A day or two before the death of Prophet ,
he felt well enough to perform the prayers, so
he went out, leaning on a couple of Sahaba
in order to pray the Dhuhr prayer. Abu Bakr
moved aside to allow the Prophet to lead the
prayers, but the Prophet gestured for him to
stay, and he seated himself to the left side of Abu
Bakr Siddiq . TheProphet led the prayer, and
Abu Bakr followed him, and raised his voice
at every takbir, so the people could hear clearly.
On Sunday, the day before the Prophet
died, he set his slaves free, he mortgaged his
armour with a Jew as a security, for 30 sa’a of
barley. He paid seven dinars in charity, and
gave his swords as presents to the Muslims.
When night fell, Aisha
did not even
have enough oil to light her lamp,
and had to borrow from a neighbour.
NISBAH 66
In the narration of Anas ibn Malik , at Fajr time
on Monday, the last day of the Prophet on
this earth,the muslims were performing prayer
led by Abu Bakr Siddiq . When they finished,
they were surprised to see the Prophet lift
the curtain of the house of Aisha , and smile
cheerfully. Abu Bakr began to move to give
way to him again, thinking he was coming out,
but the Prophet gestured for him to continue.
The Prophet did not live till
the next prayer time.
By daytime, the Prophet summoned his
beloved daughter Fatima to his bedside and
told her something in secret, which made her
cry. He then whispered something else in her ear
which made her laugh. Later, after the death of the
Prophet , Aisha asked Fatima what had