قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ وَكَانَ عَامِرُ بْنُ فُهَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ الْمَوْتَ قَبْلَ ذَوْقِهِ إِنَّ الْجَبَانَ حَتْفُهُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِ ‏.‏

Malik said that Yahya ibn Said had related to him that A'ishasaid that Amir ibn Fuhayra had said at the time of the epidemic, "Ihave seen death before tasting it, the coward's destination is fromabove him." Translation Not Available

Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith 1615
Web Ref:  Muwatta Imam Malik Book 45 Hadith 15

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