Taysīr al-ʿAllām - Abd Allah al-Bassam - (48)

Taysīr al-ʿAllāmAbd Allah al-Bassam

Hadith 3

‘A’ishah — may Allah be pleased with her — reported:

‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq entered upon the Prophet ﷺ while I was supporting him against my chest. ‘Abd al-Rahman was holding a fresh siwak with which he was cleaning his teeth. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fixed his gaze upon it, so I took the siwak, bit its tip to soften and perfume it, and then handed it to the Prophet ﷺ. He brushed with it, and I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ clean his teeth more beautifully than on that occasion. No sooner had he finished than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hand—or his finger—and said, “With the Highest Companion, with the Highest Companion, with the Highest Companion,” and then his soul departed.

She used to say: “He died with his head between my collarbone and my chin.”

In another wording she said: “I noticed him looking at it, and I knew he loved the siwak, so I asked, ‘Shall I bring it to you?’ He nodded yes.”

This is al-Bukhari’s wording, and Muslim records a similar version.

Unfamiliar terms

“yastannu bihi” – he passes the siwak over his teeth as though tracing them.
“fa-abaddahu” – with a light bāʾ and a doubled dāl: he extended his gaze toward it and kept looking.
“between my ḥāqina and dhāqina” – the ḥāqina is the hollow between the collarbones at the base of the neck; the dhāqina is the upper end of the throat.
“fa-qaḍamtu-hu” – with a fatḥah on the qāf and a kasrah on the ḍād: she chewed it lightly with the tips of her teeth to soften it. “qaḍm” is biting with the edges of the teeth, whereas “khaṣm” is biting with the whole mouth.

Overall meaning

‘A’ishah describes an incident that reveals the Prophet’s ﷺ deep love for the siwak. During his final moments, her brother ‘Abd al-Rahman entered carrying a moist siwak. The Prophet’s ﷺ longing for it was evident, so ‘A’ishah prepared it by cutting off the worn tip, fashioning a new one, cleaning, and perfuming it before placing it in his hand. He brushed with it more perfectly than she had ever seen. When he had finished, he raised his finger, affirmed the oneness of Allah, chose to return to his Lord, and then passed away ﷺ. ‘A’ishah rightly rejoiced that he departed this world while his head rested against her chest.

الحديث الثالث عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ﵂ قَالَتْ: دَخَل عَبْدُ الرَّحْمنِ بنُ أبي بَكْر الصديق ﵄ عَلَى النَّبيِّ ﷺ وَأنا مُسْنِدَتهُ إِلى صَدْري -وَمَعَ عَبْدِ الرحْمنِ سِوَاكٌ رَطْبٌ يَسْتَنُّ بهِ- فَأبَدهُ رَسُول الله ﷺ بَصَرَهُ، فَأخَذْتُ السوَاكَ فَقَضِمْتُهُ وَطَيبتهُ، ثُمَّ دَفَعْتُهُ إَلَى النَّبيِّ ﷺ فاستنّ به، فما رأيت رسول الله ﷺ اسْتَنَّ اسْتِنَاناً أحْسَنَ مِنْهُ. فَمَا عَداَ أنْ فَرَغَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ رَفَعَ يَدَهُ أوْ إِصبَعَهُ- ثم قال: "في الرَّفيقِ الأعلى" ثَلاثاً، ثُم قضى عَليهِ. وكَانَتْ تَقُولُ: مَاتَ بَيْنَ حَاقِنَتي وذاقِنَتى. وفى لفظ: فَرَأيتهُ يَنُظُرُ إِلَيهِ، وَعَرَفْتُ أنَّهُ يُحِب السوَاَكَ فَقُلْتُ: آخُذُه لَك؟ فَأشَارَ بِرأسِهِ: أن نَعَمْ. هذا لفظ البخاري، ولـ "مسلم" نحوه. غريب الحديث: ١- "يستن به" يُمِرُّ السواك على أسنانه، كأنه يحددها. ٢- "فأبده" بتخفيف الباء الموحدة، وتشديد الدال، مدَّ إليه بصره وأطاله. ٣ "بين حاقنتى وذاقنتى" "الحاقنة" ما بين الترقوتين وحبل العاتق "الذاقنة" طرف الحلقوم الأعلى. ٤- "فقَضِمته" بفتح القاف وكسر الضاد المعجمة كذا ضبطه ابن الأثير وغيره، أي مضغته بأسنانها، ليلين. و"القضم" بأطراف الأسنان و"الخصم" بالفم كله. المعنى الإجمالي: تذكر عائشة ﵂ قصةً تبين لنا مدى محبة النبي ﷺ للسواك وتعلقه به وذلك أن عبد الرحمن بن أبى بكر- أخا عائشة- دخل على النبي ﷺ في حال النزع ومعه سواك رطب، يدلك به أسنانه. فلما رأى النبي ﷺ السواك مع عبد الرحمن، لم يشغله عنه ما هو فيه من المرض والنزع، من محبته له، فمذَ إليه بصره، كالراغب فيه، ففطنت عائشة ﵂ فأخذت السواك من أخيها، وقصت رأس السواك المنقوض، ونقضت له رأساً جديداً ونظفته وطيبته، ثم ناولته النبي ﷺ، فاستاك به. فما رأت عائشة تسوكاً أحسن من تسوكه. فلما طهر وفرغ من التسوك، رفع إصبعه، يوحد الله تعالى، ويختار النقلة إلى ربه تعالى، ثم توفى ﷺ. فكانت عائشة ﵂ مغتبطة، وحق لها ذلك، بأنه ﷺ توفى ورأسه في صدرها.