I have never seen anyone more closely resembling the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in manner, conduct, and bearing, whether standing or sitting, than Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.She said, Whenever Fatimah came in to the Prophet ﷺ, he would rise to greet her, kiss her, and seat her in his own place. And whenever the Prophet ﷺ came in to her, she would rise from her seat, kiss him, and seat him in her place.When the Prophet ﷺ fell ill, Fatimah came in and bent over him and kissed him. Then she lifted her head and wept. Then she bent over him again, lifted her head, and laughed. I said to myself, I used to think this one was among the most sensible of our women, but she is just like other women.After the Prophet ﷺ passed away, I asked her, "Tell me about when you bent over the Prophet ﷺ, then lifted your head and wept, then bent over him again, lifted your head, and laughed. What made you do that?"She replied, "I would be a gossip indeed if I told. He informed me that he would die of this illness of his, so I wept. Then he informed me that I would be the first of his family to follow him, and that is when I laughed."
حدثنا محمد بن بشار حدثنا عثمان بن عمر أخبرنا إسرائيل عن ميسرة بن حبيب عن المنهال بن عمرو عن عائشة بنت طلحة
ما رأيت أحدا أشبه سمتا ودلا وهديا برسول الله في قيامها وقعودها من فاطمة بنت رسول الله ﷺ قالت وكانت إذا دخلت على النبي ﷺ قام إليها فقبلها وأجلسها في مجلسه وكان النبي ﷺ إذا دخل عليها قامت من مجلسها فقبلته وأجلسته في مجلسها فلما مرض النبي ﷺ دخلت فاطمة فأكبت عليه فقبلته ثم رفعت رأسها فبكت ثم أكبت عليه ثم رفعت رأسها فضحكت فقلت إن كنت لأظن أن هذه من أعقل نسائنا فإذا هي من النساء فلما توفي النبي ﷺ قلت لها أرأيت حين أكببت على النبي ﷺ فرفعت رأسك فبكيت ثم أكببت عليه فرفعت رأسك فضحكت ما حملك على ذلك قالت إني إذا لبذرة أخبرني أنه ميت من وجعه هذا فبكيت ثم أخبرني أني أسرع أهله لحوقا به فذاك حين ضحكت
[Sahih]. Abu Dawud also narrated it in the Book of Manners, Chapter on Standing Up, hadith 5217, from Muhammad bin Bashshar with the same wording, and its chain is hasan, while its basic content is agreed upon (Bukhari and Muslim), and Bukhari, hadith 6285 and 6286, and Muslim, hadith 2450, narrated it from the hadith of Ayesha with the same wording.