Narrated byAisha
Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ مَا عَلِمْنَا أَيْنَ يُدْفَنُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى سَمِعْنَا صَوْتَ الْمَسَاحِي مِنْ آخِرِ اللَّيْلِ لَيْلَةِ الْأَرْبِعَاءِ قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَالْمَسَاحِي الْمُرُورُ.
English Translation
Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was never given a choice between two matters except that he chose the easier of them, as long as it was not sinful. If it was sinful, he was the furthest of people from it.