Sahih Muslim Hadith 6313 – The Virtues Of (o

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[63131 98 – ( … ) It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The wives of the Prophet were with him, and not one of them was absent. Fâtimah came walking, and her manner of walking was exactly like that of the Messenger of Allah . When he saw her, he welcomed her and said: 'Welcome to my daughter.' Then he seated her on his right or his left. He whispered to her and she wept bitterly, and when he saw that she was so upset, he whispered to her again and she smiled. I said to her: 'The Messenger of Allah singled you out from among his womenfolk to whisper to, then you wept?' When the Messenger of Allah left, I asked her: 'What did the Messenger of Allah say to you?' She said: 'I will not disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah .' When the Messenger of Allah died, I said: 'I adjure you by the right I have over you, tell me what the Messenger of Allah said to you.' She said: 'Now, yes (I will tell you). When he () whispered to me the first time, he told me that: "JibrIl used to review the Qur'ân once or twice every year, but now he reviewed it twice; and I think that my death is near, so fear Allah and be patient, and I will be a fitting forerunner for you." She said: 'So I wept, as you saw. When he saw my grief, he whispered to me a second time, and said: "0 Fâtimah, does it not please you to Virtues Of The Companions 311 U Lhb hJ sQJI J be the leader of the believing women, or the leader of the women of this Ummah?" She said: 'So I smiled as you saw me."