18. The Death

In the beginning of 11/632, the Prophet (s) became sick and passed away. Before he passed away, when he was very ill, he gave a farewell speech to the Muslims and advised them to be kind to one another. He also said “If I owe anything to anyone, they should come to me to ask for it or else, they should disregard it. If I have annoyed anyone, I am ready to be punished in retaliation for it”
The Prophet (s) passed away on Safar 28/ or on Rabi’ I 12 of 11/632 at the age of 63. It is mentioned in Nahj al-balagha that at the time of his demise, the Prophet’s (s) head lay on the chest of Ali (a). Ali (a), with the help of some others, as per the Islamic tradition, washed the Prophet’s (s) body and shrouded and buried him in his house, where it is now located in Masjid al-Nabi.