Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 6: The death of the Prophet’s ﷺ Mother
Imaam Aḥmad reported on the authority of Buriadah ‏:رضيُاهللُعنه “We went out with the
Messenger of Allaah ﷺ and traveled until we reached the place known as Waddaan.
He ﷺ said: ❝(Remain) in your places till I return.❞ He ﷺ then went away (for a
while). He ﷺ then returned with a heavy (heart) and said: ❝I visited the grave of
the mother of Muḥammad and sought permission from my Lord to intercede (for
her), but He ‏(تعالى)‏ did not give me permission. 30 And I used to prohibit you from
visiting the graves, but now you may visit them.❞ 31
Al-Baihaqee reported with another chain from Buraidah رضي ‏ُاهلل ‏ُعنه with the wording:
[The Prophet ﷺ walked between the graves] till he reached a grave and sat next to
it, and the people sat around him. He began shaking his head as though he is
addressing someone, and then he began to weep. `Umar رضيُاهللُعنه approached him and
said: What makes you weep, O Messenger of Allaah?! He ﷺ said: ❝This is the grave
of Aaminah Bint Wahab. I sought permission from my Lord to visit her grave, so He
‏(تعالى)‏ granted it to me. I sought permission to seek forgiveness for her, but He ‏(تعالى)‏
did not grant it to me. I was overtaken by affection for her and it made me cry.❞
Buraidah said: I had not seen a time in which he ﷺ cried more than that hour. 32
30 I (al-Albaanee) say: In another narration from (Musnad) Aḥmad (23003) and (Musannaf of) Ibn Abee Shaibah
(11808) it is with the addition: ❝So my eyes started to shed tears out of mercy for her because (of the
punishment) of the Fire.❞ See “Aḥkaam al-Janaaiz” (pg. 188)
31 Musnad Aḥmad (23017). See the next Ḥadeeth as well.
[TN: In another narration, it is: “We went out with the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ during the conquest (of
ﷺ came down (his riding animal) and we were around a thousand riders along with him. He ﷺ Makkah). He
then prayed two Rak`ah, then he turned facing towards us and his eyes were overflowing with tears. `Umar Ibn al-
Khaṭṭaab went to him and said: “May my father and mother be sacrificed for you O Messenger of Allaah! What is
‏(تعالى)‏ said: ❝I sought permission from my Lord to seek forgiveness for my mother, but He ﷺ the matter?” He
did not grant it to me; so my eyes started to shed tears out of mercy for her because (of the punishment) of the
Fire…❞ [Musnad Aḥmad (23003 and 23038). See “al-Irwaa” (3/225) and “Aḥkaam al-Janaaiz” (pg. 188)]]
32 Dalaa’il al-Nubuwwah (1/189-190)
I (al-Albaanee) say: The Ḥadeeth, with all its different routes, is “Ṣaḥeeḥ”. There are other chains and one of them
is “Ṣaḥeeḥ” (which is reported in Ṣaḥeeḥ Muslim). Ibn Ḥibbaan (981), al-Ḥaakim (3292), al-Dhahabee all graded it
as “Ṣaḥeeḥ”, see “Aḥkaam al-Janaaiz” (pg. 188). [TN: See also “al-Ḍha`eefah” (5131)]
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