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Ibn Hisham mentions that [[Imam Ali (AS)]], along with Fadl and Qutham, sons of the Prophet’s uncle Abbas, and Shuqran, were responsible for the [[Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)]] burial and entered his grave.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ʿAbd al-Malik, al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah, Beirut, Dār al-Maʿrifah, n.d., vol. 2, p. 664.</ref> This account is echoed by Sunni scholars like Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari in ''Usd al-Ghabah''<ref>Ibn Athīr Jazrī, ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad, Usd al-Ghābah fī Maʿrifat al-Ṣaḥābah, Beirut, Dār al-Fikr, 1409 AH, vol. 2, p. 388.</ref>, Ibn Kathir in ''Al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya''<ref>Ibn Kathīr, Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUmar, al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, Beirut, Dār al-Fikr, 1407 AH, vol. 5, p. 269.</ref>, and al-Bayhaqi in ''Dala’il al-Nubuwwa''<ref>Al-Bayhaqī, Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn, Dalāʾil al-Nubuwwah wa Maʿrifat Aḥwāl Ṣāḥib al-Sharīʿah, Beirut, Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyyah, 1405 AH, vol. 7, p. 254.</ref>, who state that only Ali (AS) and his close companions participated in the burial of the Prophet. | Ibn Hisham mentions that [[Imam Ali (AS)]], along with Fadl and Qutham, sons of the Prophet’s uncle Abbas, and Shuqran, were responsible for the [[Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH)]] burial and entered his grave.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ʿAbd al-Malik, al-Sīrah al-Nabawiyyah, Beirut, Dār al-Maʿrifah, n.d., vol. 2, p. 664.</ref> This account is echoed by Sunni scholars like Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari in ''Usd al-Ghabah''<ref>Ibn Athīr Jazrī, ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad, Usd al-Ghābah fī Maʿrifat al-Ṣaḥābah, Beirut, Dār al-Fikr, 1409 AH, vol. 2, p. 388.</ref>, Ibn Kathir in ''Al-Bidaya wa’l-Nihaya''<ref>Ibn Kathīr, Ismāʿīl ibn ʿUmar, al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, Beirut, Dār al-Fikr, 1407 AH, vol. 5, p. 269.</ref>, and al-Bayhaqi in ''Dala’il al-Nubuwwa''<ref>Al-Bayhaqī, Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn, Dalāʾil al-Nubuwwah wa Maʿrifat Aḥwāl Ṣāḥib al-Sharīʿah, Beirut, Dār al-Kutub al-ʿIlmiyyah, 1405 AH, vol. 7, p. 254.</ref>, who state that only Ali (AS) and his close companions participated in the burial of the Prophet. | ||
Al-Tabari (d. 310 AH), a prominent Sunni historian, writes in ''Tarikh al-Umam wa’l-Muluk'' that there was initial disagreement regarding the Prophet's burial location. Some suggested al-Baqi', others the mosque, and some proposed his home. Ultimately, it was decided to bury him in the very room where he passed away. The grave was prepared by Abu Ubayda al-Jarrah, a companion, and Abu Talha al-Ansari, and the burial was carried out by Imam Ali (AS) with the assistance of the Prophet’s uncle Abbas and his sons Fadl and Qutham.<ref>Al-Ṭabarī, Muḥammad ibn Jarīr, Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk, Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī, n.d., vol. 2, p. 452.</ref> According to some Sunni sources, Abu Bakr narrated a tradition from the Prophet that “Prophets are buried in the place where they die.” Consequently, Abu Talha prepared the grave in the room where the Prophet had passed. | Al-Tabari (d. 310 AH), a prominent Sunni historian, writes in ''Tarikh al-Umam wa’l-Muluk'' that there was initial disagreement regarding the Prophet's burial location. Some suggested al-Baqi', others the mosque, and some proposed his home. Ultimately, it was decided to bury him in the very room where he passed away. The grave was prepared by Abu Ubayda al-Jarrah, a companion, and Abu Talha al-Ansari, and the burial was carried out by Imam Ali (AS) with the assistance of the Prophet’s uncle Abbas and his sons Fadl and Qutham.<ref>Al-Ṭabarī, Muḥammad ibn Jarīr, Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk, Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī, n.d., vol. 2, p. 452.</ref> According to some Sunni sources, Abu Bakr narrated a tradition from the Prophet that “Prophets are buried in the place where they die.” Consequently, Abu Talha prepared the grave in the room where the Prophet had passed.<ref>Al-Ṭabarī, Muḥammad ibn Jarīr, Tārīkh al-Umam wa al-Mulūk, Beirut, Muʾassasat al-Aʿlamī, n.d., vol. 2, p. 452.</ref> Meanwhile, al-Tabarani narrates that Imam Ali (AS), Ibn Abbas, and Abu Bakr jointly buried the Prophet.<ref>{{cite book|title=al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr|سال=1415|first=Abū al-Qāsim|نام خانوادگی=5.Al-Ṭabarānī|ناشر=Maktabat Ibn Taymiyyah|جلد=3|page=58|language=|location=Cairo|ویرایش=|url=https://lib.efatwa.ir/42124/3/58/علي_بن_أبي_طالب_مغمى_عليه}}</ref> | ||
== The Funeral Prayer over the Prophet's Body == | == The Funeral Prayer over the Prophet's Body == | ||