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Blessed age of the Final Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Blessed age of the Final Messenger of Allah ﷺ

Personal Traits of the Beloved Prophet ﷺ

Hadith

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَاتَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ سَنَةً۔

شمائل ترمذی (حدیث 357)

Translation

It is narrated from Sayyidatuna Aisha Siddiqah رضي الله عنها that the Beloved Prophet ﷺ passed away at the age of sixty-three.

Narration

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه says that the Holy Prophet ﷺ graced Makkah for thirteen years after his prophethood. During these thirteen years, revelation continued to descend upon him. After that, he migrated from Makkah and stayed in Madinah for ten years, and he passed away at the age of sixty-three. Sayyiduna Amir Muawiya رضي الله عنه once said in a sermon that the Holy Prophet ﷺ passed away at the age of sixty-three. The passing of the two Sheikhs, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما, also occurred at the age of sixty-three. I am also sixty-three years old at this time. It is narrated from Sayyiduna ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه that the Holy Prophet ﷺ passed away at the age of sixty-five. Sayyiduna Anas رضي الله عنه says that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was neither very tall nor short in stature. Regarding his complexion, he was neither purely white nor completely wheatish. His blessed hair was neither completely curly nor completely straight (but rather had a slight curl and wave). He received prophethood at the age of forty. After that, the Holy Prophet ﷺ stayed in Makkah for ten years and in Madinah for ten years. The Holy Prophet ﷺ passed away at the age of sixty. At that time, there were not even approximately twenty white hairs in his blessed head and beard. In the books of Hadith and books of biography, three narrations are mentioned regarding this: first, that his blessed age was sixty years; second, that his blessed age was sixty-five years; and third, that his blessed age was sixty-three years. The last statement is the most authentic and well-known.

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