Narrated Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): All the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were present with him during his illness of death; none of them had left, when Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) came walking. By Allah! Her way of walking was not different from the way of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (rather, it was very similar). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw her, he welcomed her and said: "Daughter! Welcome." Then he made her sit on his right or left side. After that, he whispered something to her, and Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) began to weep profusely. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw her grief, he whispered to her again, and she began to laugh. Among all the wives, I said to her that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has given you the special privilege of whispering among us. Then you wept. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) got up, I asked her what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had said to her. She replied that she could not disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) passed away, I said to Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her): "I ask you by the right I have upon you, tell me what he said." She replied: "Now I can tell you. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) whispered to me the first time, he said: 'Jibreel (peace be upon him) used to review the Qur'an with me once every year, but this year he reviewed it with me twice, and I think the time of my death is near. Fear Allah and be patient, for I am a good predecessor for you.' That was the reason for my weeping which you saw. When he saw my distress, he whispered to me again and said: 'Fatimah, my daughter! Are you not pleased that you will be the leader of the women of the believers in Paradise, or (he said) the leader of the women of this Ummah?'"