It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the day Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, everything in Madinah became illuminated. But the day he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, darkness covered everything in Madinah Munawwarah. And we had not yet finished with his (peace and blessings be upon him) burial when we felt a change in our hearts.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أهم أحداث السنة الحادية عشرة للهجرة / 11061
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح أخرجه ابن ماجه: 1631، والترمذي: 3618 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 13312 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 13345»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The Prophetic era was the golden age of this world; that time was characterized by godliness, goodness and virtue, consideration and regard, affection and love, purity of heart, and an abundance of righteous deeds. For us, even the era of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) is extremely blessed, but compared to the Prophetic era, there was a change in it, which the Companions themselves felt. They would say that the greatest of people faced the greatest burdens; the blessing that the era received from the presence of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)—how could it remain when he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would no longer be present?