It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that whenever a prophet falls ill, he is given the choice between this world and the Hereafter. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was afflicted with his final illness, he coughed, then I heard him say: {مَعَ الَّذِینَ أَنْعَمَ اللّٰہُ عَلَیْہِمْ مِنَ النَّبِیِّینَ وَالصِّدِّیقِینَ وَالشُّہَدَاء ِ وَالصَّالِحِینَ۔} "With those upon whom Allah has bestowed His favor from among the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous." Upon hearing this, I realized that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had been given the choice between this world and the Hereafter (and he chose the Hereafter).