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Three narrations are mentioned regarding the age of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. The most correct, superior and acceptable according to the majority of the muhadditheen and historians, is that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam attained the age of sixty three years. In another narration sixty years have also been mentioned. Regarding this, it is felt that generally whilst counting, the fractions are omitted, therefore sixty has been mentioned. In the third narration sixty five has been mentioned, regarding which it is said that the year of birth and the year of death are counted as full years. The author has collected six ahaadith in this chapter.
(362) Hadith Number 1.
Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam lived in Makkah for thirteen years. (In these thirteen years)
Wahi was revealed (to Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. After this
he made hijrah from Makkah), and lived for ten years in Madinah. He passed
away at the age of sixty three.
Commentary
Different narrations have been narrated regarding the age of Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam, which has been briefly explained
at the beginning of this chapter. According to the muhadditheen and historians
this is the most correct narration.
(363) Hadith Number 2.
Mu'aa-wiyah Radiyallahu 'Anhu once said this in the khutbah: "Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty three. (The
Shaykhayn, i.e.) Abubakr Radiyallahu 'Anhu and 'Umar Radiyallahu 'Anhu
also passed away at the age of sixty three years. My age (at the moment)
is also sixty three".
Commentary
It means that it is not impossible for me to be blessed with the following
of this natural age. The muhadditheen write that this wish of Sayyidina'
Mu'aa-wiyah Radiyallahu 'Anhu was not fulfilled. He passed away at the
age of eighty years. Sayyidina 'Uthmaan Radiyallahu'Anhu was not mentioned
here, although he had close ties with him. The reason is apparent, that
the age of 'Uthmaan Radiyallahu 'Anhu was more than eighty years old when
he was martyred. The reason for Imaam Tirmidhi mentioning this narration
is to strengthen the previous narration, where it is stated that Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty
three years. The Shaykhayn were blessed with the natural following of Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam in this matter.
(364) Hadith Number 3.
'Aayeshah Radiyallahu 'Anha reports: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty three years.
Commentary
This narration is also to strengthen the previous narrations. It is
confirmed from many narrations that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam attained the age of sixty three years. Therefore the narration
that are contrary to these are not correct, or are not correct in their
apparent form.
(365) Hadith Number 4.
Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu narrates: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty five years".
Commentary
This narration is contrary to the previous narration. It shall be briefly
discussed at the end of the chapter, and a reference to it has already
been made at the beginning of the chapter.
(366) Hadith Number 5.
Daghfal bin Hanzalah Sadusi Radiyallahu 'Anhu narrates: "Rasulullah
Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty five years".
Commentary
After mentioning this hadith, Imaam Tirmidhi says that Daghfal Radiyallahu
'Anhu was present in the time of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi
Wasallam, and was of an old age. It is not proven that he had met Sayyidina
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam. It points he had heard this narration
from another person.
(367) Hadith Number 6.
Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu reports: ''Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam
was not of a tall height nor was he short. (According to colour) he was
not very white, nor very wheat coloured (dark). His mubaarak hair was not
very curly nor very straight (but was slightly curled). He was blessed
with prophethood at the age of forty, after that he lived for ten
years in Makkah Mukarramah, and ten years in Madinah Munawwarah. At the
age of sixty years Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away.
At that time he did not have more than twenty white hair in his mubaarak
head and beard''.
Commentary
This hadith of Sayyidina Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu has been mentioned
at the biginning of the kitaab. In its commentary the three narrations
have also been mentioned, and the explanations of the three different narrations
have also been given. The 'ulama are unanimous in that the narrations where
in the age of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam is narrated
as sixty three years are the most correct. The other hadith can be referred
to this, or it may be possible that the later narrators may have slipped
up. Therefore in this hadith Sayyidina Anas Radiyallahu 'Anhu it could
be explained that many a times, at the time of counting, only the units
are mentioned, and the fractions omitted. Sayyidina 'Urwah bin Zubayr Radiyallhu
'Anhu, the nephew of Sayyidiyina 'Aayesha Radiyallahu 'Anha has stated
that the narration of Sayyidina Ibn 'Ababas Radiyallahu 'Anhu where the
age is mentioned as sixty five years is incorrect. Mulla Ali Qaari has
explained this in detail.
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