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bukhari:6897Musaddad > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh

We poured medicine into the mouth of Messenger of Allah ﷺ during his illness, and he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." We thought that his refusal was out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicine. When he improved and felt a bit better he said (to us.) "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said, "We thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have for medicine." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, and I will watch you, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he did not witness this act of yours."  

البخاري:٦٨٩٧حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَتْ

عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا لاَ تَلُدُّونِي قَالَ فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ بِالدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي قَالَ قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةٌ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَبْقَى مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لُدَّ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلاَّ الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ  


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bukhari:4458ʿAlī > Yaḥyá And Zād

We poured medicine in one side of the Prophet's mouth during his illness and he started pointing to us, meaning to say, "Don't pour medicine in my mouth." We said, "(He says so) because a patient dislikes medicines." When he improved and felt a little better, he said, "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine in my mouth ?" We said, " ( We thought it was because of) the dislike, patients have for medicines. He said, "Let everyone present in the house be given medicine by pouring it in his mouth while I am looking at him, except ʿAbbas as he has not witnessed you (doing the same to me).  

البخاري:٤٤٥٨حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى وَزَادَ قَالَتْ

عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَاهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا أَنْ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَقَالَ لاَ يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ فِي الْبَيْتِ إِلاَّ لُدَّ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلاَّ الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

bukhari:5709ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > Ibn ʿAbbās And ʿĀʾishah from my father

Abu Bakr kissed (the forehead of) the Prophet ﷺ when he was dead. ʿAisha added: We put medicine in one side of his mouth but he started waving us not to insert the medicine into his mouth. We said, "He dislikes the medicine as a patient usually does." But when he came to his senses he said, "Did I not forbid you to put medicine (by force) in the side of my mouth?" We said, "We thought it was just because a patient usually dislikes medicine." He said, "None of those who are in the house but will be forced to take medicine in the side of his mouth while I am watching, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he had not witnessed your deed."  

البخاري:٥٧٠٩حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ قَبَّلَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهْوَ مَيِّتٌ قَالَ وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لَدَدْنَاهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا أَنْ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِي قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَقَالَ لاَ يَبْقَى فِي الْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ لُدَّ وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلاَّ الْعَبَّاسَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ  

bukhari:6886ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet ﷺ during his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he did not witness your deed."  

البخاري:٦٨٨٦حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ

لَدَدْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ لاَ يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ لُدَّ غَيْرَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ  

muslim:2213Muḥammad b. Ḥātim > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

we (intended to pour) medicine in the mouth of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his illness, but he pointed out (with the gesture of his hand) that it should not be poured into the mouth against his will. We said: (It was perhaps due to the natural) aversion of the patient against medicine. When he recovered, he said: Medicine should be poured into the mouth of every one of you except Ibn 'Abbas, for he was not present amongst you.  

مسلم:٢٢١٣حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَأَشَارَ أَنْ لاَ تَلُدُّونِي فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ لاَ يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلاَّ لُدَّ غَيْرُ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ  

ahmad:24263Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

we (intended to pour) medicine in the mouth of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his illness, but he pointed out (with the gesture of his hand) that it should not be poured into the mouth against his will. We said: (It was perhaps due to the natural) aversion of the patient against medicine. When he recovered, he said: Medicine should be poured into the mouth of every one of you except Ibn 'Abbas, for he was not present amongst you. (Using translation from Muslim 2213)   

أحمد:٢٤٢٦٣حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَأَشَارَ أَنْ لَا تَلُدُّونِي قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَلُدُّونِي؟ قَالَ لَا يَبْقَى مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا لُدَّ غَيْرُ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُنَّ  

ذِكْرُ الْعِلَّةِ الَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا اسْتَثْنَى عَمَّهُ ﷺ بِالْأَمْرِ بِاللَّدُودِ الَّذِي وَصَفْنَاهُ

ibnhibban:6589Abū Khalīfah > ʿAlī b. al-Madīnī > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] We stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during his illness, and he began to gesture to us, saying, "Do not let me give birth." So we said, "It is the dislike of a sick person for medicine." But when he regained consciousness, he said, "Did you not prevent me from giving birth?" So we said, "It is the dislike of a sick person for medicine." Then he said, "There is no one left in the house who has not given birth, except for `Abbas, for I have seen him not witness them."  

ابن حبّان:٦٥٨٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُشِيرُ إِلَيْنَا «لَا تَلُدُّونِي» فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ الدَّوَاءَ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ «أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمْ أَنْ تَلُدُّونِيَ؟ » فَقُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ الدَّوَاءَ فَقَالَ «لَا يَبْقَى فِي الْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا لُدَّ» وَأَنَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْهُمْ  

nasai-kubra:7048ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet ﷺ during his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he did not witness your deed." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6886)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٠٤٨أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ «لَا تَلُدُّونِي» قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةُ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ «لَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لُدَّ غَيْرَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ»  

nasai-kubra:7542ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá > Sufyān > Mūsá b. Abū ʿĀʾishah > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿĀʾishah

We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet ﷺ during his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, except Al-ʿAbbas, for he did not witness your deed." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6886)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٧٥٤٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

لَدَدْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَرَضِهِ قَالَ «لَا تَلُدُّونِي» قُلْنَا كَرَاهِيَةَ الْمَرِيضِ لِلدَّوَاءِ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ «لَا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا لُدُّ غَيْرَ الْعَبَّاسِ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَشْهَدْكُمْ»