Ibn ʿAbbas asked permission to visit Aisha before her death, and at that time she was in a state of agony. She then said. "I am afraid that he will praise me too much." And then it was said to her, "He is the cousin of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and one of the prominent Muslims." Then she said, "Allow him to enter." (When he entered) he said, "How are you?" She replied, "I am Alright if I fear (Allah)." Ibn ʿAbbas said, "Allah willing, you are Alright as you are the wife of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he did not marry any virgin except you and proof of your innocence was revealed from the Heaven." Later on Ibn Az-Zubair entered after him and ʿAisha said to him, "Ibn ʿAbbas came to me and praised me greatly, but I wish that I was a thing forgotten and out of sight."  

أَنْ يُثْنِيَ عَلَىَّ فَقِيلَ ابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمِنْ وُجُوهِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَتِ ائْذَنُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ تَجِدِينَكِ قَالَتْ بِخَيْرٍ إِنِ اتَّقَيْتُ قَالَ فَأَنْتِ بِخَيْرٍ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ زَوْجَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَنْكِحْ بِكْرًا غَيْرَكِ وَنَزَلَ عُذْرُكِ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَدَخَلَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ خِلاَفَهُ فَقَالَتْ دَخَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَثْنَى عَلَىَّ وَوَدِدْتُ أَنِّي كُنْتُ نِسْيًا مَنْسِيًّا