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Musnad Ahmad 1153:888

Musnad of the truthful one, Aisha bint al-Siddiq (RA)

مسند الصديقة عائشة بنت الصديق رضي الله عنها

Hadith 1153:888

'Affan narrated to us, Hammam narrated to us, he said: Hisham ibn 'Urwah informed us, from his father, from 'Aishah, she said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was taken [in death] while his head was between my chest and my neck." She said: "Then when his soul departed, I never smelled a scent more pleasant than it."

حدثنا عفان، حدثنا همام، قال: أخبرنا هشام بن عروة، عن أبيه، عن عائشة، قالت: " قبض رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ورأسه بين سحري ونحري "، قالت: " فلما خرجت نفسه، لم أجد ريحا قط أطيب منها "