English translation
2039. Muḥammad bin Qais bin Makhramah said: "Aîshah said: 'Shall I not tell you about me and about the Prophet ﷺ?' We said: 'Yes.' She said: 'When it was my night when he was with me' – meaning the Prophet ﷺ – 'he came back (from Ishâ' prayer), put his sandals by his feet and spread the edge of his Izâr on his bed. He stayed until he thought that I had gone to sleep. Then he put his sandals on slowly, picked up his
cloak slowly, then opened the door slowly and went out slowly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, then I followed his steps until he came to Al-Baqi'. He raised his hands three times, and stood there for a long time, then he left and I left. He hastened and I also hastened; he ran and I also ran. He came (to the house) and I also came, but I got there first and entered, and as I lay down he came in. He said: 'Why are you out of breath?' I said: '(It is) nothing.' He said: 'Tell me, or the Subtle, the All-Aware will tell me.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, may my father and mother be ransomed for you,' and I told him (the whole story). He said: 'So you were the black shape that I saw in front of me?' I said, 'Yes.' He struck me on the chest, which caused me pain, then he said: 'Did you think that Allāh and His Messenger would deal unjustly with you?' I said: 'Whatever the people conceal, Allāh knows it.' He said: 'Jibrīl came to me when I saw you, but he did not enter upon me because you were not fully dressed. He called me but he concealed that from you, and I answered him, but I concealed that from you too. I thought that you had gone to sleep and I did not want to wake you up, and I was afraid that you would be frightened. He told me to go to Al-Baqi' and pray for forgiveness for them.' I said: 'What should I say, O Messenger of Allāh?' He said: 'Say:
Peace be upon the inhabitants of this place among the believers and Muslims. May Allāh have mercy upon those who have gone on ahead of us and those who come later on, and we will join you, if Allāh wills.” (Sahīh)
Arabic text
2037 - أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ قَيْسِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ تُحَدِّثُ، قَالَتْ: أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنِّي، وَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قُلْنَا: بَلَى، قَالَتْ: لَمَّا كَانَتْ لَيْلَتِي الَّتِي هُوَ عِنْدِي ـ تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ـ انْقَلَبَ فَوَضَعَ نَعْلَيْهِ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ، وَبَسَطَ طَرَفَ إِزَارِهِ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ، فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِلَّا رَيْثَمَا ظَنَّ أَنِّي قَدْ رَقَدْتُ، ثُمَّ انْتَعَلَ رُوَيْدًا، وَأَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ رُوَيْدًا، ثُمَّ فَتَحَ الْبَابَ رُوَيْدًا، وَخَرَجَ رُوَيْدًا، وَجَعَلْتُ دِرْعِي فِي رَأْسِي، وَاخْتَمَرْتُ، وَتَقَنَّعْتُ إِزَارِي، وَانْطَلَقْتُ فِي إِثْرِهِ حَتَّى جَاءَ الْبَقِيعَ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، فَأَطَالَ ثُمَّ انْحَرَفَ، فَانْحَرَفْتُ، فَأَسْرَعَ، فَأَسْرَعْتُ، فَهَرْوَلَ فَهَرْوَلْتُ، فَأَحْضَرَ فَأَحْضَرْتُ، وَسَبَقْتُهُ فَدَخَلْتُ فَلَيْسَ إِلَّا أَنْ اضْطَجَعْتُ، فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ: «مَا لَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ حَشْيَا رَابِيَةً؟»، قَالَتْ: لَا، قَالَ: «لَتُخْبِرِنِّي أَوْ لَيُخْبِرَنِّي اللَّطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ»، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، بَأبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي، فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ الْخَبَرَ، قَالَ: «فَأَنْتِ السَّوَادُ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ أَمَامِي؟» قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، فَلَهَزَنِي فِي صَدْرِي لَهْزَةً أَوْجَعَتْنِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَظَنَنْتِ أَنْ يَحِيفَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكِ وَرَسُولُهُ؟»، قُلْتُ: مَهْمَا يَكْتُمُ النَّاسُ فَقَدْ عَلِمَهُ اللَّهُ، قَالَ: «فَإِنَّ جِبْرِيلَ أَتَانِي حِينَ رَأَيْتِ، وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ عَلَيَّ، وَقَدْ وَضَعْتِ ثِيَابَكِ، فَنَادَانِي فَأَخْفَى مِنْكِ، فَأَجَبْتُهُ فَأَخْفَيْتُهُ مِنْكِ، فَظَنَنْتُ أَنْ قَدْ رَقَدْتِ، وَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أُوقِظَكِ، وَخَشِيتُ أَنْ تَسْتَوْحِشِي، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آتِيَ الْبَقِيعَ، فَأَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ»، قُلْتُ: كَيْفَ أَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: «قُولِي السَّلَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الدِّيَارِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ، يَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنَّا وَالْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ»
