.” He continued to repeat these words
until they became inaudible but it appeared that he was trying to express them. (Baihaqi
and Ahmad, Ibn Kathir, Vol. IV, p.473)
‘Ali says that he heard the Prophet of Allah (r) commending the Muslims to be careful of
prayer and poor-due and to be generous to their slaves and subordinates.
‘Aisha relates that while she has started reciting the last two Soorahs of the Qur’an over
the Prophet (r), he lifted up his eyes and said, “With the Exalted Companion! with the
Exalted Companion!” Just at that moment ‘Abdurahman b. Abu Bakr entered the room with
a green toothstick in his hand. The Prophet (r) looked at in a way that she thought he
wanted it. She chewed it a little to make it soft and pliable, and gave it to him. He rubbed his
teeth with it as he used to rub before and tried to hand it over to her but it fell down from
his hands.
She further says that a cup of water was kept near him. He dipped his hand in it and then
wiped his face, saying, “There is no God but Allah. Verily, there are pangs of death.’ Then he
lifted up his forefinger and said, “With the Exalted Companion” until his soul took departed
and his forefinger dropped on one side into the water.
'Aisha said that when the Prophet (r) was about to leave them behind, he had his head on
her thigh. He fainted in a split second and then regaining consciousness, looked up towards
the ceiling, saying all the while, “Verily, with the Exalted Companion!” And with these words
on his lips, the Prophet (r) of Allah was yielding his last breath.
HOW THE PROPHET (r) LEFT THIS WORLD
When the Prophet (r) abandoned this world, he had all of Arabia well in his hand. The
sovereign and rulers were scared by his rising power while his companions were ever willing
to undergo any sacrifice, to lay down their own lives and to surrender up their wealth, prop-
erty and children for his sake. Yet he left this world without a single dinar or dirham or a
slave or a bondmaid in his possession. All that he owned at the time was one white mule,
some weapons and a piece of land, which had already been given away in charity. (Al-
Bukhaari, Mard un-Nabi)
The Prophet’s coat of mail had been pawned to a Jew for thirty Sa’s of barley (Al-Bukhaari,
Mard un-Nabi) when he died and nothing was left with him to retrieve it. (Baihaqi, p. 52)
The Prophet (r) secured the freedom of forty slaves during his illness. Only six or seven
dinars were left with ‘Aisha, but he asked her to give away even those in charity. (Al-Siratul
Halabiyah, Vol. III, p. 381)
'Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) relates that on the day the Prophet of Allah (r)
died, there was nothing in her house which could be taken by a living being except for a