WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī from Ibn ‘Abbās
who said that when ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb
was stabbed and became anxious, he told him: “O Leader of the Believers, this will not do! You accompanied the Messenger of Allah
, and accompanied him well. Then when he left you he was pleased with you. Then you accompanied Abū Bakr
, and you accompanied him well. Then when he left you he was pleased with you. Then you accompanied the Muslims, and you have accompanied them well. If you leave them, you will leave them while they are pleased with you.” And he mentioned the rest of the hadith and the words of ‘Umar: “That is the grace of Allah.” [1].
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim from Ibn Shumāsah—with ḍammah on the mīm and a fatḥah—who said: “We came to ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
when he was on the brink of death and he had been crying for a long time. He turned his face to the wall and his son started to say: ‘O my beloved father, did the Messenger of Allah
not give you glad tidings of this, did he not give you glad tidings of this?’ [‘Amr] turned his face and said: ‘The best that we have been promised is bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah
,’” [2].and he recounted the rest of the hadith.
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī from al-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn Abū Bakr
that ‘Ā’ishah
was ill and Ibn ‘Abbās
came and said: “O Mother of the Believers, you are going on to [meet our] sincere predecessors: Allah’s Messenger
, and Abū Bakr
.”
Al-Bukhārī also narrated from Abū Mulaykah that Ibn ‘Abbās asked permission to go in and see ‘Ā’ishah before her death when she was overcome. She said, “I fear that he will eulogise me.” They said, “The nephew of Allah’s Messenger
is one of the eminent Muslims.” She said, “Give him permission.” He said, “How do you experience it?” She said, “Well, if I have taqwā.” He said, “Then you are well, in shā’Allāh, the wife of Allah’s Messenger
, and he married no other [young] virgin than you; and your innocence was revealed from Heaven.” [3].
References
[1] Al-Bukhārī (3692).
[2] Muslim (121).
[3] Al-Bukhārī (4753).