أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ آخِرُ نَظْرَةٍ نَظَرْتُهَا إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَشْفُ السِّتَارَةِ وَالنَّاسُ صُفُوفٌ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَأَرَادَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ أَنْ يَرْتَدَّ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَنْ امْکُثُوا وَأَلْقَی السِّجْفَ وَتُوُفِّيَ مِنْ آخِرِ ذَلِکَ الْيَوْمِ وَذَلِکَ يَوْمُ الِاثْنَيْنِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1836
It was narrated that Anas said: “The last time I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم he drew back the curtain when the people were in rows behind Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. Abu Bakr wanted to step back, but he gestured to them to stay as they were, and let the curtain drop. He died at the end of that day, and that was a Monday.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020