Mukhtasar Bukhari

‘Mother of the Believers, Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), during his final illness, called Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) and said something to her quietly, so she began to weep. Then he called her again and said something quietly, so she began to laugh. We (after the passing of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him) asked Lady Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she informed us that at first he said: “My soul will be taken in this illness.” Upon hearing this, I began to weep. The second time he said: “I will be the first among my family to meet you.” Upon hearing this, I became happy.

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I used to hear (from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, before his illness) that no prophet passes away until he is given the choice (by Allah) between (the comforts of) this world and the Hereafter. Then I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) during the illness in which he passed away, his voice had become hoarse, and he was reciting this verse: "With those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor..." the complete verse (Surah An-Nisa: 69). So from this, I understood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had chosen to remain in the Hereafter.

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said in a state of health: “No prophet passes away until he is shown his place in Paradise, then he is given the choice whether to remain (in the world) or to choose the Hereafter.” When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fell ill and his time (of death) approached, and his blessed head was on my thigh, at first he lost consciousness, then when he regained consciousness, he looked towards the roof of the house and said: “O Allah! (Let me be) with the highest companions.” (That is, he chose the Hereafter.) At that moment, I (in my heart) realized that now the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) does not wish to remain with us, and I was convinced of the truth of the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say that a prophet is given the choice (then he passes away).

Narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would fall ill, he would recite the Mu'awwidhat (Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Naas) and blow over himself and pass his hand over his body. But when he (peace and blessings be upon him) was afflicted with the illness of death, I would recite these Surahs, blow on his hands, and then pass them over the blessed body of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Narrated from Ummul Momineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her): When the death of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) approached and he was leaning against me, I listened attentively and heard him saying, "O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the exalted companions."

Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the blessed head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on my chest at the time of his death. Since I witnessed the severity of death upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), after that I have never considered the severity of death to be bad for anyone.

Narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that during the illness of death of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), one day Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came out from the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The people asked: "O Abu al-Hasan! How is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) today?" He replied, "Praise be to Allah, today he is better." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) took the hand of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "By Allah! After three days you will be left as a man with a stick (i.e., anyone who wishes will drive you away), and by Allah! I think that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will soon pass away in this illness. I am well aware of the signs of death among the sons of Abdul Muttalib. So come, let us ask the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the caliphate. If he gives us (i.e., Banu Hashim) the caliphate, we will know, and if he appoints someone else as caliph, we will also know, and he will advise him to treat us well." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! If we ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the caliphate and he forbids us, then the people will never make us caliph. And I will never ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about the caliphate."

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: This too is among the blessings of Allah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in my house and on my day, with his head resting between my chin and chest, and Allah joined my saliva with the saliva of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his passing. (This happened) when one day my brother Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came holding a miswak in his hand. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was leaning on me. I saw that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was looking at the miswak, and I knew how much he liked the miswak. I asked, “Shall I get this miswak for you?” So he (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his head, “Yes.” I took the miswak (from him) and gave it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but his illness was severe, so I said, “Shall I soften it for you?” He (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his head, “Yes.” So I chewed it and softened it, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) brushed his teeth with it. In front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a water skin or a bowl of water (the narrator Umar is in doubt), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) would dip his hands in the water and wipe his blessed face and say, “There is no god but Allah! Indeed, death has its agonies.” Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hand and said, “(O Allah) with the Highest Companion.” Until his blessed soul departed and his hand fell.

Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) says: We gave medicine to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) during his illness. He (peace be upon him) forbade us, but we thought that a patient usually refuses medicine because it tastes bad. When he (peace be upon him) regained consciousness, he said: “Did I not forbid you from giving me medicine (then why did you give it)?” We said that a patient usually refuses medicine. He (peace be upon him) said: “I saw that all of you were forcing me to take medicine, except Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who was not present. (So he asked, now your punishment is that) no one in the house should remain, everyone’s mouth should be given the medicine, except Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) because he was not present.”

`Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that` when the illness of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intensified, he became unconscious. Sayyidah Fatimah al-Zahra (may Allah be pleased with her) began to weep and said, "Alas, the suffering of my father!" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "After this day, your father will never suffer again."