Sahih al-Bukhari 2741

Book 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) · Hadith 4

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ ذَكَرُوا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ وَصِيًّا‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ مُسْنِدَتَهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي ـ أَوْ قَالَتْ حَجْرِي ـ فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ، فَلَقَدِ انْخَنَثَ فِي حَجْرِي، فَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَمَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ

Narrated Al-Aswad:In the presence of `Aisha some people mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) had appointed `Ali by will as his successor. `Aisha said, "When did he appoint him by will? Verily when he died he was resting against my chest (or said: in my lap) and he asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed while in that state, and I could not even perceive that he had died, so when did he appoint him by will?

Al-Aswad bataate hain: Ayesha ke saamne kuch logon ne zikar kiya ke Nabi ne apni vasiyat mein Ali ko apna jaanshin muqarrar kiya tha. Ayesha ne kaha: "Unhone kab unhe muqarrar kiya? Unke intiqal ke waqt, woh mere seene se (ya kaha: meri god mein) teke hue the aur unhone ek bartan maanga, phir usi haalat mein behosh ho gaye, aur mujhe pata bhi nahi chala ke unka intiqal ho gaya hai, to woh kab yeh vasiyat kar sakte the?"

Sahih al-Bukhari 2741 · Book 55, Hadith 4

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