Chapter 28: The Prophet’s Death
One night, shortly after his return to Medinah, the Prophet(PBUH) woke up at midnight and asked his servant‟ Abd Allah to saddle his mule. They then left the house and went to the Baqi al-Gharqad, the burial ground of the Muslims. There the Prophet (PBUH) stood in the front of the graves and, as though he could see the Muslims buried in them, spoke to them and prayed over them. Later, ‟Abd Allah reported, ‟The Prophet (PBUH) told me that he was ordered to pray for the dead and that I was to go with him.‟ After the Prophet (PBUH) had prayed he turned to „Abd Allah and said, „I can choose between all the riches of this world, a long life and then Paradise, or meeting my Lord and entering Paradise now.‟ „Abd Allah begged him to choose a long, rich life, followed by Paradise, but the Prophet (PBUH) told him that he had already chosen to meet his Lord now rather than remain in the world. The following morning the Prophet (PBUH) awoke with a…