Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
Isti'zan - 22nd Jumada-ath-Thani 1422 (11 September 2001)
Narrated by Aisha (Radhiallaho anha):
Mother of the Believers: We, the wives of the Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) were all sitting with the Prophet
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) and none of us had left when
Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to
that of Allah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam). When
he saw her, he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) welcomed her,
saying, "Welcome, O my daughter!" Then he (sallallaahu 'alaihi
wasallam) made her sit on his right or his left, confided
something to her, whereupon she wept bitterly. When he
(sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) noticed her sorrow, he confided
something else to her for the second time, and she started
laughing. Only I from among the Prophet's wives said to her,
"(O Fatima), Allah's Apostle selected you from among us for the
secret talk and still you weep?" When Allah's Apostle got up
(and went away), I asked her, "What did he confide to you?" She
said, "I wouldn't disclose the secrets of Allah's Apostle." But
when he (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) died I asked her, "I
beseech you earnestly by what right I have on you, to tell me
(that secret talk which the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam)
had with you)." She said, "As you ask me now, yes, (I will tell
you)." She informed me, saying, "When he (sallallaahu 'alaihi
wasallam) talked to me secretly the first time, he said that
Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with him once every year.
He added, 'But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and
therefore I think that my time of death has approached. So, be
afraid of Allah, and be patient, for I am the best predecessor
for you (in the Hereafter).' " Fatima added, "So I wept as you
('Aisha) witnessed. And when the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi
wasallam) saw me in this sorrowful state, he (sallallaahu
'alaihi wasallam) confided the second secret to me saying, 'O
Fatima! Will you not be pleased that you will be chief of all
the believing women (or chief of the women of this nation i.e.
my followers?)' "
Bukhari Vol. 8 : No. 301
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