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Narrated Al-Aswad:In the presence of `Aisha some people mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) had appointed `Ali by will as his successor. `Aisha said, "When did he appoint him by will? Verily when he died he was resting against my chest (or said: in my lap) and he asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed while in that state, and I could not even perceive that he had died, so when did he appoint him by will?

حدثنا عمرو بن زرارة، اخبرنا اسماعيل، عن ابن عون، عن ابراهيم، عن الاسود، قال ذكروا عند عايشة ان عليا رضى الله عنهما كان وصيا. فقالت متى اوصى اليه وقد كنت مسندته الى صدري او قالت حجري فدعا بالطست، فلقد انخنث في حجري، فما شعرت انه قد مات، فمتى اوصى اليه