Reconciling the burial of the Prophet in his house with the hadith: “No prophet dies except that he is buried where he dies”
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Question:
You mentioned that the wisdom behind burying the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his house was to prevent it from becoming a place of prostration for the sake of shirk (associating partners with Allah); otherwise, his grave would have been exposed, and he would have been buried in al-Baqi' with his children. So what was his (peace and blessings be upon him) intention in saying, “No prophet dies except that he is buried where he dies”? Which grave is this referring to?
Answer:
This does not contradict the statement of Aisha. This is not the statement of a group; this is the statement of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said, “Were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed, but he feared that it would be taken as a place of prostration.” She says, “Aisha, the Mother of the Believers,” or the narration mentions “fear,” meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the one who ordered his burial in his house. This agrees with the hadith mentioned by the questioner: “No prophet dies except that he is buried where he dies.” Yes, this is an apparent hadith, and the Companions acted upon it when they wanted to bury him (peace and blessings be upon him). One of the Companions narrated this hadith to them, so they acted upon it and carried it out. The ruling in this matter is like the statement of Aisha that he feared it would be taken as a mosque, and were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed. So there is no contradiction, and praise be to Allah.
They wanted to bury him (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of the Companions narrated this hadith to them, so they acted upon it and carried it out. The ruling in this matter is like the statement of Aisha that he feared it would be taken as a mosque, and were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed. So there is no contradiction, and praise be to Allah.
You mentioned that the wisdom behind burying the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his house was to prevent it from becoming a place of prostration for the sake of shirk (associating partners with Allah); otherwise, his grave would have been exposed, and he would have been buried in al-Baqi' with his children. So what was his (peace and blessings be upon him) intention in saying, “No prophet dies except that he is buried where he dies”? Which grave is this referring to?
Answer:
This does not contradict the statement of Aisha. This is not the statement of a group; this is the statement of the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She said, “Were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed, but he feared that it would be taken as a place of prostration.” She says, “Aisha, the Mother of the Believers,” or the narration mentions “fear,” meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was the one who ordered his burial in his house. This agrees with the hadith mentioned by the questioner: “No prophet dies except that he is buried where he dies.” Yes, this is an apparent hadith, and the Companions acted upon it when they wanted to bury him (peace and blessings be upon him). One of the Companions narrated this hadith to them, so they acted upon it and carried it out. The ruling in this matter is like the statement of Aisha that he feared it would be taken as a mosque, and were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed. So there is no contradiction, and praise be to Allah.
They wanted to bury him (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of the Companions narrated this hadith to them, so they acted upon it and carried it out. The ruling in this matter is like the statement of Aisha that he feared it would be taken as a mosque, and were it not for that, his grave would have been exposed. So there is no contradiction, and praise be to Allah.
Source
معنى حديث : «ما من نبي يموت إلا ودفن حيث قبض» — alfawzan.live
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