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112 HADRAT ABU BAKR 112 ‘We hear and we obey. ’ Afterwards, Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra gave Hadrat ‘Umar ra some advice. 36 He also advised Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra on some of his personal and family affairs. Then, regarding his funeral arrangements, he said, “Just wash the clothes that I am wearing right now, and then bury me in them. ” Hadrat ‘ A ’ishah ra responded by saying that the clothes were old. At this Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra said, “O my dear Daughter! The people who are alive are more deserving of new clothes than the dead. ” After that, he asked, “What day is it?” Someone answered that it was Monday. Then he asked, “When did the Holy Prophet sa pass away?” He was told that it had been a Monday. On hearing this he said, “I hope to leave this temporary world tonight. ” His wish was fulfilled and his eagerness to be with the Holy Prophet sa was also accepted by God. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra passed away at the age of sixty-three in the thirteenth year after Hijrah at the end of Jam a di’ul-Awwal. Hadrat ‘Umar ra led his funeral prayers, and he was buried next to the Holy Prophet sa. 37