The Meaning of the Hadith: "If I Were to Die Before You, I Would Wash Your Body and Pray Over You"
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Question:
And in a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said to 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), or perhaps he said, "Would you like me to send you away?" And from that is the matter of the term of death and the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) associated with it.
Answer:
Yes? No. The reason for the hadith is that 'A'ishah complained of a headache, so he said as a form of consolation for her, because she was suffering from pain and illness.
And in a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said to 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), or perhaps he said, "Would you like me to send you away?" And from that is the matter of the term of death and the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) associated with it.
Answer:
Yes? No. The reason for the hadith is that 'A'ishah complained of a headache, so he said
What would be wrong with you if I were to die before you, and I washed your body and prayed over you?
ما يضرك لو مت قبلي وغسلتك وصليت عليك
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنائز - 2 — islamhouse.com (33:54)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.