Demise

Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf passed away in 31 AH, whereas according to other narrations, he passed away in 32 AH. He lived to the age of 72, whereas some other narrations state that he lived until the age of 78 and was buried in Jannat al-Baqi. Hazrat Uthman (ra) led his funeral prayer, however according to other sources, Hazrat Zubair (ra) bin al-Awwam led his funeral prayer.

(al-Isabah fi Tamyeez al-Sahabah, Vol. 4, p. 293, Abdur Rahman bin Auf, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1995) (al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 117, Abdur Rahman bin Auf, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)

At the demise of Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf, Hazrat Sa‘d bin Malik (ra) stated,

وَاجَبَلَاہ

that is, “Alas! A colossal personality has departed.”

Hazrat Ali (ra) stated, “Ibn Auf (ra) has departed from among us. He only drank the pure water from the fountains of this world and did not partake of its unclean water.” In other words, Ibn Auf (ra) lived during an excellent era and departed before the times turned for the worse.

(Roshan Sitarey az Ghulam Bari Saif Sahib, Vol. 2, p. 117)

Hazrat Abdur Rahman (ra) bin Auf was survived by three wives; each wife received her share of one-eighth, which amounted to 80,000 dirhams. According to another narration, he had four wives, each of whom received 80,000 dirhams.

(al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 101, Abdur Rahman bin Auf, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)