Ayesha reported,

Aishah said, "Shall I not tell you about myself and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?"We said, "Yes, please do."She said, "On the night when it was my turn for the Prophet ﷺ to be with me, he came in, placed his cloak aside, took off his sandals and set them by his feet, spread the edge of his lower garment on his bed, and lay down. He stayed only long enough to think I had fallen asleep, then he took up his cloak quietly, put on his sandals quietly, opened the door, went out, and shut it quietly behind him. I put my shift over my head, covered myself, and wrapped my outer garment around me, then followed his footsteps until he came to al-Baqi. He stood there for a long time, then raised his hands three times, then turned to leave. I turned as well. He walked quickly, and I walked quickly. He jogged, and I jogged. He ran, and I ran. I got there ahead of him and went inside. I had only just lain down when he came in and said, 'What is the matter with you, Aish, breathing so heavily, your sides heaving?'"She said, "I said, 'Nothing.'"He said, "Either you tell me, or the Subtle, the All-Aware will tell me."She said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransomed for you,' and I told him."He said, "So you were the dark figure I saw ahead of me?"I said, "Yes."Then he gave me a shove in the chest that hurt me and said, "Did you think Allah and His Messenger would be unjust to you?"She said, "Whatever people conceal, Allah knows it. Yes."He said, "Jibreel came to me at the moment you saw. He called to me but kept it from you, and I answered him but kept it from you. He could not enter upon you while you had taken off your clothes, and I thought you had fallen asleep, so I disliked waking you and feared you would feel lonely. He said, 'Your Lord commands you to go to the people of al-Baqi and ask forgiveness for them.'"She said, "I said, 'How do I say it, Messenger of Allah?'"He said, "Say, 'Peace be upon you, people of these dwellings, among the believers and the Muslims. May Allah have mercy on those of us who have gone ahead and those who follow after. And we, Allah willing, will join you.'"

عن عائشة قالت

ألا أحدثكم عني وعن رسول الله ﷺ قلنا بلى قال: قالت لما كانت ليلتي التي كان النبي ﷺ فيها عندي انقلب فوضع رداءه وخلع نعليه فوضعهما عند رجليه وبسط طرف إزاره على فراشه فاضطجع فلم يلبث إلا ريثما ظن أن قد رقدت، فأخذ رداءه رويدا، وانتعل رويدا، وفتح الباب، فخرج ثم أجافه رويدا، فجعلت درعي في رأسي، واختمرت، وتقنعت إزاري، ثم انطلقت على إثره حتى جاء البقيع فقال: فأطال القيام ثم رفع يديه ثلاث مرات ثم انحرف فانحرفت، فأسرع فأسرعت، فهرول فهرولت، فأحضر فأحضرت فسبقته، فدخلت فليس إلا أن اضطجعت، فدخل فقال: مالك يا عائش حشيا رابية قالت: قلت لا شيء قال: لتخبريني أو ليخبرني اللطيف الخبير قالت: قلت يا رسول الله بأبي أنت وأمي فأخبرته قال: فأنت السواد الذي رأيت أمامي؟ قلت: نعم فلهدني في صدري لهدة أوجعتني ثم قال: أظننت أن يحيف الله عليك ورسوله؟ قالت: مهما يكتم الناس يعلمه الله نعم قال: فإن جبريل أتاني حين رأيت فناداني فأخفاه منك فأجبته فأخفيته منك ولم يكن يدخل عليك وقد وضعت ثيابك وظننت أن قد رقدت فكرهت أن أوقظك وخشيت أن تستوحشي فقال: إن ربك يأمرك أن تأتي أهل البقيع فتستغفر لهم قالت: قلت كيف أقول لهم يا رسول الله؟ قال: قولي السلام على أهل الديار من المؤمنين والمسلمين ويرحم الله المستقدمين منا والمستأخرين وإنا إن شاء الله بكم للاحقون.