Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي مَنْ لَا أَرَاهُ وَلَا يَرَانِي بَعْدَ أَنْ أَمُوتَ أَبَدًا قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرَ قَالَ فَأَتَاهَا يَشْتَدُّ أَوْ يُسْرِعُ شَكَّ شَاذَانُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَنْشُدُكِ بِاللَّهِ أَنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَتْ لَا وَلَنْ أُبَرِّئَ أَحَدًا بَعْدَكَ أَبَدًا.
English Translation
Aswad b. 'Amir told us, Sharik told us, from 'Asim, from Abu Wa'il, from Masruq, from Umm Salamah, who said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Among my Companions there is one whom I shall never see, nor will he ever see me, after I die." He said: This reached 'Umar, so he came to her hurrying - or rushing, Shadhan was uncertain - and said to her, "I adjure you by Allah, am I one of them?" She said, "No, and I will never absolve anyone else after you, ever."
