It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that a woman stretched out her hand towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah! I stretched out my hand to you with a letter (of allegiance); why did you not take it?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I could not tell whether this was the hand of a woman or the hand of a man." She said: "It is indeed the hand of a woman." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you were a woman, you would have coloured your nails with henna."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) only with this chain, and Muti' bin Maymun is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب العين / 3765
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:منكر
Hadith Takhrij«قال ابن عدي: غير محفوظ «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 8، ص 225؛ تهذيب التهذيب، ج 4، ص 95»» «قال أحمد بن حنبل: هذا حديث منكر «التلخيص الحبير في تخريج أحاديث الرافعي الكبير، ج 2، ص 453»» «أخرجه النسائي فى «المجتبى» برقم: 5104 / 1، والنسائي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 9311، وأبو داود فى «سننه» برقم: 4166، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 13629، 13630، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 26899، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 6706»