Volume 6, Book 60, Number 277:
Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika:
Ibn ‘Abbas asked permission to visit Aisha before her death, and at that time she was in a state of
agony. She then said. “I am afraid that he will praise me too much.” And then it was said to her, “He is
the cousin of Allah’s Apostle and one of the prominent Muslims.” Then she said, “Allow him to enter.”
(When he entered) he said, “How are you?” She replied, “I am Alright if I fear (Allah).” Ibn Abbas said,
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“Allah willing, you are Alright as you are the wife of Allah’s Apostle and he did not marry any virgin
except you and proof of your innocence was revealed from the Heaven.” Later on Ibn Az-Zubair
entered after him and ‘Aisha said to him, “Ibn ‘Abbas came to me and praised me greatly, but I wish
that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight.”