Narrated An-Nu`man bin Bashir: `Abdullah bin Rawaha fell down unconscious and his sister `Amra started crying and was saying loudly, "O Jabala! Oh so-and-so! Oh so-and-so! and went on calling him by his (good ) qualities one by one). When he came to his senses, he said (to his sister), "When-ever you said something, I was asked, 'Are you really so (i.e. as she says)?"
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
In one narration, it is mentioned that the angels would raise an iron mace and ask Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu), "Were you really like this?"
It is understood from this that in some illnesses, before death, the angels may become visible even though the person has not yet died.
Accordingly, Abdullah (radi Allahu anhu) recovered from this illness. This is the same Abdullah ibn Rawahah (radi Allahu anhu) who was martyred in the Battle of Mu'tah.
For this reason, this hadith has been included under this chapter.
Further details are forthcoming in the following hadith.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 4267