حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ يَقُولُ آخِرُ نَظْرَةٍ نَظَرْتُهَا إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَشْفُ السِّتَارَةِ يَوْمَ الِاثْنَيْنِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَی وَجْهِهِ کَأَنَّهُ وَرَقَةُ مُصْحَفٍ وَالنَّاسُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَکْرٍ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّکَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ اثْبُتْ وَأَلْقَی السِّجْفَ وَمَاتَ مِنْ آخِرِ ذَلِکَ الْيَوْمِ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1624
It was narrated that Zuhri heard Anas bin Malik say: "The last glance that I had of the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H was when he drew back the curtain on Monday, and I saw his face as if it was a page of the Mushaf (Qur'an), and the people were praying behind Abu Bakr. He (Abu Bakr) wanted to move, but he (the Prophet P.B.U.H) gestured to him to stand firm. Then he let the curtain fall, and he died at the end of that day." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020