Sahih Muslim — The Merits of the Companions

A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the time of breathing his last was reclining against her chest and she was leaning over him and listening to him as he was saying:O Allah, grant me pardon, show mercy to me, enjoin me to companions (on High)

حدثنا قتيبة بن سعيد، عن مالك بن انس، فيما قري عليه عن هشام بن عروة، عن عباد بن عبد الله بن الزبير، عن عايشة، انها اخبرته انها، سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول قبل ان يموت وهو مسند الى صدرها واصغت اليه وهو يقول " اللهم اغفر لي وارحمني والحقني بالرفيق

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham through another chain of transmitters

حدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، وابو كريب قالا حدثنا ابو اسامة، ح وحدثنا ابن، نمير حدثنا ابي ح، وحدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم، اخبرنا عبدة بن سليمان، كلهم عن هشام، بهذا الاسناد مثله

A'isha reported:I heard that never a prophet dies until he is given an option to opt the life of (this) world or that of the Hereafter. She further said: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say in his last illness in which he' died. I heard him saying in gruffness of the voice: Along with those persons upon whom Allah bestowed favours from amongst the Apostles, the testifiers of truth, the martyrs, the pious and goodly company are they (iv. 69). (It was on bearing these words) that I thought that he had been given choice (and he opted to live with these pious persons in the Paradise)

وحدثنا محمد بن المثنى، وابن، بشار - واللفظ لابن المثنى - قالا حدثنا محمد، بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة، عن سعد بن ابراهيم، عن عروة، عن عايشة، قالت كنت اسمع انه لن يموت نبي حتى يخير بين الدنيا والاخرة - قالت - فسمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في مرضه الذي مات فيه واخذته بحة يقول { مع الذين انعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين وحسن اوليك رفيقا} قالت فظننته خير حينيذ

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sa'd with the same chain of transmitters

حدثناه ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا وكيع، ح وحدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ، حدثنا ابي قالا، حدثنا شعبة، عن سعد، بهذا الاسناد مثله

A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that he used to say:Never a prophet dies in a state that he is not made to see his abode in Paradise, and then given a choice. 'A'isha said that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was about to leave the world, his head was over her thigh and he had fallen into swoon three times. When he felt relief his eyes were fixed at the ceiling. He then said: O Allah, along with the high companions (i. e. along with the Apostles who live in the most elevated place of the Paradise). (On hearing these words), I then said (to myself) He is not going to opt us and I remembered a hadith which he had narrated to us as he was healthy and in which he said: No prophet dies until he sees his abode in Paradise, he is then given a choice. 'A'isha said: These were the last words which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) spoke (the words are): O Allah, with companions on High

حدثني عبد الملك بن شعيب بن الليث بن سعد، حدثني ابي، عن جدي، حدثني عقيل بن خالد، قال قال ابن شهاب اخبرني سعيد بن المسيب، وعروة بن الزبير، في رجال من اهل العلم ان عايشة زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول وهو صحيح " انه لم يقبض نبي قط حتى يرى مقعده في الجنة ثم يخير " . قالت عايشة فلما نزل برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وراسه على فخذي غشي عليه ساعة ثم افاق فاشخص بصره الى السقف ثم قال " اللهم الرفيق الاعلى " . قالت عايشة قلت اذا لا يختارنا . قالت عايشة وعرفت الحديث الذي كان يحدثنا به وهو صحيح في قوله " انه لم يقبض نبي قط حتى يرى مقعده من الجنة ثم يخير " . قالت عايشة فكانت تلك اخر كلمة تكلم بها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قوله " اللهم الرفيق الاعلى

A'isha reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set ont on a journey, he used to cast lots amongst his wives. Once this lot came out in my favour and that of Hafsa. They (Hafsi, and 'A'isha) both went along with him and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to travel (on camel) when it was night along with 'A'isha and talked with her. Hafsa said to 'A'isha:Would you like to ride upon my camel tonight and allow me to ride upon your camel and you would see (what you do not generally see) and I would see (what I do not see) generally? She said: Yes. So 'A'isha rode upon the camel of Hafsa and Hafsa rode upon the camel of 'A'isha and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came near the camel of 'A'isha. (whereas) Hafsa had been riding over that. He greeted her and then rode with her until they came down. She ('A'isha) thus missed (the company of the Holy Prophet) and when they sat down, 'A'isha felt jealous. She put her foot in the grass and said: O Allah, let the scorpion sting me or the serpent bite me. And so far as thy Messenger is concerned, I cannot say anything about him

حدثنا اسحاق بن ابراهيم الحنظلي، وحدثنا عبد بن حميد، كلاهما عن ابي نعيم، قال عبد حدثنا ابو نعيم، حدثنا عبد الواحد بن ايمن، حدثني ابن ابي مليكة، عن القاسم، بن محمد عن عايشة، قالت كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا خرج اقرع بين نسايه فطارت القرعة على عايشة وحفصة فخرجتا معه جميعا وكان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم اذا كان بالليل سار مع عايشة يتحدث معها فقالت حفصة لعايشة الا تركبين الليلة بعيري واركب بعيرك فتنظرين وانظر قالت بلى . فركبت عايشة على بعير حفصة وركبت حفصة على بعير عايشة فجاء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الى جمل عايشة وعليه حفصة فسلم ثم صار معها حتى نزلوا فافتقدته عايشة فغارت فلما نزلوا جعلت تجعل رجلها بين الاذخر وتقول يا رب سلط على عقربا او حية تلدغني رسولك ولا استطيع ان اقول له شييا

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The excellence of 'A'isha over women is like the excellence of Tharid over all other foods

حدثنا عبد الله بن مسلمة بن قعنب، حدثنا سليمان، - يعني ابن بلال - عن عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن، عن انس بن مالك، قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول " فضل عايشة على النساء كفضل الثريد على ساير الطعام

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik through other chains of transmitters

حدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، وقتيبة، وابن، حجر قالوا حدثنا اسماعيل، يعنون ابن جعفر ح وحدثنا قتيبة، حدثنا عبد العزيز، - يعني ابن محمد - كلاهما عن عبد الله بن، عبد الرحمن عن انس، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم . بمثله وليس في حديثهما سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . وفي حديث اسماعيل انه سمع انس بن مالك

A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to her:Gabriel offered you greetings and I said: So there should be peace and mercy of Allah upon him

وحدثنا ابو بكر بن ابي شيبة، حدثنا عبد الرحيم بن سليمان، ويعلى بن عبيد، عن زكرياء، عن الشعبي، عن ابي سلمة، عن عايشة، انها حدثته ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لها " ان جبريل يقرا عليك السلام " . قالت فقلت وعليه السلام ورحمة الله

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'A'isha through another chain of transmitters

حدثناه اسحاق بن ابراهيم، اخبرنا الملايي، حدثنا زكرياء بن ابي زايدة، قال سمعت عامرا، يقول حدثني ابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، ان عايشة، حدثته ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لها . بمثل حديثهما

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zakriyya' through another chain of transmitters

وحدثناه اسحاق بن ابراهيم، اخبرنا اسباط بن محمد، عن زكرياء، بهذا الاسناد مثله

A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:'A'isha, here is Gabriel offering you greetings. She said: 1 made a reply: Let there be peace and blessings of Allah upon him, and added: He sees what I do not see

حدثنا عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي، اخبرنا ابو اليمان، اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، حدثني ابو سلمة بن عبد الرحمن، ان عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " يا عايش هذا جبريل يقرا عليك السلام " . قالت فقلت وعليه السلام ورحمة الله . قالت وهو يرى ما لا ارى

A'isha reported that (one day) there sat together eleven women making an explicit promise amongst themselves that they would conceal nothing about their spouses. The first one said:My husband is a sort of the meat of a lean camel placed at the top of a hill, which it is difficult to climb up, nor (the meat) is good enough that one finds in oneself the urge to take it away (from the top of that mountain). The second one said: My husband (is so bad) that I am afraid I would not be able to describe his faults-both visible and invisible completely. The third one said: My husband is a long-statured fellow (i. e. he lacks intelligence). If I give vent to my feelings about him, he would divorce me, and if I keep quiet I would be made to live in a state of suspense (neither completely abandoned by him nor entertained as wife). The fourth one said: My husband is like the night of Tihama (the night of Hijaz and Mecca), neither too cold nor hot, neither there is any fear of him nor grief. The fifth one said: My husband is (like) a leopard as he enters the house, and behaves like a lion when he gets out, and he does not ask about that which he leaves in the house. The sixth one said: So far as my husband is concerned, he eats so much that nothing is left back and when he drinks he drinks that no drop is left behind. And when he lies down he wraps his body and does not touch me so that he may know my grief. The seventh one said: My husband is heavy in spirit, having no brightness in him, impotent, suffering from all kinds of conceivable diseases, heaving such rough manners that he may break my head or wound my body, or may do both. The eighth one said: My husband is as sweet as the sweet-smelling plant, and as soft as the softness of the hare. The ninth one said: My husband is the master of a lofty building, long-statured, having heaps of ashes (at his door) and his house is near the meeting place and the inn. The tenth one said: My husband is Malik, and how fine Malik is, much above appreciation and praise (of mine). He has many folds of his camel, more in number than the pastures for them. When they (the camels) hear the sound of music they become sure that they are going to be slaughtered. The eleventh one said: My husband is Abu Zara'. How fine Abu Zara' is! He has suspended in my ears heavy ornaments and (fed me liberally) that my sinews and bones are covered with fat. So he made me happy. He found me among the shepherds living in the side of the mountain, and he made me the owner of the horses, camels and lands and heaps of grain and he finds no fault with me. I sleep and get up in the morning (at my own sweet will) and drink to my heart's content. The mother of Abu Zara', how fine is the mother of Abu Zara'! Her bundles are heavily packed (or receptacles in her house are filled to the brim) and the house quite spacious. So far as the son of Abu Zara' is concerned, his bed is as soft as a green palm-stick drawn forth from its bark, or like a sword drawn forth from its scabbard, and whom just an arm of a lamb is enough to satiate. So far as the daughter of Abu Zara' is concerned, how fine is the daughter of Abu Zara', obedient to her father, obedient to her mother, wearing sufficient flesh and a source of jealousy for her co-wife. As for the slave-girl of Abu Zara', how fine is she; she does not disclose our affairs to others (outside the four walls of the house). She does not remove our wheat, or provision, or take it forth, or squander it, but she preserves it faithfully (as a sacred trust). And she does not let the house fill with rubbish. One day Abu Zara' went out (of his house) when the milk was churned in the vessels, that he met a woman, having two children like leopards playing with her pomegranates (chest) under her vest. He divorced me (Umm Zara') and married that woman (whom Abu Zara') met on the way. I (Umm Zara') later on married another person, a chief, who was an expert rider, and a fine archer: he bestowed upon me many gifts and gave me one pair of every kind of animal and said: Umm Zara', make use of everything (you need) and send forth to your parents (but the fact) is that even if I combine all the gifts that he bestowed upon me, they stand no comparison to the least gift of Abu Zara'. 'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: I am for you as Abu Zara' was for Umm Zara

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Hisham b. 'Urwa but with a slight variation of wording

وحدثنيه الحسن بن علي الحلواني، حدثنا موسى بن اسماعيل، حدثنا سعيد، بن سلمة عن هشام بن عروة، بهذا الاسناد غير انه قال عياياء طباقاء . ولم يشك وقال قليلات المسارح . وقال وصفر ردايها وخير نسايها وعقر جارتها . وقال ولا تنقث ميرتنا تنقيثا . وقال واعطاني من كل ذابحة زوجا

Miswar b. Makhramali reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, as he sat on the pulpit:The sons of Hisham b. Mughira have asked my permission to marry their daughter with 'Ali b. Abi Talib (that refers to the daughter of Abu Jahl for whom 'All had sent a proposal for marriage). But I would not allow them, I would not allow them, I would not allow them (and the only alternative possible is) that 'Ali should divorce my daughter (and then marry their daughter), for my daughter is part of me. He who disturbs her in fact disturbs me and he who offends her offends me

حدثنا احمد بن عبد الله بن يونس، وقتيبة بن سعيد، كلاهما عن الليث بن سعد، قال ابن يونس حدثنا ليث، حدثنا عبد الله بن عبيد الله بن ابي مليكة القرشي التيمي، انحدثه انه، سمع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على المنبر وهو يقول " ان بني هشام بن المغيرة استاذنوني ان ينكحوا ابنتهم علي بن ابي طالب فلا اذن لهم ثم لا اذن لهم ثم لا اذن لهم الا ان يحب ابن ابي طالب ان يطلق ابنتي وينكح ابنتهم فانما ابنتي بضعة مني يريبني ما رابها ويوذيني ما اذاها

Miswar b. Makhramah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Fatima is a part of me. He in fact tortures me who tortures her

حدثني ابو معمر، اسماعيل بن ابراهيم الهذلي حدثنا سفيان، عن عمرو، عن ابن ابي مليكة، عن المسور بن مخرمة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " انما فاطمة بضعة مني يوذيني ما اذاها

(Imam Zain-ul-'Abidin) 'Ali b. Husain reported that when they came to Medina from Yazid b. Mu'awiya after the martyrdom of Husain b. 'Ali (Allah be pleased with him) Miswar b. Makhramah met him and said to him:Is there any work for me which you ask me to do? I said to him: No. He again said to me: Would you not give me the sword of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for I fear that the people may snatch it from you? By Allah, if you give that to me, no one would be able to take it away, so long as there is life in me. Verily 'Ali b. Abi Talib sent a proposal of marriage to the daughter of Abu Jahl in spite of (the fact that his wife) Fatima (had been living in his house). Thereupon I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say while addressing the people on the pulpit. I was adolescing in those days. He said: Fatima is a part of me and I fear that she may be put to trial in regard to religion. He then made a mention of his son-in law who had been from the tribe of 'Abd Shams and praised his behaviour as a son-in-law and said: Whatever he said to me he told the truth and whatever he promised he fulfilled it for me. I am not going to declare forbidden what is lawful and make lawful what is forbidden, but, by Allah, the daaghter of Allah's Messenger and the daughter of the enemy of Allah can never be combined at one place

حدثني احمد بن حنبل، اخبرنا يعقوب بن ابراهيم، حدثنا ابي، عن الوليد بن كثير، حدثني محمد بن عمرو بن حلحلة الدولي، ان ابن شهاب، حدثه ان علي بن الحسين حدثه انهم، حين قدموا المدينة من عند يزيد بن معاوية مقتل الحسين بن علي رضى الله عنهما لقيه المسور بن مخرمة فقال له هل لك الى من حاجة تامرني بها قال فقلت له لا . قال له هل انت معطي سيف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاني اخاف ان يغلبك القوم عليه وايم الله لين اعطيتنيه لا يخلص اليه ابدا حتى تبلغ نفسي ان علي بن ابي طالب خطب بنت ابي جهل على فاطمة فسمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يخطب الناس في ذلك على منبره هذا وانا يوميذ محتلم فقال " ان فاطمة مني واني اتخوف ان تفتن في دينها " . قال ثم ذكر صهرا له من بني عبد شمس فاثنى عليه في مصاهرته اياه فاحسن قال " حدثني فصدقني ووعدني فاوفى لي واني لست احرم حلالا ولا احل حراما ولكن والله لا تجتمع بنت رسول الله وبنت عدو الله مكانا واحدا ابدا

Ali b. Husain reported that Miswar b. Makhramah informed him that 'Ali b. Abi Talib sent the proposal of marriage to the daughter of Abu Jahl as he had Fatima, the daughter of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), (as his wife). When Fatima heard about it, she came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said:The people say that you never feel angry on account of your daughters and now 'Ali is going to marry the daughter of Abu Jahl. Makhramah said: Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rose up and I heard him reciting Tashahhud and say: Now to the point. I gave a daughter of mine (Zainab) to Abu'l-'As b. Rabi, and he spoke to me and spoke the truth. Verily Fatima, the daughter of Muhammad, is a part of me and I do not approve that she may be put to any trial and by Allah, the daughter of Allah's Messenger cannot be combined with the daughter of God's enemy (as the co-wives) of one person. Thereupon 'Ali gave up (the idea of his intended) marriage

حدثنا عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي، اخبرنا ابو اليمان، اخبرنا شعيب، عن الزهري، اخبرني علي بن حسين، ان المسور بن مخرمة، اخبره ان علي بن ابي طالب خطب بنت ابي جهل وعنده فاطمة بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما سمعت بذلك فاطمة اتت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت له ان قومك يتحدثون انك لا تغضب لبناتك وهذا علي ناكحا ابنة ابي جهل . قال المسور فقام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فسمعته حين تشهد ثم قال " اما بعد فاني انكحت ابا العاص بن الربيع فحدثني فصدقني وان فاطمة بنت محمد مضغة مني وانما اكره ان يفتنوها وانها والله لا تجتمع بنت رسول الله وبنت عدو الله عند رجل واحد ابدا " . قال فترك علي الخطبة

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters

وحدثنيه ابو معن الرقاشي، حدثنا وهب، - يعني ابن جرير - عن ابيه، قال سمعت النعمان، - يعني ابن راشد - يحدث عن الزهري، بهذا الاسناد نحوه

A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) called his daughter Fatima (during his last illness). He said. to her something secretly and she wept. He again said to her something secretly and she laughed. 'A'isha further reported that she said to Fatima:What is that which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to you secretly and you wept and then said to you something secretly and you laughed? Thereupon she said: He informed me secretly of his death and so I wept. He then again informed me secretly that I would be the first amongst the members of his family to follow him and so I laughed

حدثنا منصور بن ابي مزاحم، حدثنا ابراهيم، - يعني ابن سعد - عن ابيه، عن عروة، عن عايشة، ح وحدثني زهير بن حرب، - واللفظ له - حدثنا يعقوب بن ابراهيم، حدثنا ابي، عن ابيه، ان عروة بن الزبير، حدثه ان عايشة حدثته ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم دعا فاطمة ابنته فسارها فبكت ثم سارها فضحكت فقالت عايشة فقلت لفاطمة ما هذا الذي سارك به رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فبكيت ثم سارك فضحكت قالت سارني فاخبرني بموته فبكيت ثم سارني فاخبرني اني اول من يتبعه من اهله فضحكت