Sayyiduna Abu Rawwad (may Allah be pleased with him) states: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) during the illness in which she passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her): "O Khadijah! The state in which I see you is displeasing to me, yet Allah Almighty will place much good in this displeasing thing. Do you not know that Allah Almighty has married me, along with you, in Paradise to Maryam bint Imran, to the wife of Pharaoh, and to Kulthum, the sister of Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him)?" Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Has Allah Almighty done that?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes!" Then Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Bil-rifa' wal-banin (may it be blessed, many congratulations)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it with a munqati' (broken) chain; its chain contains Muhammad bin al-Hasan bin Zubalah, who is da'if (weak). The remaining hadith is the one in which it is stated: "Many among men attained perfection, but among women only four attained perfection." This hadith comes in its proper places: part of it is in the chapter on the virtue of Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), part in the chapter on the virtue of Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), and part in the chapter concerning Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب المناقب / 15248
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