حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ يَعْنِي اسْتَأْذَنَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ بِهَا بَنُو أَخِيهَا قَالَتْ أَخَافُ أَنْ يُزَكِّيَنِي فَلَمَّا أَذِنَتْ لَهُ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ تَلْقَيْ الْأَحِبَّةَ إِلَّا أَنْ يُفَارِقَ الرُّوحُ الْجَسَدَ كُنْتِ أَحَبَّ أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُحِبُّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَسَقَطَتْ قِلَادَتُكِ لَيْلَةَ الْأَبْوَاءِ فَنَزَلَتْ فِيكِ آيَاتٌ مِنْ الْقُرْآنِ فَلَيْسَ مَسْجِدٌ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَّا يُتْلَى فِيهِ عُذْرُكِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنْ تَزْكِيَتِكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 1905
It was narrated that Ibn Abi Mulaikah - in sha Allah - said: Ibn 'Abbas asked for permission to enter upon 'A'ishah, and her brother's sons kept on at her [to let him in]. She said: I am afraid that he will praise me. When he was given permission to enter, he said: There is nothing between you and your meeting your loved ones except the departure of your soul from your body. You were the dearest of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)to him and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would not hold anything dear but that which is good. Your necklace fell from you on the night of al-Abwa' and verses of Allah were revealed concerning you; there is none of the mosques of the Muslims but verses stating your innocence are recited in them night and day. She said: Spare me your praise, O Ibn ' Abbas, for by Allah I wish...
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
Sanad
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ