6/64. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1624 — The Prophet’s Last Glance
What was narrated concerning the sickness of the Messenger of Allah (SAW)
The Prophet’s Last Glance Before Death Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1624
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1624
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَقُولُ آخِرُ نَظْرَةٍ نَظَرْتُهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَشْفُ السِّتَارَةِ يَوْمَ الاِثْنَيْنِ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ كَأَنَّهُ وَرَقَةُ مُصْحَفٍ وَالنَّاسُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَحَرَّكَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ اثْبُتْ وَأَلْقَى السِّجْفَ وَمَاتَ مِنْ آخِرِ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The last glance that I had of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ)) gestured to him to stand firm. Then he let the curtain fall, and he died at the end of that day.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1624In-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 192English translation : Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1624
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1624
This Hadith about the Prophet’s last glance describes a moving moment seen by Anas bin Malik. On Monday, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم drew back the curtain and looked at the people while they were praying behind Abu Bakr. Anas described his face as looking like a page of the Mushaf. Abu Bakr wanted to move, but the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gestured for him to remain firm. Then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم let the curtain fall, and he died at the end of that day. The Hadith keeps the focus on prayer, calm leadership, and the final public sight of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. It does not add a long speech; the gesture itself carried meaning.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw the community gathered in prayer near the end of his life.
- Abu Bakr was leading the people in prayer in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gestured for Abu Bakr to stay in place.
- Anas remembered the beauty and light of the Prophet’s face in that final glance.
