The farewell prayer over the martyrs of Uhud
زيارة شهداء أحد الأخيرة
c. April 632 CE · Safar 11 AH
In early Safar 11 AH the Prophet went out to Uhud and prayed over the martyrs 'as one bidding farewell to the living and the dead', then said from the minbar that he was their forerunner, that he could see his Basin, and that he feared not polytheism for them but rivalry over the world.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
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- Arabia
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Summary
In early Safar 11 AH the Prophet visited the martyrs of Uhud and prayed over them like one taking leave of the living and the dead, and said from the pulpit that he would go before them and could see his basin 1.
The account
In early Safar 11 AH the Prophet went out to Uhud and prayed over the martyrs like one taking leave of the living and the dead 2. Then he returned to the pulpit and said: "I go before you and am a witness over you; and by God, I am looking at my basin even now; I have been given the keys of the treasuries of the earth; and by God, I do not fear that you will associate others with God after me, but I fear for you that you will vie with one another for it" 2.
For young visitors
Before his death the Prophet visited the graves of the martyrs of Uhud and prayed over them as though bidding them farewell, then reassured his Companions that he would go before them to the Basin.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mount Uhud
- Had participant
- Muhammad
- Part of
- The death of the Prophet
People and things also explored
The Battle of UhudThe night supplication at al-Baqi'Burial of the Uhud martyrsDefense of the Prophet at UhudMuslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' postMuslim withdrawal to the mountain pass at UhudMus'ab ibn UmayrAbu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 464
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 464; sahih-al-bukhari
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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