English translation
33. It was narrated that 'Āishah said: "They say that the Prophet ﷺ made a will for 'Alī,[1] but he called for a basin in which to urinate, then he went flaccid suddenly (and died), so how could he leave a will?!" (Sahih)
Hadith 33
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Darussalam · Volume 1
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الحديث: 33 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 32
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 33 · Volume 1 · Page 177
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 33 · Volume 1 · Page 9
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Arabic text
33 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا أَزْهَرُ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: «يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْصَى إِلَى عَلِيٍّ لَقَدْ دَعَا بِالطَّسْتِ لِيَبُولَ فِيهَا فَانْخَنَثَتْ نَفْسُهُ وَمَا أَشْعُرُ فَإِلَى مَنْ أَوْصَى»، قَالَ: الشَّيْخُ أَزْهَرُ هُوَ ابْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّمَّانُ
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Commentary
1. Here, 'Āishah was refuting what members of the Rawafid sect were saying about the Caliphate: They claimed that, just before he died, the Prophet ﷺ decreed that 'Alī should become the first Khalifah of the Muslim nation. ‘Āishah ﷺ made it clear that what they said was false and ludicrous. She pointed out that what they claimed was impossible, for she had been by the Prophet’s side throughout the duration of his final illness. One makes one’s will at the time of one’s death, and when that time came for the Prophet ﷺ, his head was in ‘Āishah’s lap. Thus, had the Prophet ﷺ made a will in which he appointed a Khalīfah, ‘Āishah ﷺ would have known about it. The fact remains, therefore, that he ﷺ made no such will. 2. This narration further proves that, if one is not able to reach a place that is designated as a toilet, one may urinate in a basin.