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CARETAKER OF THE MOSQUE

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“A dark-skinned woman (or perhaps young man) use to take care of the Mosque. One day the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, missed that person and made inquiries and was told that the person had died. He asked: ‘Why didn't you tell me?’ They had not considered the matter of any importance. So he said: ‘Show me the grave’ and he prayed over it saying: ‘Graves cover those in them with darkness but Allah illuminates them for the inhabitants because of my intercession for them.’"

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that: