Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Lady Aisha (RA)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (62)
23812 - Abdah ibn Sulayman narrated to us, who said: Muhammad ibn Ishaq narrated to us, from Fatimah daughter of Muhammad, from Umrah, from Aisha, who said: "We did not know about the burial of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) until I heard the sound of trowels in the early hours of Wednesday night." Muhammad said: "And trowels refer to those used for digging."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Lady Aisha (ra)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (242)
25817 - Ya'qub narrated to us, who said: My father narrated to us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm narrated to me, from his wife Fatimah bint Muhammad ibn Umarah, from Umrah bint Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'd ibn Zurarah, from Aisha, Mother of the Believers, who said: "We did not know about the burial of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) until we heard the sound of dustpans in the middle of the night on Wednesday." Muhammad said: And Fatimah narrated this hadith to me.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 3
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Ansar - Hadith of Umm Salamah (r)
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (300)
26025 - Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, and I heard it myself from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Shaybah, who said: Jarir ibn Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, from Mughirah, from Umm Musa, from Umm Salamah, who said: "By the one in whose name I swear, Ali was indeed one of the closest people in terms of time to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)." She said: "We visited the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) the morning after the morning, and he kept saying that Ali came repeatedly." She thought he had sent him on an errand. She said: "Then he came back, and I thought he had a need for him, so we left the house and sat by the door. I was one of the closest to the door." Then Ali leaned over him and began to speak to him quietly, and then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed away from that day, and Ali was the closest person to him in terms of time.

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 6

Hadith No: 4
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Fada'il al-Sahabah - Fada'il of Ali (peace be upon him)
Among the virtues of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) from the narration of Abu Bakr ibn Malik, reported from his teachers other than Abdullah
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (686)
1171 - Abdullah said: My father narrated to us, narrating from Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Shaybah, and I heard it myself from Abdullah ibn Muhammad, who said: Jarir ibn Abd al-Hamid narrated to us, from Mughirah, from Umm Musa, from Umm Salamah, who said: "By the One in whose name I swear, Ali was indeed the closest of people in time to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)." She said: "We visited the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) repeatedly, the morning after morning, and he would say, 'Ali has come' multiple times." Fatimah (peace be upon her) said, "He sent him on an errand." She said: "He came back," and she thought he had a need to discuss with him, so we left the house and sat by the door, and I was among the closest to the door. Ali then leaned over him, and he was speaking to him quietly and in intimate conversation, and then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) passed away from that day, so he was the closest of people to him in time.

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Reference: Fazael al-Sahabah Book 2