#4459

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?

حدثنا عبد الله بن محمد، اخبرنا ازهر، اخبرنا ابن عون، عن ابراهيم، عن الاسود، قال ذكر عند عايشة ان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم اوصى الى علي، فقالت من قاله لقد رايت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم واني لمسندته الى صدري، فدعا بالطست فانخنث فمات، فما شعرت، فكيف اوصى الى علي