It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, people began to weep. Upon this, Hazrat Umar stood up in the mosque to deliver a sermon and said: I do not want to hear about any man who thinks that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has passed away. Rather, his Lord has sent him in the same state as He sent Musa. Allah Almighty sent a message to Musa, so he stayed away from his people for forty days. By God! I have firm hope that the hands and feet of those people will be cut off who think that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has died.