পরিচ্ছেদঃ
২৯১. জারীর (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি মুআবিয়া (রাঃ) কে একবার ভাষণ দিতে শুনেছেন যে, রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম ৬৩ বছর বয়সে ইন্তেকাল করেছেন। আবু বকর (রাঃ) ও উমার (রাঃ) ৬৩ বছর বয়সে ইন্তেকাল করেন। এখন আমার বয়স ৬৩ বছর।[1]
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَخْطُبُ ، قَالَ : " مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ " وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ ، وَأَنَا ابْنُ ثَلاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ .
Mu'aa-wiyah Radiyallahu 'Anhu once said this in the khutbah: "Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty three. (The Shaykhayn, i.e.) Abubakr Radiyallahu 'Anhu and 'Umar Radiyallahu 'Anhu also passed away at the age of sixty three years. My age (at the moment) is also sixty three".
It means that it is not impossible for me to be blessed with the following of this natural age. The muhadditheen write that this wish of Sayyidina' Mu'aa-wiyah Radiyallahu 'Anhu was not fulfilled. He passed away at the age of eighty years. Sayyidina 'Uthmaan Radiyallahu'Anhu was not mentioned here, although he had close ties with him. The reason is apparent, that the age of 'Uthmaan Radiyallahu 'Anhu was more than eighty years old when he was martyred. The reason for Imaam Tirmidhi mentioning this narration is to strengthen the previous narration, where it is stated that Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam passed away at the age of sixty three years. The Shaykhayn were blessed with the natural following of Sayyidina Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam in this matter.