Sahih al-Bukhari 1420

Hadith text

Narrated `Aisha:Some of the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Who amongst us will be the first to follow you (i.e. die after you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest hand." So they started measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda's hand turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the caliphate of `Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of practicing charity, so she was the first to follow the Prophet (ﷺ) and she used to love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the caliphate of Muawiya)

Ayesha (رضی اللہ عنہا) bataati hain: Nabi ki kuch biwiyon ne unse pucha: "Humme se sabse pehle aapki pairvi (yaani wafaat) kaun karega?" Aap ne farmaya: "Jiska haath sabse lamba ho." To woh chhadi se apne haath naapne lagi aur Sauda ka haath sabse lamba nikla. (Jab Zainab bint Jahsh sabse pehle Umar ki khilafat mein intiqal kar gayi), humein pata chala ke lamba haath sadqa dene ka sanket tha, isliye woh sabse pehle Nabi ki pairvi karne wali thi, aur woh sadqa dena bahut pasand karti thin. (Sauda baad mein Muawiya ki khilafat mein intiqal ho gayin.)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1420 · Book 24, Hadith 24