Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5972
وَعَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى حَدِّثْنَا عَنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: لَمَّا مَرَضِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ: " يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ تَكْرِيمًا لَكَ وَتَشْرِيفًا لَكَ خَاصَّةً لَكَ يَسْأَلُكَ عَمَّا هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنْكَ يَقُولُ: كَيْفَ تجدك؟ قَالَ: أجدُني يَا جِبْرِيل مغموماً وأجدني يَا جِبْرِيل مَكْرُوبًا ". ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الْيَوْمُ الثَّانِي فَقَالَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَمَا رَدَّ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَهُ الْيَوْمَ الثَّالِثَ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَمَا قَالَ أَوَّلَ يَوْمٍ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا رَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَجَاءَ مَعَهُ مَلَكٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَلَى مِائَةِ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ كُلُّ مَلَكٍ عَلَى مِائَةِ أَلْفِ مَلَكٍ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْهُ. ثُمَّ قَالَ جِبْرِيل: هَذَا مَلَكُ الْمَوْتِ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْكَ. مَا اسْتَأْذَنَ عَلَى آدَمِيٍّ قَبْلَكَ وَلَا يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى آدَمِيٍّ بَعْدَكَ. فَقَالَ: ائْذَنْ لَهُ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكَ فَإِنْ أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَقْبِضَ رُوحَكَ قَبَضْتُ وَإِنْ أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ تَرَكْتُهُ فَقَالَ: وَتَفْعَلُ يَا مَلَكَ الْمَوْتِ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ بِذَلِكَ أُمرتُ وأُمرتُ أَن أطيعَك. قَالَ: فَنَظَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى جِبْرِيل عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اشْتَاقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِمَلَكِ الْمَوْتِ: «امْضِ لِمَا أُمِرْتَ بِهِ» فَقَبَضَ رُوحَهُ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَجَاءَتِ التَّعْزِيَةُ سَمِعُوا صَوْتًا مِنْ نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ إِنَّ فِي اللَّهِ عَزَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ مُصِيبَةٍ وَخَلَفًا مِنْ كُلِّ هالكٍ ودَرَكاً من كلِّ فَائت فبالله فثقوا وَإِيَّاهُ فَارْجُوا فَإِنَّمَا الْمُصَابُ مَنْ حُرِمَ الثَّوَابَ. فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: أَتَدْرُونَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ هُوَ الْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ. رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي «دَلَائِلِ النُّبُوَّةِ»
Ja‘far ibn Muhammad reported from his father that a Qurayshi man visited his father, ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn, and said, ‘Shall I tell you a report from the Messenger of God ﷺ?’ He replied, ‘Yes, tell us something from Abu al-Qasim ﷺ.’ The man said: When the Messenger of God ﷺ fell ill, Gabriel came to him and said, ‘Muhammad, God has sent me to you as a special honor and distinction for you, to ask you about something He knows better than you. He says, “How are you feeling?”’ He replied, ‘Gabriel, I am grieving, and Gabriel, I am distressed.’ The next day Gabriel came and asked him the same question, and the Prophet ﷺ gave the same reply as on the first day. On the third day Gabriel came and asked as he had before, and the Prophet ﷺ replied as before. With Gabriel came an angel called Isma‘il, accompanied by one hundred thousand angels, each of whom was accompanied by one hundred thousand angels. The angel asked permission to enter, and Gabriel asked the Prophet ﷺ about him. Then Gabriel said, ‘This is the Angel of Death, asking permission to enter. He has never asked permission to enter upon a human being before you, and will never ask permission of a human being after you.’ The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Give him permission.’ He entered, greeted him, and said, ‘Muhammad, God has sent me to you. If you order me to take your soul, I will take it; if you order me to leave it, I will leave it.’ The Prophet ﷺ said, ‘Will you do that, Angel of Death?’ He replied, ‘Yes. I have been commanded to do so, and commanded to obey you.’ The Prophet ﷺ looked at Gabriel, peace be upon him. Gabriel said, ‘Muhammad, God longs to meet you.’ The Prophet ﷺ said to the Angel of Death, ‘Proceed with what you have been commanded.’ He took his soul. When the Messenger of God ﷺ died and condolences were being offered, they heard a voice from inside the house: ‘Peace be upon you, People of the House, and God’s mercy and blessings. In God is consolation for every affliction, a successor for every loss, and recovery for everything missed. So trust in God and place your hope in Him. The truly afflicted person is the one deprived of reward.’ ‘Ali said, ‘Do you know who that was? It was al-Khidr, peace be upon him.’ [Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it in Dala’il al-Nubuwwah]