It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) (as a mursal report) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the best of all the women of her time, Sayyidah Maryam (peace be upon her) is the best of all the women of her era, and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) is the best and most excellent of all the women of her age."
This narration is mursal and its chain is sahih (authentic). Al-Tirmidhi also recorded it through Urwah, from Abdullah bin Ja'far, from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), with these words: "The best woman among them is Maryam, and the best woman among them is Fatimah."
And this mursal narration explains and interprets this hadith with a connected chain.
(169) And, if Allah Almighty wills, many more hadith will come in the Book of Tribulations (al-Fitan) in the mention of Sayyiduna al-Husayn bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both).
(170) And the hadith of Sayyiduna Abu al-Hamra' (may Allah be pleased with him) about the People of the House (Ahl al-Bayt) and Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with them) has already passed in the commentary on Surah al-Ahzab.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب المناقب / 3953
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح، مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :قال ابن حجر: هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ ، وَقَدْ أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ - رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ - بِلَفْظِ : " خَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا مَرْيَمُ ، خَيْرُ نِسَائِهَا فَاطِمَةُ " . هَذَا الْمُرْسَلُ يُفَسِّرُ هَذَا الْمُتَّصِلَ . » «انفرد به المصنف من هذا الطريق»