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== His Demise == | == His Demise == | ||
Abu Ayyub passed away in 52 AH due to illness while Constantinople was besieged by Muslims. According to some reports, he passed away in 50 or 51 AH. | Abu Ayyub passed away in [[52]] AH due to illness while [[Constantinople]] was besieged by Muslims. According to some reports, he passed away in 50 or 51 AH. | ||
In deathbed, Abu Ayyub made a will to Yazid who had come to visit him, | In deathbed, Abu Ayyub made a will to Yazid who had come to visit him, "when I die, take my body as forth as you have moved in the land of the enemy and bury me there.” According to another report, he said, "I heard from [[the Prophet (s)]] that a righteous man will be buried at the feet of the wall of Constantinople, I hope it will be me.” | ||
After the demise of Abu Ayyub, Yazid prayed upon his body and ordered that they bury him at the feet of the wall of Constantinople; then, according to some reports, he ordered the horsemen to trample the burial ground and make it disappear so that the enemy would be able to find his grave. | After the demise of Abu Ayyub, Yazid prayed upon his body and ordered that they bury him at the feet of the wall of Constantinople; then, according to some reports, he ordered the horsemen to trample the burial ground and make it disappear so that the enemy would be able to find his grave. | ||