حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ ذَكْوَانُ حَاجِبُ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَجِئْتُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهَا ابْنُ أَخِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهَا ابْنُ أَخِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ وَهِيَ تَمُوتُ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ صَالِحِي بَنِيكِ لِيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْكِ وَيُوَدِّعْكِ فَقَالَتْ ائْذَنْ لَهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ فَأَدْخَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي فَقَالَتْ أَيْضًا فَقَالَ مَا بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ تَلْقَيْ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْأَحِبَّةَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ الرُّوحُ مِنْ الْجَسَدِ كُنْتِ أَحَبَّ نِسَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَسَقَطَتْ قِلَادَتُكِ لَيْلَةَ الْأَبْوَاءِ فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ وَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي سَبَبِكِ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مِنْ الرُّخْصَةِ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بَرَاءَتَكِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَوَاتٍ جَاءَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ فَأَصْبَحَ لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدٌ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ إِلَّا يُتْلَى فِيهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنْكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ نَسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2496
'Abdullah bin Abi Mulaikah narrated that Dhakwan, 'A'ishah's doorkeeper, told him that 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (RA) came and asked for permission to enter upon ' A'ishah. I [Dhakwan] came and found that her brother's son, 'Abdullah bin 'Abdul Rahman, was with her. I said: Ibn 'Abbas is here, asking for permission to come in. Her nephew 'Abdullah came to her and bent down, and said: 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas is asking permission to come in. This was when she was dying. She said: Keep Ibn 'Abbas away from me. He said: O my mother, Ibn 'Abbas is one of your righteous sons; let him greet you and bid you farewell. She said: Let him in if you want. So I let him and, and when he sat down he said: Be of good cheer. She said: You too. He said: There is nothing between you and meeting Muhammad (PBUH) and the beloved ones except the departure of the soul from the body. You were the dearest of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) to the Messenger of Allah, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would not have loved anyone but one who was good. Your necklace was lost on the night of al-Abwa', and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) stayed to look for it and in the morning he found himself and the people with no water. Then Allah revealed the words "perform Tayammum with clean earth" [al-Ma'idah 4:43], That was because of you, the concession that Allah granted to this utrnnah. And Allah revealed your innocence from above the seven heavens and Jibreel brought it, and there is no mosque in which Allah is remem- bered but this verse is recited night and day therein. She said: Leave me alone, O I bn 'Abbas. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, would that I had been forgotten and out of sight! (cf. 19:23).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020