الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
Chapter
بَاب مَا جَاءَ فِي مَرَضِ مَوْتِهَا وَتَزْكِيَة ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِيَّاهَا
Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Her Illness of Death and the Commendation of Ibn ‘Abbas for Her
Hadith 11444
عَنْ ذَكْوَانَ مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَهِيَ تَمُوتُ وَعِنْدَهَا ابْنُ أَخِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ هَذَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَيْكِ وَهُوَ مِنْ خَيْرِ بَنِيكِ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَمِنْ تَزْكِيَتِهِ وَفِي لَفْظٍ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُزَكِّيَنِي فَقَالَ لَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَّهُ قَارِئٌ لِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَقِيهٌ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ فَأْذَنِي لَهُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْكِ وَلْيُوَدِّعْكِ قَالَتْ فَأْذَنْ لَهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ وَجَلَسَ وَقَالَ أَبْشِرِي يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ عَنْكِ كُلُّ أَذًى وَنَصَبٍ أَوْ قَالَ وَصَبٍ وَتَلْقَيْ الْأَحِبَّةَ مُحَمَّدًا وَحِزْبَهُ أَوْ قَالَ أَصْحَابَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تُفَارِقَ رُوحُكِ جَسَدَكِ فَقَالَتْ وَأَيْضًا فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ كُنْتِ أَحَبَّ أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُحِبُّ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بَرَاءَتَكِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتٍ فَلَيْسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَسْجِدٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يُتْلَى فِيهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ وَسَقَطَتْ قِلَادَتُكِ بِالْأَبْوَاءِ فَاحْتَبَسَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ وَالنَّاسُ مَعَهُ فِي ابْتِغَائِهَا أَوْ قَالَ فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَى غَيْرِ مَاءٍ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا} الْآيَةَ فَكَانَ فِي ذَلِكَ رُخْصَةٌ لِلنَّاسِ عَامَّةً فِي سَبَبِكِ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّكِ لَمُبَارَكَةٌ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ هَذَا فَوَاللَّهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ نَسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) by her servant Zikwan that when the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) was near death, her nephew Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman was sitting by her side when Zikwan sought permission for Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) to enter, saying: "Your best son, Ibn Abbas, seeks permission to come in." The Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Keep me safe from Ibn Abbas and his praise and commendation." In another narration, the words are: "I fear that he will come and start praising and commending me." But Abdullah bin Abdur Rahman said to her: "He is a reciter of Allah's Book, a great jurist (scholar) of Allah's religion; allow him to come in so that he may greet you and bid you farewell as you depart from this world." So the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "If you wish, then let him in." Abdullah gave him permission to enter. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came in, greeted her, sat down, and then said: "Mother of the Believers! Congratulations to you, by Allah! Now, between you and every kind of pain and hardship, and between you and meeting Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his company, there is only the delay of your soul departing from your body." She said: "Yes, that is correct, and what else?" Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) loved you the most among all his wives, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to like only what was good, and Allah Almighty revealed the command of your exoneration from above the seven heavens." In another narration, it is added that this command was brought by Jibreel (peace be upon him). In every mosque on the face of the earth, day and night, these verses of exoneration are recited, and when your necklace fell at the place of Abwa, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the noble Companions stayed there searching for it until morning came and the people had no water for ablution. So Allah Almighty revealed: {فَتَیَمَّمُوا صَعِیدًا طَیِّبًا … } (Surah Al-Ma'idah: 6), commanding that if you do not find water, then perform tayammum with clean earth; because of this incident of yours, this concession was granted to all people. By Allah, you are extremely blessed. Hearing these words, Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Ibn Abbas! Leave these matters, I would prefer to be completely forgotten."
Hadith 11445
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهَا إِنَّمَا سُمِّيتِ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِتَسْعَدِي وَإِنَّهُ لِاسْمُكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُولَدِي
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): You have been called the Mother of the Believers merely to express your excellence, otherwise, even before your birth, this honor was destined for you (by Allah Almighty). Urwah bin Zubair states that Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) passed away at night, and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) buried her that very night.
