Hadith #482
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ جَنَازَةٍ بِالْبَقِيعِ وَأَنَا أَجِدُ صُدَاعًا فِي رَأْسِي وَأَنَا أَقُولُ وَا رَأْسَاهْ قَالَ بَلْ أ
َنَا وَا رَأْسَاهْ قَالَ مَا ضَرَّكِ لَوْ مِتِّ قَبْلِي فَغَسَّلْتُكِ وَكَفَّنْتُكِ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ عَلَيْكِ وَدَفَنْتُكِ قُلْتُ لَكِنِّي أَوْ لَكَأَنِّي بِكَ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ لَقَدْ رَجَعْتَ إِلَى بَيْتِي فَأَعْرَسْتَ فِيهِ بِبَعْضِ نِسَائِكَ قَالَتْ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ بُدِئَ بِوَجَعِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن سلمة
محمد بن إسحاق
يعقوب بن عتبة
الزهري
عبيد الله بن عبد الله
عائشة
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that during the Prophet's ﷺ illness he said: 'O, my head!' She jokingly said: 'What harm would it do you if you died before me — I would wash you, shroud you, pray over you, and bury you.' He replied: 'Rather, I think I see you afterward bringing one of your wives to your house.' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled at that, and then his illness began that led to his death.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 482
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24720
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-61110