Reports on Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)

Muslim al-Batin (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) is my wife in Paradise as well."

Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Many men attained perfection, and among women none attained perfection except Asiyah the wife of Pharaoh and Maryam daughter of Imran (may Allah be pleased with her). The superiority of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) over women is like the superiority of tharid over all other food."

Mus'ab bin Sa'd said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) is superior to women just as tharid is superior to other food."

Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Zayd bin Jud'an said: We were told that Abdullah bin Safwan and another man with him came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "O so-and-so, have you heard the hadith of Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her)?" He said: "Yes, O Mother of the Believers." At this Abdullah bin Safwan (may Allah have mercy on him) asked her: "O Mother of the Believers, what is that hadith?" She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "In me there are nine qualities that are not found in anyone among the people, except for what Allah gave to Sayyidah Maryam daughter of Imran. By Allah, I do not say this to boast over my companions." Abdullah bin Safwan asked: "O Mother of the Believers, what are those qualities?" She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The angel came down bearing my image. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married me when I was seven years old, and I was presented to him (peace and blessings be upon him) at the age of nine. He (peace and blessings be upon him) married me as a virgin, and no one among the people had shared me with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Revelation would come to him (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) and I were in one bed. I was among the people most beloved to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Some verses of the Qur'an were revealed concerning me, over which the Ummah was about to perish. I saw Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him), and none of his (peace and blessings be upon him) wives apart from me saw him. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in my house, where there was no one but me and the angel."

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) informed him: While the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in the house, a man riding a horse entered the room where we were. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and went to him and placed his hand on the horse's neck, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) began speaking to that man. Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came back, and I asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who was that man with whom you (peace and blessings be upon him) were speaking in confidence?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you see anyone?" Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said: "Yes, I saw a man riding a horse." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Whom did you find him to resemble?" She (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: "Sayyiduna Dihyah al-Kalbi (may Allah be pleased with him)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That was Jibril (peace be upon him). You have seen something good." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Then I remained as long as Allah willed that I remain. Then Jibril (peace be upon him) came in while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the room. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)!" I said: "Here I am, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is Jibril (peace be upon him), and he has instructed me to convey his greetings of peace to you." I said: "Convey to him from me the peace of Allah, His mercy and His blessings. May Allah reward you, O guest, with the best with which guests are rewarded." She (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Revelation would come down upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) and I were in one bed.

Mus'ab bin Ishaq bin Talhah said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I was shown Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) in Paradise, so that my death might be made easy for me because of it. It was as if I saw her hand."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The superiority of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) over women is like the superiority of tharid over all other food."

Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in my house, between my chest and my belly.

Abu Wa'il (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) to rally the people to help. A man stood up and began to find fault with Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "She is certainly the pure wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), in this world and in the Hereafter. But Allah has put us to the test through her, so that He may know whether we obey Him or her."

Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) is certainly the wife of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Paradise as well.

Abu Bakr bin Hafs said: Sayyidah Umm Ruman (may Allah be pleased with her), the mother of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), supplicate to Allah for Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) with a supplication that we can also hear." So at that time he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: "O Allah, forgive Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), daughter of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), with a certain forgiveness, outwardly and inwardly."

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to her: "Jibril (peace be upon him) is conveying greetings of peace to you." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Peace be upon him too, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings."