It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Sa'id Khudri that one day the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came out to us (from his blessed chamber) when, during his illness of death, he had tied his blessed head with a bandage. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, moved towards the pulpit until he sat upon it. Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul! Surely, at this moment I am standing at the Pond of Kawthar." Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, a servant was presented with the world and its adornment, but he chose the Hereafter." No one understood this except Hazrat Abu Bakr. So his eyes overflowed and he began to weep. And Hazrat Abu Bakr said: "May my parents be sacrificed for you. Rather, we would sacrifice our fathers, mothers, lives, and wealth for you." The narrator says: Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came down. After that, he, peace and blessings be upon him, never sat on the pulpit again until his death.

Hazrat Ja'far narrates from his father that when the health of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) became heavy, he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Where will I be tomorrow?" The people said: At such-and-such wife's house. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked again, "Where will I be after that?" The people said: At such-and-such wife's house. Upon this, the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) understood that his intention was towards Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). So all the wives said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We have gifted our turns to our sister Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)."

Hazrat Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah narrates that I went to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said, "Please tell me about the illness of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." She said, "Yes (I will tell you). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, and his condition became heavy, and he fell unconscious." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "Then when he regained consciousness, he said, 'Put water for me in a tub.' So we fulfilled this command." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "Then he performed ghusl (ritual bath), and when he tried to get up, he fell unconscious again." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "Then when he regained consciousness, he said, 'Put water for me in a tub.' Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "We fulfilled this command." She says: "Then he performed ghusl, and when he tried to get up, he fell unconscious again. Then when he regained consciousness, he asked, 'Have the people performed the prayer?' We replied, 'No, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The people are waiting for you.'" Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "The people were waiting attentively and eagerly for you so that you could lead them in the Isha prayer."

2. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "He performed ghusl, and when he wanted to get up, he fell unconscious again. Then when he regained consciousness, he asked, 'Have the people performed the prayer?' I replied, 'No!' So he sent a message to Abu Bakr that he should lead the people in prayer." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "A messenger came to Abu Bakr and said, 'The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded you to lead the people in prayer.' Abu Bakr said, 'O Umar! Lead the people in prayer.' Umar said, 'You are more deserving of it. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has sent the messenger to you.' Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "So Abu Bakr led the people in prayer during those days."

3. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) felt some lightness in himself, so he came out for the Zuhr prayer between Abbas and another man. He said to them, 'Seat me to the right of Abu Bakr.' When Abu Bakr heard this, he sensed the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and began to move back. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him to remain in his place. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: "So those two companions seated him to the right of Abu Bakr. Thus, Abu Bakr began to pray following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the rest of the people prayed following Abu Bakr."

4. The narrator says: "Then I went to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said, 'Shall I not present to you the hadith that Umm Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated to me?' He said, 'Go ahead.' So I presented this hadith to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he did not deny any part of it except he said, 'Did she tell you who the other man was?' The narrator says: 'I replied, No!' He said: 'The other man was Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).'"

39821 - He said: So I came to Ibn Abbas and said: Shall I present to you what Aisha narrated to me? He said: Go ahead. So I presented this to him, and he did not object to anything except that he said: Did I tell you who the other man was? He (I) said: No. He said: He is Ali ﵀.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Saeed that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, the orator of the Ansar stood up and one of them began to say: O group of Muhajireen! Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed any one of you as a just (leader), he would also appoint one man from among us with him. Therefore, our opinion is that this matter (caliphate) should also be entrusted to two men, one from you and one from us. The narrator says: Thus, many orators from among the Ansar continuously said this. Upon this, Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit stood up and said: Surely, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was from among the Muhajireen. Therefore, the Imam will also be from among the Muhajireen. And we will be helpers of this Imam just as we were helpers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Hazrat Abu Bakr stood up and said: O group of Ansar! May Allah give you the best reward and keep your speaker steadfast. Then he said: By Allah! If you had decided anything other than this, we would not have reconciled with you.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he was placed on a bier. People would enter the chamber of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in groups and offer funeral prayer over him and then leave, but no one led them in prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away on Monday and was buried on Tuesday.