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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the author's statement: "And from both of them, from her, she said: (When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was stricken with illness, he began to throw a shawl of his over his face

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The Shaykh :"And from both of them, from her".
"From both of them": The pronoun refers to al-Bukhari and Muslim, even though they were not previously mentioned, but since that is a known convention, it is valid for the pronoun to refer to them, even though they were not mentioned, they were not mentioned.
"And from both of them, from her", meaning from Aisha.
"She said:
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was stricken with illness, he began to throw a shawl of his over his face لما نزل برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم طفق يطرح خميصة له على وجهه
"
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When it descended upon Hamid, what does it mean?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : No, Aisha.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : The angel descended upon him to take his soul.
He began to throw طفق يطرح
"Bada'a" (began), which type of verb is this?
The student: Yes?

The Shaykh : "Bada'a" (began), which type of verb is it?
The student: "Bada'a" (began) is a past tense verb.

The Shaykh : ... .
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : ... the present tense.
The student: "Bada'a" (began) is past tense, and "yutrik" (throws) is present tense.

The Shaykh : Present tense.
The student: Present tense.

The Shaykh : And in meaning, which type of verb is it?
The student: Yes?

The Shaykh : It means "bada'a" (began).
The student: The meaning is present tense ... .

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: It is from the verbs of commencement.

The Shaykh : It is from the verbs of commencement, from the verbs of commencement, and Ibn Malik mentioned these in the chapter on verbs of approximation. In the chapter on verbs of approximation.
So he began فطفق
Its subject is hidden, and the clause "yutrik" (throws) is its predicate.
A shawl of his over his face خميصة له على وجهه
The shawl is a square cloak with fringes. This shawl, he (peace and blessings be upon him) threw over his face.
And whenever he was distressed by it فإذا اغتم بها
Meaning, because of it, he removed it. "Yaghtam" (is distressed) means that distress and grief overtook him because of this shawl, so he removed it, because it is a shawl, and he was on his deathbed, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, so he was distressed by it.
And he would say, while in that state فقال وهو كذلك
Meaning, in this state.
May Allah curse the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship. لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد
Sunan an-Nasa'i 703Sahih (Darussalam)
"O Allah, send prayers and peace upon him." He said this in the context of death.
The curse of Allah. لعنة الله
Meaning, their expulsion and banishment. This sentence could be declarative; it is declarative in form, but it is possible that the intended meaning is the apparent meaning of the text, i.e., that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is informing that Allah has cursed them. It is also possible that the intended meaning is a supplication, so it would be declarative in form but imperative in meaning. The meaning, under this possibility, is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated against them, he supplicated against them, while in the context of death, because of this action.
And his saying:
They took the graves of their prophets اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم
This sentence is an explanation, an explanation for his saying:
May Allah curse the Jews and Christians لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى
Sunan an-Nasa'i 703Sahih (Darussalam)
As if someone were to ask, why?
take the graves of their prophets as Masjids اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2046Sahih (Darussalam)
Meaning, they made them mosques where they pray, yes, and they worship Allah in them, even though they are built over graves.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
He warned against what they did يحذر ما صنعوا
Meaning, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that in the context of death, warning his Ummah from what these people did, because he knew that he would die, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, and that this might happen, even in the future. So the Messenger, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, said that to warn the Ummah from their actions, yes.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : No error, he warned.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : No, that he warned.
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : And if it is correct, it is far-fetched.
He said:
And were it not for that, he would have been brought out from his grave. ولولا ذلك أبرز قبره
And if that had not been the case, then the Prophet's grave would have been made prominent before the people. لولا ذلك أبرز قبره
Sahih al-Bukhari 1390
"Abara" (exposed) means he took it out of his house, because "bara" (exposure) means appearing. So, had it not been for the warning, or the fear that it would be made a mosque, he would have been taken out and buried in al-Baqi', for example. But he was in his house, which is safer for him and further from being taken as a mosque. Therefore, he did not expose his grave. This is one of the reasons that necessitated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) be buried in the place where he was buried. And among the reasons is also his informing, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him,
No Prophet ever passed away but he was buried where he died. أن ما قبض نبي إلا دفن حيث قبض
Sunan Ibn Majah 1628Da’if (Darussalam)
. This is also among the reasons. There is no objection to there being two or more reasons for one ruling. There is no objection to there being two or more reasons for one ruling, just as one reason may result in two rulings, such as the setting of the sun, which results in the permissibility of the Maghrib prayer and the permissibility of the fasting person breaking his fast. So the important point is that just as rulings can be multiple with one reason, so too can reasons be multiple with one ruling.
So (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) was afraid, or the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship. غير أنه خُشي أن يتخذ مسجدا
Sahih al-Bukhari 1390
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The student: It was feared.

The Shaykh : There are two narrations: "It was feared" or "He feared" that it would be made a mosque. So according to the narration:
He feared. خَشي
, the one who felt the fear was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). And according to the narration:
It was feared. خُشي
, the one who felt the fear was the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). The truth is that the matter was accomplished entirely. The Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, informed that
No Prophet ever passed away but he was buried where he died. ما قبض نبي إلا دفن حيث قبض
Sunan Ibn Majah 1628Da’if (Darussalam)
and cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the graves of their prophets as mosques, out of fear of what? Of it being made a mosque. And the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also, after consulting and ... among themselves and agreeing to bury the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, in his house, this was also out of fear. It is permissible that some of them suggested burying him in his house, and the only thing in their minds was this fear. And some of them suggested this opinion, to bury him in his house, and they had knowledge of what the Prophet, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, said, that he would be buried where he passed away, and out of fear of it being made a mosque.
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