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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Purification

Sunan an-Nasa'i 33

Chapter: Urinating In A Basin

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 33

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَزْهَرُ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ

لَقَدْ دَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ لِيَبُولَ فِيهَا فَانْخَنَثَتْ نَفْسُهُ

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"They say that the Prophet (ﷺ) made a will for 'Ali,[1] but he called for a basin in which to urinate, then he went flaccid suddenly (and died), so how could he leave a will?!" The Shaikh said: Azhar (one of the narrators) is Ibn Sa'd As-Samman. [1] Meaning, appointing him as the Khalifah.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 33, 3624).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَانْخَنَثَتْ ) بِنُونَيْنِ بَيْنهمَا خَاء مُعْجَمَة وَبَعْد الثَّانِيَة ثَاء مُثَلَّثَة فِي النِّهَايَة اِنْكَسَرَ وَانْثَنَى لِاسْتِرْخَاءِ أَعْضَائِهِ عِنْد الْمَوْت وَلَا يَخْفَى أَنَّ هَذَا لَا يَمْنَع الْوَصِيَّة قَبْل ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَقْتَضِي أَنَّهُ مَاتَ فَجْأَة بِحَيْثُ لَا تُمْكِن مِنْهُ الْوَصِيَّة وَلَا يُتَصَوَّر كَيْف وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلِمَ بِقُرْبِ أَجَله قَبْل الْمَرَض ثُمَّ مَرِضَ أَيَّامًا نَعَمْ هُوَ يُوصِي إِلَى عَلِيٍّ بِمَاذَا كَانَ بِالْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّة فَالْوَصِيَّة بِهِمَا لَا تَخْتَصّ بِعَلِيٍّ بَلْ يَعُمّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كُلّهمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ الْمَال فَمَا تَرَكَ مَالًا حَتَّى يَحْتَاج إِلَى وَصِيَّة إِلَيْهِ وَاَللَّ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 33
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 33
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 33

Other versions

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

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6223)أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ! لَقَدْ دَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ لِيَبُولَ فِيهَا ، فَانْخَنَثَتْ نَفْسُهُ ﷺ ، وَمَا أَشْعُرُ ، فَإِلَى مَنْ أَوْصَى ؟ !

On the same subject

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4459

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…

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 by Ā’ishah