Hadith 3771

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ اشْتَكَتْ فَجَاءَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَقَالَ : " يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ تَقْدَمِينَ عَلَى فَرَطِ صِدْقٍ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ " .
Narrated Al-Qasim bin Muhammad: Once `Aisha became sick and Ibn `Abbas went to see her and said, "O mother of the believers! You are leaving for truthful fore-runners i.e. for Allah's Apostle and Abu Bakr.
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب فضائل الصحابة / 3771
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:

The foremost group of a caravan is called "fart" (فرط), which is the group that goes ahead of the caravan and makes necessary arrangements for it, and "truthfulness" (sidq) is a quality of the fart.


The meaning of the hadith is that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) have gone ahead of you, and you will join them.
They have prepared a lofty place for you in Paradise.
There is no need for you to be worried; rather, you should be pleased that your truthful representatives are present there, who will take you to Paradise.


This statement of Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhu) was not based merely on intellect, but he must have certainly heard this from the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
In this, there is a great virtue for Aisha (radi Allahu anha).
No other woman or wife has attained this honor.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 3771