from his father, that he said: "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became weak, I marched and the people marched upon Al-Madinah. I entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he was unable to speak (because of weakness), so he did not say anything. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began to place his hands upon me and then raise them up, so I knew he was supplicating for me."  

لَمَّا ثَقُلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ هَبَطْتُ وَهَبَطَ النَّاسُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ أُصْمِتَ فَلَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَىَّ وَيَرْفَعُهُمَا فَأَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ يَدْعُو لِي  

"The Prophet ﷺ wanted to wipe the running nose of Usamah." 'Aishah said: "Leave it to me so that I may be the one to do it." He said: "O 'Aishah, love him, for verily I love him."  

أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يُنَحِّيَ مُخَاطَ أُسَامَةَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ دَعْنِي دَعْنِي حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَنَا الَّذِي أَفْعَلُ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَحِبِّيهِ فَإِنِّي أُحِبُّهُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ  

"I was sitting [with the Prophet ﷺ] when 'Ali and Al-'Abbas came seeking permission to enter. They said: 'O Usamah, seek permission for us from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.' So I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, 'Ali and Al-'Abbas seek permission to enter.' He said: 'Do you know what has brought them?' I said: 'No [I do not know].' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'But I know, grant them permission.'

So they entered and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we have come to you, to ask you which of your family is most beloved to you.' He said: 'Fatimah bint Muhammad.' So they said: 'We did not come to ask you about (immediate) family.' He said: 'The most beloved of my family to me is the one whom Allah favored and I favored, Usamah bin Zaid.' They said: 'Then who?' He said: 'Then 'Ali bin Abi Talib.' Al-'Abbas said: 'O Messenger of Allah, you have made your uncle the last of them.' He said: 'Indeed, 'Ali has preceded you in emigration.'"  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ فَقَالاَ يَا أُسَامَةُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لَنَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ فَقَالَ: «أَتَدْرِي مَا جَاءَ بِهِمَا۔» قُلْتُ لاَ أَدْرِيَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «لَكِنِّي أَدْرِي فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا۔»

فَدَخَلاَ فَقَالاَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جِئْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ أَىُّ أَهْلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ: «فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ مُحَمَّدٍ۔» فَقَالاَ مَا جِئْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ أَهْلِكَ قَالَ: «أَحَبُّ أَهْلِي إِلَىَّ مَنْ قَدْ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ۔» قَالاَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ: «ثُمَّ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ۔» قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ الله جَعَلْتَ عَمَّكَ آخِرَهُمْ قَالَ: «لأَنَّ عَلِيًّا قَدْ سَبَقَكَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ۔»