Sahih al-Bukhari 6286

Hadith text

Narrated `Aisha:Mother of the Believers: We, the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) were all sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and none of us had left when Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) .' When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he made her sit on his right or his left, confided something to her, whereupon she wept bitterly. When he noticed her sorrow, he confided something else to her for the second time, and she started laughing. Only I from among the Prophet's wives said to her, "(O Fatima), Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) selected you from among us for the secret talk and still you weep?" When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up (and went away), I asked her, "What did he confide to you?" She said, "I wouldn't disclose the secrets of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)" But when he died I asked her, "I beseech you earnestly by what right I have on you, to tell me (that secret talk which the Prophet had with you)" She said, "As you ask me now, yes, (I will tell you)." She informed me, saying, "When he talked to me secretly the first time, he said that Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with him once every year. He added, 'But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and therefore I think that my time of death has approached. So, be afraid of Allah, and be patient, for I am the best predecessor for you (in the Hereafter).' " Fatima added, "So I wept as you (`Aisha) witnessed. And when the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me in this sorrowful state, he confided the second secret to me saying, 'O Fatima! Will you not be pleased that you will be chief of all the believing women (or chief of the women of this nation i.e. my followers?)

Aisha (Ummul-Momineen) bataati hain: Hum, Nabi (SAW) ki biwiyaan, sab Nabi (SAW) ke saath baithi thin, aur hum mein se koi nahi gayi thi, jab Fatima chalti hui aayi, aur Allah ki qasam, unki chaal bilkul Allah ke Rasool (SAW) jaisi thi. Jab unhone unhein dekha, unhone unka istikbaal karte hue kaha, 'Khush-aamdeed, Aye meri beti!' Phir unhone unhein apne daaen ya baaen bithaaya, unse chupke se kuch kaha, isper wo phoot-phoot kar rone lagi. Jab Nabi (SAW) ne unka gam dekha, unhone unhein dobara kuch chupke se kaha, aur wo hansne lagi. Nabi ki biwiyon mein se sirf maine unse kaha, '(Aye Fatima), Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ne khaas taur par tumhein chupki baat ke liye chuna, phir bhi tum ro rahi ho?' Jab Allah ke Rasool (SAW) uthe (aur chale gaye), maine unse pucha, 'Unhone tumse chupke se kya kaha?' Unhone kaha, 'Main Allah ke Rasool (SAW) ke raaz zaahir nahi karungi.' Magar jab unka intekaal ho gaya, maine unse pucha, 'Main tumhein us haq ki qasam deti hoon jo mera tumpar hai, mujhe bataao (wo chupki baat jo Nabi ne tumse ki).' Unhone kaha, 'Ab jabke tum pooch rahi ho, haan, (main bataungi).' Unhone mujhe bataaya, 'Jab unhone mujhse pehli baar chupke se baat ki, unhone kaha ke Jibrael har saal ek baar Quran unke saath dohraate the. Unhone izaafa kiya, "Magar is saal unhone mujhse ise do baar dohraaya, isliye mujhe lagta hai meri maut ka waqt qareeb aa gaya hai. Isliye, Allah se daro aur sabra karo, kyunke main tumhaare liye behtareen agla (Aakhirat mein pehle jaane wala) hoon."' Fatima ne aage kaha, 'To main royi jaisa tumne (Aisha) dekha. Aur jab Nabi (SAW) ne mujhe is gamgeen haalat mein dekha, unhone doosri chupki baat kahi, "Aye Fatima! Kya tum khush nahi hogi ke tum sab Momin auraton ki (ya is ummat ki auraton ki) sardaar hogi?"'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6286 · Book 79, Hadith 58