Abū ʿAwanah narrated—through Firās, al-Shaʿbī, and Masrūq—from ʿĀʾishah, who said:

“We, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ, were all gathered in his presence; not one of us was absent. Fatimah then arrived, walking in a manner that did not differ at all from the walk of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (1). When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, ‘Welcome, my daughter.’

“He seated her at his right—or at his left—then spoke to her privately, and she wept. He spoke to her a second time, and she laughed. When he rose to leave, I said to her, ‘The Messenger of Allah confided in you and yet you cried. I adjure you, by the right I have over you, tell me what made you laugh and what made you weep.’

“She replied, ‘I would never disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’

“When he passed away, I said to her, ‘I adjure you by the right I have over you, tell me now.’

“She said, ‘Now I will tell you. On the first occasion he told me: “Jibril used to review the Quran with me once every year, but this year he has reviewed it with me twice, and I take that to mean that my appointed time is near. So fear Allah and be patient, for I am the best predecessor you could have.” At this I wept. When he saw my distress he said, “Does it not please you to be the leader of the women of all worlds, or the leader of the women of this community?”’

“So I laughed.”

It was recorded by al-Bukhārī (2) through Abū Nuʿaym, from Zakariyyā, from Firās, and it is a solitary, singular narration.