Did the death of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) occur from eating poison?
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) died a natural death. She was buried in al-Baqi’. The Rawafid claim that Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) poisoned Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). This is nothing but a slander.
Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates:
استأذن ابن عباس قبل موتها على عائشة وهى مغلوبة، قالت: أخشى أن يثني علي، فقيل: ابن عم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومن وجوه المسلمين، قالت: ائذنوا له، فقال: كيف تجدينك؟ قالت: بخير إن اتقيت، قال: فأنت بخير إن شاء الله، زوجة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، ولم ينكح بكرا غيرك، ونزل عذرك من السماء، ودخل ابن الزبير خلافه، فقالت: دخل ابن عباس فأثنى علي، ووددت أني كنت نسيا منسيا.
“When Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was in the throes of death, Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) asked permission to come in to her. The Mother said: I fear that he will sit and praise me. Someone said: He is the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the distinguished men. She said: Call him in! Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: How are you feeling? She said: If I am good with Allah, then all is well. He said: It will be well, Allah willing! You are the wife of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ; no virgin other than you was given in marriage to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Qur’an declared your innocence. He left, and then Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) came in. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was just here, and he began to praise me, whereas I wished that I had been unknown and forgotten.”
Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates:
“During the final illness of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit her. He greeted her with salam and sat down, and said: O Mother of the Believers! Glad tidings! It is only a short while until you are to be separated from the Companions who loved the Noble Prophet ﷺ immensely; your hardships are about to end, and your soul is about to fly from this perishable world. O Mother of the Believers! You were the most beloved wife of the Noble Prophet ﷺ; this love was given to you because of your purity. Your innocence was revealed from above the seven heavens. There is no mosque on the face of the earth in which these verses are not recited day and night. At the place of Abwa’, where your necklace was lost, the Noble Prophet ﷺ and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stayed behind searching for that necklace. The time of Fajr arrived, and there was no water, so Allah revealed the verse: فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا ‘If you do not find water, perform tayammum.’
The concession of tayammum was given to the people because of you. By Allah, you are greatly blessed. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Ibn Abbas! Leave these words. By Allah! I wished that I had been forgotten.”
It is reported about Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her):
إنها أوصت عبد الله بن الزبير رضي الله عنهما لا تدفني معهم وادفني مع صواحبي بالبقيع لا أزكى به أبدا.
“She (may Allah be pleased with her) made a bequest to Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him): Do not bury me beside the Noble Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), but bury me in al-Baqi’ itself with my companions (the Pure Wives of the Prophet). I do not wish to be praised by being buried beside the Noble Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).”
Urwah ibn Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates:
ماتت عائشة، فدفنها عبد الله بن الزبير ليلا.
“Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) died, and Abdullah ibn Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) buried her at night.”
