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Hasan Ibn Salih… Hasan said: ‘Let me first tell you how he gave
up his soul… When he was in the throes of death, he called for
water. I brought him some water, but he said to me that he has
already taken water. I asked him, ‘How?’ and he replied:
‘Rasoolullah visited me with a host of Angels following him in
rows, and he gave me some water to drink…’ 257
Refutation
If you should not find me, go to Abu Bakr
It is mentioned in Saheeh al-Bukharee, narrated Jubair Ibn Mutin,
‘Once, a woman approached Allah’s Messenger with some
worldly need. Allah’s Messenger ordered her to return and
come back to him again. She said, “What if I came and did not
find you?” as if she wanted to say, “If I found you dead?” The
Prophet said, “If you should not find me, go to Abu Bakr.” 258
This Hadeeth shows that Allah’s Messenger and his Sahabah
believed that death overcomes everyone. The Messenger did
not interrupt the woman when she said, “What if I came and did
not find you?” thereby proving that the woman’s belief that
Messengers die like everybody else was correct. Else, he
would correct her, as he corrected the small girls who were
singing, “There is a Prophet amongst us who knows what will
happen tomorrow.” The Messenger of Allah forbade them from
attributing the knowledge of the Unseen to him.” 259
This Hadeeth also shows that after his death the Messenger
cannot be sought for assistance, and therefore the woman was
advised to approach Abu Bakr as-Sideeq .
257 Fazaail-e-Aamaal, (Eng. Trans.), Virtues of Charity, Chapter.6,
p.605, (2nd South African Impression 1414-1993. Published by
Waterval Islamic Institute).
Fazaail-e-Aamaal, Virtues of Charity, (Hindi Translation)
Chapter.6, p.708, (Idara Ishaat Diniyat First Edition - (1984).
258 Saheeh al-Bukharee, vol.5, p.8, no.11.
259 Saheeh Al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol. 5, Hadeeth no 336.
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