Muwatta Malik 566
موطأ مالك#566Sahihوَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ يَمُوتُ حَتَّى يُخَيَّرَ " . قَالَتْ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ الرَّفِيقَ الأَعْلَى " . فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ ذَاهِبٌ .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'No prophet dies until he is given the choice.' " She continued, "I heard him say ,'O Allah, the highest company,' and I knew that he was going
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
In-book reference: 16:47