What is referred to by ‘masaib’ in the following statement?
‘Subbat alayya masaaibu law annaha subbat ‘alal ayyami sirna layaliya’
Answer:
These words are famously attributed to Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) which she supposedly uttered at the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). The translation is as follows:
Such calamities have befallen me [i.e. The demise of her father- sallallahu’alayhi wasallam], had these calamities befallen the day, it would have become night [being unable to bear the burden].
Also see Siyaru A’alamin Nubala, vol. 2 pg. 134.
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