48. كنز العمّال عن حذيفة بن اليمان :
48. Kanz al-`Ummal, narrating from Hudhaifa ibn al-Yaman, who said:
دَخَلتُ عَلى رَسولِ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله في مَرَضِهِ الَّذي قُبِضَ فيهِ ،
“I visited the Messenger of Allah (SA) when he was in his fatal illness;
فَرَأَيتُهُ يَتَسانَدُ إلى عَلِيٍّ ،
I saw him leaning on Ali,
فَأَرَدتُ أن اُنَحِّيَهُ وأجلِسَ مَكانَهُ ،
so I wanted to move Ali and sit in his place.
فَقُلتُ : يا أبَا الحَسَنِ ،
I said to him: “O Abu al-Hasan,
ما أراكَ إلّا تَعِبتَ في لَيلَتِكَ هذِهِ ،
I think you are tired tonight,
فَلَو تَنَحَّيتَ
so why don’t you move aside,
فَأَعنَتُكَ ،
so I can help you.”
فَقالَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله : دَعهُ ؛
Then the Messenger of Allah (SA) said: “Leave him,
فَهُوَ أحَقُّ بِمَكانِهِ مِنكَ .
for he has a better right to be in this position than you are.”
كنز العمّال : ج16 ص228 ح44266 .
Kanz al-`Ummal, vol. 16, p. 228, h. 44266.
49. الإمام عليّ عليه السلام :
49. Imam Ali (AS) said:
لَقَد قُبِضَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله وإنَّ رَأسَهُ لَعَلى صَدري ،
“The Messenger of Allah passed away when his head was on my chest.
ولَقَد سالَت نَفسُهُ في كَفّي فَأَمرَرتُها عَلى وَجهي .
His soul flowed into my palm, and I passed it over my face.
ولَقَد وُلِّيتُ غُسلَهُ صلى الله عليه و آله وَالمَلائِكَةُ أعواني ،
I took charge of bathing him (SA) ritually [Editor’s note: This statement is an allusion to conducting his funeral.], aided by the angels.
فَضَجَّتِ الدّارُ وَالأَفنِيَةُ ؛
The house and the courtyards were full of them,
مَلَأٌ يَهبِطُ ،
a group of angels descending,
ومَلَأٌ يَعرُجُ ،
and a group ascending.
وما فارَقَت سَمعي هَينَمَةٌ مِنهُم ، يُصَلّونَ عَلَيهِ
I continued to hear their hum, praying over him,
حَتّى وارَيناهُ في ضَريحِهِ .
until we laid him into his tomb.”
نهج البلاغة : الخطبة 197 .
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 197.