English
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent him to Yemen, he went out with him, advising him while Mu’adh was on his mount and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) walked beneath it. When he finished, 1 he said: “O Mu’adh, perhaps you will not meet me after this year, or perhaps you will pass by this mosque of mine or my grave.” Mu’adh wept intensely at the thought of parting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Then he turned, facing Medina, and said: “The closest people to me are the pious, whoever they are and wherever they are.”
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- Candidate: Musnad Ahmad 22030 (unverified) 87% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “When he finished”: This means after completing the advice. (As stated in Al-Mirqat.)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: فلما فرغ أي من الوصية. كذا في «المرقاة».