65/4.13. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4586 — The Prophet’s Choice of the Hereafter
"...Then they will be in the company of those on whom A11ah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets..." (V.4:69)
Hadith About the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Choosing the Hereafter
Sahih Bukhari : 4586
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4586
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ يَمْرَضُ إِلاَّ خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ ". وَكَانَ فِي شَكْوَاهُ الَّذِي قُبِضَ فِيهِ أَخَذَتْهُ بُحَّةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ {مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّالِحِينَ} فَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ خُيِّرَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "No prophet gets sick but he is given the choice to select either this world or the Hereafter." `Aisha added: During his fatal illness, his voice became very husky and I heard him saying:"In the company of those whom is the Grace of Allah, of the prophets, the Siddiqin (those followers of the prophets who were first and foremost to believe in them), the martyrs and the pious.' (4.69)And from this I came to know that he has been given the option.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4586In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 108USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 110
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4586
This Hadith reports a statement from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: no prophet becomes sick except that he is given the choice between this world and the Hereafter. Aisha then describes what she heard during the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم final illness. His voice had become very husky, and he recited words from the verse about being with those upon whom Allah has bestowed grace: the prophets, the Siddiqin, the martyrs, and the righteous. From this, Aisha understood that he had been given the option. The main topic is the Hereafter and the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم final illness. The Hadith does not invite extra detail here; it simply shows Aisha’s careful understanding of his words and the meaning she drew from the verse he recited.
What we learn from this hadith
- Prophets are given a choice between this world and the Hereafter during illness.
- Aisha understood the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم choice from the verse he recited.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned the company of the prophets, Siddiqin, martyrs, and righteous.
- Listening carefully to the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم words helped Aisha understand the moment.
