The Message of Islam — Page 42
42 and with urging the Muslims to order their lives accordingly. One day he announced that he had received the revelation: َو ُهْرِفْغَتْسا١ؔؕ ٗهَّنِا َناَك اًباَّوَتؒاَذِا َءٓاَج ُرْصَن ِهّٰللا َو ُحْتَفْلاَۙو َتْيَاَر َساَّنلا َنْوُلُخْدَي ْيِف ِنْيِد ِهّٰللا اًجاَوْفَاْۙحِّبَسَف ِدْمَحِب َكِّبَر The help of Allah having come, and the victory, and thou having witnessed men entering the religion of Allah in large groups, celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and seek His forgiveness for their frailties. Surely, He is Oft-Returning with compassion. ( Surah an-Nasr, 110:2–4) Hearing this, Abu Bakr ra was overcome by emotion and exclaimed: Were it possible, we would ransom thee with our fathers, our mothers and ourselves; upon which the Prophet saw observed: If it were permissible to love a human being with the heart’s full devotion, I would have so loved Abu Bakr ra; but such love is only for God. He went on to add that all doors that opened into the courtyard of the mosque should be closed, except the door of Abu Bakr ra. Soon the Prophet saw fell ill. For some days, despite his illness, he continued to lead the Prayers, but when he became too weak to do so, he directed that Abu Bakr ra should lead the Prayers in his place. The Holy Prophet Passes Away The end approached. The Prophet saw expressed great anxiety lest after his death his followers might be tempted to have recourse