حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی وَزَادَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَاهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا أَنْ لَا تَلُدُّونِي فَقُلْنَا کَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَائِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَکُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي قُلْنَا کَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَائِ فَقَالَ لَا يَبْقَی أَحَدٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا لُدَّ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَّا الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْکُمْ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4459
Narrated Al-Aswad: It was mentioned in the presence of `Aisha that the Prophet had appointed `Ali as successor by will. Thereupon she said, "Who said so? I saw the Prophet, while I was supporting him against my chest. He asked for a tray, and then fell on one side and expired, and I did not feel it. So how (do the people say) he appointed `Ali as his successor?"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020