It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the blessed soul of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken, at that time Hazrat Abu Bakr was in a corner of Madinah. Then he came and entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was covered. He placed his mouth on the forehead of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), kissed him, and began to weep, saying: "May my parents be sacrificed for you. You were fragrant in life and are fragrant in death." Then when Hazrat Abu Bakr left from there, he passed by Umar bin Khattab, who was saying: "The Messenger of Allah has not died, and he will not die until Allah causes the hypocrites to die and until Allah disgraces the hypocrites." The narrator says: Due to the death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the hypocrites felt joy, so they raised their heads. Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "O man! Stop (be quiet), for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away. Have you not heard the saying of Allah: {إِنَّک مَیِّتٌ، وَإِنَّہُمْ مَیِّتُونَ } and the command of Allah: { وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِنْ قَبْلِکَ الْخُلْدَ، أَفَإِنْ مِتَّ فَہُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ }." Then Hazrat Abu Bakr came to the pulpit and ascended it. He praised and glorified Allah and then said: "O people! If Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was your god whom you worshipped, then know for certain that your god Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away. And if your God is the One who is in the heavens, then believe that your God has not died." Then Hazrat Abu Bakr recited this verse: { وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِہِ الرُّسُلُ، أَفَإِنْ مَاتَ، أَوْ قُتِلَ انْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَی أَعْقَابِکُمْ } until he completed the verse. Then he descended, and (now) the Muslims felt joy at these words and were greatly pleased, while the hypocrites were afflicted with calamity. Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, it seemed as if there were veils over our faces which were then removed."

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj narrates from his father that the companions were uncertain about the burial place of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): where should he be buried? Hazrat Abu Bakr said: I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, "A prophet is not moved from his place, and he is buried where he passes away." Thus, the companions moved the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) bed to one side, and his grave was dug at the place of his bed.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jarir that I was in Yemen when I met two men from among the people of Yemen whose names were Dhu’l-Kila‘ and Dhu ‘Amr. So I began to tell them about the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and both of them said,“If what you are saying is true, then your companion (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) completed his lifespan three days ago.”So I set out, and they also set out, until when we had covered some distance, an army was coming towards us from the direction of Madinah. We asked them, and they replied,“The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has passed away, and Hazrat Abu Bakr has been appointed as the Caliph. All the people are committed to righteousness.”The narrator says: Then both of them said to me,“Inform your companion (Hazrat Abu Bakr) that we came, and perhaps we will return, Insha’Allah.”And then both of them went towards Yemen. The narrator says: I informed Hazrat Abu Bakr of what they had said, so he said,“Why did you not bring them with you?!”The narrator says: After that, Dhu ‘Amr said to me,“O Jarir! You have a certain honor and nobility over me, and I will tell you something. You, the people of Arabia, will always remain in a state of goodness as long as your condition is such that when your leader passes away, you appoint another as leader. But when the sword comes, then your leaders will be kings, and their anger will be like the anger of kings, and their pleasure will be like the pleasure of kings.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Ata that he says: We have received this information that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, people would enter (the chamber) to offer prayer over him, and then leave. Then, in the same way, other people would go inside. The narrator says: I asked Hazrat Ata, "Did they offer prayer and supplicate?" Ata said, "They offered prayer and sought forgiveness."

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that no imam led the funeral prayer of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, people would enter (the chamber) in groups, offer the funeral prayer over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then leave.

It is narrated from Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab that when the blessed soul of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken, Umm Ayman began to weep. She was asked, "O Umm Ayman! Why are you weeping?" She replied, "I am weeping because the heavenly revelations (now) have been cut off from us."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Hazrat Abu Bakr said to Hazrat Umar or Hazrat Umar said to Hazrat Abu Bakr, "Let us go to Umm Ayman so that we may visit her." So we went to her, and she began to weep. The two Shaykhs said to Umm Ayman, "O Umm Ayman! What is with Allah for His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is better." Upon this, Umm Ayman said, "Indeed, I also know that what is with Allah is better for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I am weeping because the news from the heavens has been cut off from us." Thus, Umm Ayman made Abu Bakr and Umar weep as well, so both of them began to weep with her.

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, Hazrat Safiyyah came out and, gesturing with her garment, was saying: "Indeed, after you (peace and blessings be upon him), there will be many matters and severe situations. If you had seen them, there would not have been so many hardships."

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib that among all the people, those who were entrusted with burying the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and lowering him into the grave were four persons: Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Hazrat Abbas, Hazrat Fadl, and the freed slave of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Salih. Thus, these people made a niche (lahd) for him and placed unbaked bricks over him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aamir that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), Hazrat Fadl, and Hazrat Usama entered the grave of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Hazrat Sha’bi says: Marhab or Ibn Abi Marhab told me that Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf also entered the grave with them.