أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ فِرَاسٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اجْتَمَعْنَ عِنْدَهُ فَقُلْنَ أَيَّتُنَا بِکَ أَسْرَعُ لُحُوقَا فَقَالَ أَطْوَلُکُنَّ يَدًا فَأَخَذْنَ قَصَبَةً فَجَعَلْنَ يَذْرَعْنَهَا فَکَانَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَسْرَعَهُنَّ بِهِ لُحُوقًا فَکَانَتْ أَطْوَلَهُنَّ يَدًا فَکَانَ ذَلِکَ مِنْ کَثْرَةِ الصَّدَقَةِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2547
It was narrated from ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that the wives of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم gathered around him and said:“Which of us will be the first to follow you (in death)?” He said: “The one of you who has the longest arms.” They took a stick and started to measure their arms. But Sawdah was the first one to follow him. She was the one who had the longest arms, because she used to give in charity a great deal. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020