Sahih al-Bukhari 6049 (Book 79, Hadith 58)
had left when Fatima came walking, and by Allah, her gait was very similar to that of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
.’ When he saw her, he welcomed her, saying, “Welcome, O my daughter!” Then he made her sit on
his right or his left, confided something to her, whereupon she wept bitterly. When he noticed her
sorrow, he confided something else to her for the second time, and she started laughing. Only I from
among the Prophet’s wives said to her, “(O Fatima), Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) selected you from among us for
the secret talk and still you weep?” When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) got up (and went away), I asked her, “What
did he confide to you?” She said, “I wouldn’t disclose the secrets of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)” But when he died
I asked her, “I beseech you earnestly by what right I have on you, to tell me (that secret talk which the
Prophet had with you)” She said, “As you ask me now, yes, (I will tell you).” She informed me,
saying, “When he talked to me secretly the first time, he said that Gabriel used to review the Qur’an
with him once every year.
He added, ‘But this year he reviewed it with me twice, and therefore I think that my time of death has
approached. So, be afraid of Allah, and be patient, for I am the best predecessor for you (in the
Hereafter).’ ” Fatima added, “So I wept as you (`Aisha) witnessed. And when the Prophet (ﷺ) saw me in
this sorrowful state, he confided the second secret to me saying, ‘O Fatima! Will you not be pleased
that you will be chief of all the believing women (or chief of the women of this nation i.e. my
followers?”)
Sahih al-Bukhari 6049 (Book 79, Hadith 58)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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For more Hadith in Book 79: Asking Permission