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Sahih Bukhari 4463 — O Allah, the Highest Companion
The last statement, the Prophet (saws) spoke
Hadith About the Prophet’s Last Words and the Highest Companion
Sahih Bukhari : 4463
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4463
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ يُونُسُ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ وَهْوَ صَحِيحٌ " إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْبَضْ نَبِيٌّ حَتَّى يَرَى مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ، ثُمَّ يُخَيَّرَ ". فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ بِهِ وَرَأْسُهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ، ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ، فَأَشْخَصَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى سَقْفِ الْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ الرَّفِيقَ الأَعْلَى ". فَقُلْتُ إِذًا لاَ يَخْتَارُنَا. وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُحَدِّثُنَا وَهْوَ صَحِيحٌ قَالَتْ فَكَانَتْ آخِرَ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا " اللَّهُمَّ الرَّفِيقَ الأَعْلَى ".
A'isha Narrated from:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) was healthy, he used to say, "No soul of a prophet is captured till he is shown his place in Paradise and then he is given the option." When death approached him while his head was on my thigh, he became unconscious and then recovered his consciousness. He then looked at the ceiling of the house and said, "O Allah! (with) the highest companions."I said (to myself), "Hence, he is not going to choose us." Then I realized that what he had said was the application of the narration which he used to mention to us when he was healthy. The last word he spoke was, "O Allah! (with) the highest companion."
[1] The option to survive or go to Heaven.(1) See the Noble Qur’ān (V.4:69).Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4463In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 479USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 740
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4463
This hadith records the last words spoken by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: “O Allah, with the highest companion.” Aisha explained that when he was healthy, he used to say that no prophet’s soul is taken until he is shown his place in Paradise and then given a choice. When death approached, he became unconscious, then regained consciousness and looked upward. His words made Aisha understand that he was choosing the highest companion rather than remaining with them. For readers searching the Prophet’s last words hadith, this narration gives the direct wording and Aisha’s own understanding of it. It is a hadith about death, choice, Paradise, and nearness to Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had taught that prophets are shown their place in Paradise before death.
- Aisha understood his words as the choice he had spoken about earlier.
- His last spoken words in this narration were directed to Allah.
