It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became severely ill, I and my companions all stayed in a suburb of Madinah. I went to serve the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), at that time he was completely silent and could not speak due to the severity of the illness. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise both his hands towards the sky and then gesture towards me by lowering them. I understood that he was praying for me.