What is the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "In Your name we die"?
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The Shaykh : Death is sleep, and the sleep of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is the loss of apparent consciousness, is established for him. The evidence for this is the hadith of Abu Qatadah regarding waiting for the dawn, where the dawn appeared while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was with them, but he did not know about it, because the sleep that is the loss of apparent consciousness is established for him and for others.
The Shaykh : Death is sleep, and the sleep of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which is the loss of apparent consciousness, is established for him. The evidence for this is the hadith of Abu Qatadah regarding waiting for the dawn, where the dawn appeared while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was with them, but he did not know about it, because the sleep that is the loss of apparent consciousness is established for him and for others.