Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #2741
Hadith #2741
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ زُرَارَةَ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ ذَكَرُوا عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ وَصِيًّا. فَقَالَتْ مَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ مُسْنِدَتَهُ إِلَى صَدْرِي ـ أَوْ قَالَتْ حَجْرِي ـ فَدَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ، فَلَقَدِ انْخَنَثَ فِي حَجْرِي، فَمَا شَعَرْتُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَمَتَى أَوْصَى إِلَيْهِ
In the presence of `Aisha some people mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) had appointed `Ali by will as his
successor. `Aisha said, "When did he appoint him by will? Verily when he died he was resting against
my chest (or said: in my lap) and he asked for a wash-basin and then collapsed while in that state, and
I could not even perceive that he had died, so when did he appoint him by will?"
Narrated by
al-Aswad (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 55/2741
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 55: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)