Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6297

حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ، عَنْ جَدِّي ، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ ، وَعُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ ، فِي رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ: إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْبَضْ نَبِيٌّ قَطُّ حَتَّى يُرَى مَقْعَدُهُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ يُخَيَّرُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَلَمَّا نَزَلَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَأْسُهُ عَلَى فَخِذِي غُشِيَ عَلَيْهِ سَاعَةً ، ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ فَأَشْخَصَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّقْفِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ الرَّفِيقَ الأَعْلَى. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: قُلْتُ: إِذًا لاَ يَخْتَارُنَا. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: وَعَرَفْتُ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي كَانَ يُحَدِّثُنَا بِهِ وَهُوَ صَحِيحٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ: إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُقْبَضْ نَبِيٌّ قَطُّ حَتَّى يَرَى مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ ، ثُمَّ يُخَيَّرُ. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ آخِرُ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَوْلَهُ: اللَّهُمَّ الرَّفِيقَ الأَعْلَى.

'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w) said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to say when he was healthy: 'No Prophet ever dies until he has been shown his place in Paradise, then he is given the choice.' 'Aishah said: "When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was about to die, and his head was on my thigh, he lost consciousness for a while then he woke up, and his eyes were staring fixedly at the ceiling, then he said: 'O Allah, the higher companionship."' 'Aishah said: "I said: 'Then he is not going to choose us."' 'Aishah said: "I remembered the Hadith that he used to say when he was healthy: 'No Prophet ever dies until he has been shown his place in Paradise, then he is given the choice."' 'Aishah said: "That was the last word that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'O Allah, the higher companionship."'