Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خُثَيْمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ ذَكْوَانُ حَاجِبُ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَجِئْتُ وَعِنْدَ رَأْسِهَا ابْنُ أَخِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ هَذَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ فَأَكَبَّ عَلَيْهَا ابْنُ أَخِيهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُ وَهِيَ تَمُوتُ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّتَاهُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مِنْ صَالِحِي بَنِيكِ لِيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْكِ وَيُوَدِّعْكِ فَقَالَتْ ائْذَنْ لَهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَالَ فَأَدْخَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ قَالَ أَبْشِرِي فَقَالَتْ أَيْضًا فَقَالَ مَا بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ تَلْقَيْ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَالْأَحِبَّةَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ الرُّوحُ مِنْ الْجَسَدِ كُنْتِ أَحَبَّ نِسَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُحِبُّ إِلَّا طَيِّبًا وَسَقَطَتْ قِلَادَتُكِ لَيْلَةَ الْأَبْوَاءِ فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى يُصْبِحَ فِي الْمَنْزِلِ وَأَصْبَحَ النَّاسُ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ مَاءٌ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { فَتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيدًا طَيِّبًا } فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي سَبَبِكِ وَمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مِنْ الرُّخْصَةِ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بَرَاءَتَكِ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَوَاتٍ جَاءَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ فَأَصْبَحَ لَيْسَ لِلَّهِ مَسْجِدٌ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ اللَّهِ يُذْكَرُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ إِلَّا يُتْلَى فِيهِ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ وَآنَاءَ النَّهَارِ فَقَالَتْ دَعْنِي مِنْكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ نَسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا.
English Translation
Dhakwan, the doorkeeper of Aishah, narrated that Abdullah ibn Abbas came seeking permission to visit Aishah. Her nephew Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman was by her head. I said: 'This is Ibn Abbas seeking permission.' Her nephew leaned over her and said: 'This is Abdullah ibn Abbas seeking permission to visit, and she is dying.' She said: 'Leave me from Ibn Abbas.' He said: 'O mother, Ibn Abbas is among the righteous of your sons; he wants to greet you and bid you farewell.' She said: 'Let him in if you wish.' So I let him in. When he sat down, he said: 'Receive glad tidings!' She said: 'And more?' He said: 'Between you and meeting Muhammad (peace be upon him) and your beloved ones is only that the soul departs from the body. You were the most beloved of the Messenger of Allah's wives to him, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not love except what is good. Your necklace fell on the night of al-Abwa', and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stayed until morning at that place, and the people had no water with them. Then Allah the Almighty revealed: "So perform tayammum with clean earth" (4:43). That was because of you, and what Allah revealed for this ummah of ease. And Allah revealed your innocence from above seven heavens, brought by the Trustworthy Spirit (Jibril). There is no mosque of Allah's mosques where He is remembered except that it is recited therein during the hours of night and day.' She said: 'Leave me, O Ibn Abbas. By the One in whose hand is my soul, I wish I had been something forgotten and long gone.'