Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5963
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِي دَفْنِهِ. فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا. قَالَ: «مَا قَبَضَ اللَّهُ نَبِيًّا إِلَّا فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي يحبُ أَن يُدْفَنَ فِيهِ» . ادفنوه فِي موضعِ فراشِهِ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ
Translation
‘A’ishah reported: When the Messenger of God ﷺ passed away, they disagreed about where to bury him. Abu Bakr said, ‘I heard something from the Messenger of God ﷺ: “God never takes a Prophet except at the place where He wants him to be buried.”’ Bury him where his bed was. [Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it]