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Sahih al-Bukhari 4459

Chapter: The sickness of the Prophet (saws) and his death

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4459

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَزْهَرُ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ، فَقَالَتْ مَنْ قَالَهُ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَإِنِّي لَمُسْنِدَتُهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي، فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ فَانْخَنَثَ فَمَاتَ، فَمَا شَعَرْتُ، فَكَيْفَ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ

Narrated Al-Aswad:

It was mentioned in the presence of `Aisha that the Prophet (ﷺ) had appointed `Ali as successor by will. Thereupon she said, "Who said so? I saw the Prophet, while I was supporting him against my chest. He asked for a tray, and then fell on one side and expired, and I did not feel it. So how (do the people say) he appointed `Ali as his successor?"

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4459).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( أَخْبَرَنِي أَزْهَر ) هُوَ اِبْن سَعْد السَّمَّان بَصْرِيّ , وَشَيْخه عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَوْن بَصْرِيّ أَيْضًا , وَأَمَّا إِبْرَاهِيم وَهُوَ اِبْن يَزِيد النَّخَعِيُّ وَالْأَسْوَد فَكُوفِيَّانِ. قَوْله : ( ذُكِرَ ) بِضَمِّ أَوَّله , وَتَقَدَّمَ فِي الْوَصَايَا مِنْ وَجْه آخَر بِلَفْظِ " ذَكَرُوا " وَفِي رِوَايَة الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه " قِيلَ لِعَائِشَة إِنَّهُمْ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيّ , فَقَالَتْ : وَمَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ ؟ وَقَدْ رَأَيْته دَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ لِيَتْفُل فِيهَا " وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ شَرْح مَا يَتَعَلَّق بِهِ هُنَاكَ وَمَا يَتَعَلَّق بِبَقِيَّةِ الْحَدِيث فِي أَثْنَاء هَذَا الْبَاب.…

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  • الأنوار في شمائل النبي المختار (1208)فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ فَانْخَنَثَ فَمَاتَ ، وَمَا شَعَرْتُ ، فَكَيْفَ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ؟ !

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3624

"They say that the Messenger of Allah made a will concerning 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him. But he called for a vessel in which to urinate, then he went limp without me realizing it. So to whom did he leave a will?"

يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ رضى الله عنه لَقَدْ دَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ لِيَبُولَ فِيهَا فَانْخَنَثَتْ نَفْسُهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَا أَشْعُرُ فَإِلَى مَنْ أَوْصَى

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version