اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا رَسُوۡلَ اللّٰه say, ‘Yā Rasūlallāĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Abū Bakr is present in your eminent court.’ If the door opens automatically, take the body inside; otherwise bury the body in Jannat-ul-Baqī’.’
According to the will, the body was placed in front of the enlightened tomb and it was said, ‘اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيۡكَ يَا رَسُوۡلَ اللّٰه Abū Bakr is present.’ As soon as this had been said, the lock of the door opened automatically and a voice was heard saying:
اَدۡخِلُوا الۡحَبِيۡبَ اِلَي الۡحَبِيۡبِ فَاِنَّ الۡحَبِيۡبَ اِلَي الۡحَبِيۡبِ مُشۡتَاقٌ
‘Join the beloved with his beloved, because the
beloved is longing for his beloved.’ (Tafsīr
Kabīr, Vol. 10, p. 167)
Dear Islamic brothers! Think carefully! If Ṣiddīq Al-Akbar رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ did not believe that the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is alive then he would never have made a will in which he requested for his body to be placed in front of the enlightened tomb of Rasūlullāĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and for the people to request permission for him to enter. Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ made that will and the other Ṣaḥābaĥ رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم acted upon that as directed. So, from this it is proved that it was the ‘Aqīdaĥ [Belief] of Sayyidunā Abū Bakr رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُ and all of the Ṣaḥābaĥ رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُم that even after his apparent passing, the Peace of our heart and