Hadith #45
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي بَيْتِي وَيَوْمِي وَبَيْنَ سَحْرِي وَنَحْرِي فَدَخَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَمَعَهُ سِوَاكٌ رَطْبٌ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ لَهُ فِيهِ حَاجَةً قَالَتْ فَأَخَذْتُهُ فَمَضَغْتُهُ وَنَفَضْتُهُ وَطَيَّبْتُهُ ثُمَّ دَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَاسْتَنَّ كَأَ
حْسَنِ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ مُسْتَنًّا قَطُّ ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ يَرْفَعُهُ إِلَيَّ فَسَقَطَ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَأَخَذْتُ أَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِدُعَاءٍ كَانَ يَدْعُو لَهُ بِهِ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام وَكَانَ هُوَ يَدْعُو بِهِ إِذَا مَرِضَ فَلَمْ يَدْعُ بِهِ فِي مَرَضِهِ ذَلِكَ فَرَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ الرَّفِيقُ الْأَعْلَى الرَّفِيقُ الْأَعْلَى يَعْنِي وَفَاضَتْ نَفْسُهُ فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَمَعَ بَيْنَ رِيقِي وَرِيقِهِ فِي آخِرِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ أَيَّامِ الدُّنْيَا
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: 'The best thing I ever saw was him using the toothstick. Then he tried to hand it to me and it fell from his hand. I began supplicating to Allah with the supplication that Jibreel used to make for him, and that he himself would make when ill, but he did not make that supplication during that illness of his. Instead, he raised his gaze to the sky and said: "The Highest Companion, the Highest Companion" — meaning that, and his soul departed. All praise be to Allah who united my saliva with his at the end of the last day of this world.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 44, Hadith 45
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 23083
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-59473