Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 499
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْجُعَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهَا قَالَ: اشْتَكَيْتُ بِمَكَّةَ شَكْوَى شَدِيدَةً، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنِّي أَتْرُكُ مَالاً، وَإِنِّي لَمْ أَتْرُكْ إِلاَّ ابْنَةً وَاحِدَةً، أَفَأُوصِي بِثُلُثَيْ مَالِي، وَأَتْرُكُ الثُّلُثَ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: أُوصِي النِّصْفَ، وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا النِّصْفَ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: فَأَوْصِي بِالثُّلُثِ، وَأَتْرُكُ لَهَا الثُّلُثَيْنِ؟ قَالَ: الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِي، ثُمَّ مَسَحَ وَجْهِي وَبَطْنِي، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا، وَأَتِمَّ لَهُ هِجْرَتَهُ، فَمَا زِلْتُ أَجِدُ بَرْدَ يَدِهِ عَلَى كَبِدِي فِيمَا يَخَالُ إِلَيَّ حَتَّى السَّاعَةِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Makki related to us: al-Ju‘ayd ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman related to us, from ‘A’ishah bint Sa‘d, that her father said: I suffered a severe illness in Makkah, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to visit me. I said, “Messenger of Allah, I will leave property, and I have left only one daughter. Shall I bequeath two-thirds of my property and leave one-third?” He said, “No.” I asked, “Shall I bequeath half and leave her half?” He said, “No.” I asked, “Shall I bequeath one-third and leave her two-thirds?” He said, “One-third—and one-third is much.” Then he placed his hand on my forehead, passed it over my face and stomach, and said, “O Allah, heal Sa‘d and complete his emigration for him.” I have continued to feel the coolness of his hand on my liver, as it seems to me, up to this very hour.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The English witness mistranslates the final supplication as “cure sad”; the Arabic names Sa‘d and asks that his emigration be completed.
ثُمَّ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ سَعْدًا،
The Arabic clearly says “heal Sa‘d” and “complete his emigration for him”; the English witness appears to misread Sa‘d as the adjective “sad” and garbles the second request.
Does the witness incorrectly render the name Sa‘d and the request to complete his emigration?