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Aish, (1) this is Gabriel, who conveys greetings of peace to you.”
She replied, “Peace be upon him, and Allah’s mercy and blessings (2). You see what we cannot see.*” (3) (4)
When he intended to divorce Sawdah bint Zam‘ah, she gave her day to Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—with his permission—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—(5).
During the illness from which he died, he would ask, “Where am I today (6)?” impatiently awaiting Aisha’s day. He then sought his wives’ permission to be nursed in the house of Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—and was nursed there. He died in her house, between her chest and throat, in her lap (7), and Allah (8) brought together his saliva
(1) A, B, H, and S read: “O Aisha.”
(2) “And His blessings” is absent from A and B.
(3) The passage between the two asterisks (*–*) is absent from W.
(4) N and M read: “I see.” The hadith is narrated from Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—with similar wording in al-Bukhārī 5/29 (*Book of the Merits of the Prophet’s Companions …*, chapter “The Merit of Aisha …”) and 8/44 (*Book of Etiquette*, chapter “One Who Calls His Companion by a Name Shortened by One Letter”); Muslim 4/1895–1896 (*Book of the Merits of the Companions*, chapter “On the Merit of Aisha”); *Sunan Abī Dāwūd* 4/485 (*Book of Etiquette*, chapter “A Man Saying, ‘So-and-So Sends You Greetings of Peace’”); and *Sunan al-Tirmidhī* 4/159 (*Book of Seeking Permission*, chapter “Conveying Greetings of Peace”).
(5) The hadith is narrated from Aisha—may Allah be pleased with her—and is recorded in *Sunan Abī Dāwūd* 2/326 (*Book of Marriage*, chapter “Apportioning Time among Wives”). It states: “When Sawda bint Zama grew old and feared that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—would separate from her, she said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, my day shall be for Aisha …’” The remainder of the hadith is also recorded in *Sunan Ibn Mājah* 1/634 (*Book of Marriage*, chapter “A Woman Giving Her Day to Her Co-wife”) and *al-Musnad* (al-Halabī ed.), 6/117.
(6) N and M read: “tomorrow.”
(7) The hadith concerning the Prophet’s illness—peace and blessings be upon him—is narrated from Aisha and other Companions—may Allah be pleased with them all—and occurs in numerous places in al-Bukhārī, including 6/11 (*Book of Military Expeditions*, chapter “The Illness and Death of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him”). It states that Aisha, the Prophet’s wife—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “When the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—became gravely ill and his pain intensified, he sought his wives’ permission to be nursed in my house, and they granted it …” The remainder of the hadith is also recorded in al-Bukhārī 7/127 (*Book of Medicine*, chapter “Bishr ibn Muhammad Narrated to Us …”); Muslim 1/312–313 (*Book of Prayer*, chapter “The Imam Appointing a Substitute When an Excuse Arises …”); and *al-Musnad* (al-Halabī ed.), 6/117, 228–229.
(8) The name “Allah” is absent from A and B.
عَائِشُ
(١)
هَذَا جِبْرِيلُ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكِ السَّلَامَ
" فَقَالَتْ: وَعَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ
(٢)
، تَرَى مَا لَا نَرَى *»
(٣)
(٤)
" وَلَمَّا أَرَادَ فِرَاقَ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتِ زَمْعَةَ وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - بِإِذْنِهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -
(٥)
،
وَكَانَ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ يَقُولُ:
"
«أَيْنَ أَنَا الْيَوْمَ»
(٦)
؟ "
اسْتِبْطَاءً لِيَوْمِ عَائِشَةَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ نِسَاءَهُ أَنْ يُمَرَّضَ فِي بَيْتِ عَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - فَمُرِّضَ فِيهِ، وَفِي بَيْتِهَا تُوَفِّي بَيْنَ سَحْرِهَا وَنَحْرِهَا وَفِي حِجْرِهَا
(٧)
، وَجَمَعَ اللَّهُ
(٨)
بَيْنَ رِيقِهِ
(١) أ، ب، هـ، ص: يَا عَائِشَةُ.
(٢) وَبَرَكَاتُهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (أ) ، (ب) .
(٣) (* - *) مَا بَيْنَ النَّجْمَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (و) .
(٤) ن، م: أَرَى. وَالْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - بِأَلْفَاظٍ مُقَارِبَةٍ فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٥/٢٩ (كِتَابُ فَضَائِلِ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ. . .، بَابُ فَضْلِ عَائِشَةَ. .) ٨/٤٤ (كِتَابُ الْأَدَبِ، بَابُ مَنْ دَعَا صَاحِبَهُ فَنَقَصَ عَنِ اسْمِهِ حَرْفًا) ; مُسْلِمٍ ٤/١٨٩٥ - ١٨٩٦ (كِتَابُ فَضَائِلِ الصَّحَابَةِ، بَابٌ فِي فَضْلِ عَائِشَةَ) ; سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٤/٤٨٥ (كِتَابُ الْأَدَبِ ; بَابٌ فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ: فُلَانٌ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ) ; سُنَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ ٤/١٥٩ (كِتَابُ الِاسْتِئْذَانِ، بَابٌ فِي تَبْلِيغِ السَّلَامِ) .
(٥) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا - فِي: سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ ٢/٣٢٦ (كِتَابُ النِّكَاحِ، بَابٌ فِي الْقَسْمِ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ) وَفِيهِ: وَلَقَدْ قَالَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ حِينَ أَسَنَّتْ وَفَرِقَتْ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، يَوْمِي لِعَائِشَةَ. . الْحَدِيثَ. وَهُوَ فِي: سُنَنِ ابْنِ مَاجَهْ ١/٦٣٤ (كِتَابُ النِّكَاحِ، بَابُ الْمَرْأَةِ تَهَبُ يَوْمَهَا لِصَاحِبَتِهَا) ; الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْحَلَبِيِّ) ٦/١١٧.
(٦) ن، م: غَدًا.
(٧) حَدِيثُ مَرَضِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَغَيْرِهَا مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ - رِضْوَانُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ - فِي مَوَاضِعَ عَدِيدَةٍ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ مِنْهَا: ٦/١١ (كِتَابُ الْمَغَازِي، بَابُ مَرَضِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَوَفَاتِهِ) وَفِيهِ: أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَالَتْ: لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَاشْتَدَّ بِهِ وَجَعُهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَزْوَاجَهُ أَنْ يُمَرَّضَ فِي بَيْتِي فَأذِنَّ لَهُ. . الْحَدِيثَ، وَهُوَ فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٧/١٢٧ (كِتَابُ الطِّبِّ، بَابُ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ. .) ; مُسْلِمٍ ١/٣١٢ - ٣١٣ (كِتَابُ الصَّلَاةِ، بَابُ اسْتِخْلَافِ الْإِمَامِ إِذَا عَرَضَ لَهُ عُذْرٌ. . .) ; الْمُسْنَدِ (ط. الْحَلَبِيِّ) ٦، ١١٧، ٢٢٨ - ٢٢٩.
(٨) لَفْظُ الْجَلَالَةِ لَيْسَ فِي (أ) ، (ب) .