أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْکِينٍ قِرَائَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ عَنْ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِکٌ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّهِ أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ عَائِشَةَ تَقُولُ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَلَبِسَ ثِيَابَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ قَالَتْ فَأَمَرْتُ جَارِيَتِي بَرِيرَةَ تَتْبَعُهُ فَتَبِعَتْهُ حَتَّی جَائَ الْبَقِيعَ فَوَقَفَ فِي أَدْنَاهُ مَا شَائَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَقِفَ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَسَبَقَتْهُ بَرِيرَةُ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي فَلَمْ أَذْکُرْ لَهُ شَيْئًا حَتَّی أَصْبَحْتُ ثُمَّ ذَکَرْتُ ذَلِکَ لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي بُعِثْتُ إِلَی أَهْلِ الْبَقِيعِ لِأُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2044
It was narrated that ‘Alqamah bin Abi ‘Alqamah, from his mother, that she heard ‘Aishah say: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم got up one night and got dressed, then he went out. I told my slave girl Barirah to follow him, so she followed him until he came to Al Baqi’. Then he stood near it for as long as Allah willed that he should stand, then he left. BarIrah came back before he did and told me, but I did not mention anything until morning came, then I mentioned that to him. He said: ‘I was sent to the people of Al-Baql’ to pray for them.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020