#4231

Aswad b. Yazid reported:It was mentioned before A'isha that will had been made (by the Holy Prophet) in favour of 'Ali (as the Prophet's first caliph), whereupon she said: When did he make will in his favour? I had been providing support to him (to the Holy Prophet) with my chest (or with my lap). He asked for a tray, when he fell in my lap (relaxing his body), and I did not realise that he had breathed his last. When did he make any will in his ('Ali's) favour?

وحدثنا يحيى بن يحيى، وابو بكر بن ابي شيبة - واللفظ ليحيى - قال اخبرنا اسماعيل ابن علية، عن ابن عون، عن ابراهيم، عن الاسود بن يزيد، قال ذكروا عند عايشة ان عليا كان وصيا فقالت متى اوصى اليه فقد كنت مسندته الى صدري - او قالت حجري - فدعا بالطست فلقد انخنث في حجري وما شعرت انه مات فمتى اوصى اليه