THE LAST WILL
In his last hours, the Prophet of Allah
(s.a.w.) said to his companions who gathered in his
house:Bring me an inkwell and a shoulder-blade so
that I will write for you a letter with which you will
never go astray...Then owing to the heaviness of his sickness, he
fainted. One of those who were sitting by his bed noticed
that and said: The man speaks deliriously.Shall we bring you an inkwell and a
shoulder-blade?, they asked him shortly after he
came around. The Prophet (s.a.w.) turned down their offer
saying: After what you have said? But I would
like you to behave kindly to my family... When he felt he would presently depart he confided to
Imam Ali (a.s.) all his personal affairs and those
related to the ummah, as his last will. Then he
calmly and serenely closed his eyes and died, with his
head was in the lap of Imam Ali (a.s.).(l08) Imam Ali (a.s.) and his family made all the
arrangement for his ritual bathing. Then they prayed on
him.Imam Ali (a.s.) ordered the Muslims to go in and pray on
their great Messenger (s.a.w.) and pay tribute over him. Prayers having been offered, the Commander of the
Faithful Ali (a.s.) and the family of the Prophet
(s.a.w.), in the presence of a number of his companions,
laid the Prophet (s.a.w.) to rest in the very room he had
passed away.Thus, humankind lost the greatest among the guides,
and the most glorious mentor ever to walk on the earth.May Allah send His blessings to him on the day be was
born, on the day he became the means of guiding people
and on the day he departed yearning to meet his Lord.And all praise is due to Allah.