عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا ذَكَرَ خَدِيجَةَ أَثْنَى عَلَيْهَا فَأَحْسَنَ الثَّنَاءَ قَالَتْ فَغِرْتُ يَوْمًا فَقُلْتُ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا تَذْكُرُهَا حَمْرَاءَ الشِّدْقِ قَدْ أَبْدَلَكَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِهَا خَيْرًا مِنْهَا قَالَ مَا أَبْدَلَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ خَيْرًا مِنْهَا قَدْ آمَنَتْ بِي إِذْ كَفَرَ بِي النَّاسُ وَصَدَّقَتْنِي إِذْ كَذَّبَنِي النَّاسُ وَوَاسَتْنِي بِمَالِهَا إِذْ حَرَمَنِي النَّاسُ وَرَزَقَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَدَهَا إِذْ حَرَمَنِي أَوْلَادَ النِّسَاءِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned Sayyida Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her), he would praise her and praise her greatly. One day, I felt great jealousy and said: You mention this old woman with red gums so much, even though Allah Almighty has given you a better substitute than her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty has not given me a better substitute than her. Khadijah was the one who believed in me when people were disbelieving in me, she affirmed me when people were denying me, she supported me with her wealth when people were depriving me, and Allah Almighty granted me children from her when He had deprived me of children from other women.