Musnad Ahmad

Hafsa bint Sirin says that we used to prevent our young girls from going out. During that time, a woman came and stayed at Qasr bin Khalaf. She told us that her sister was married to a companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), who had participated in twelve battles with the Prophet (ﷺ), and my sister says, "I also took part in them." My sister said, "We used to treat the wounded and take care of the sick." Then once my sister asked the Prophet (ﷺ), "If one of us does not have a cloak and cannot go out for the Eid prayer, will there be any sin on her?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Her friend should share her cloak with her, and she should also be present at the time of goodness and the Muslims' supplication." Hafsa bint Sirin says, "Then when Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) came, we asked her, and she said, 'Did you hear the Prophet (ﷺ) say something like this?'" Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) had a habit that whenever she mentioned the Prophet (ﷺ), she would always say, "May my father be sacrificed for him." So she said even now, "Yes, may my father be sacrificed for him." She said, "Young veiled girls and menstruating women should also go out for the prayer so that they may participate in goodness and the Muslims' supplication. However, menstruating women should stay away from the rows of those who are praying." I asked Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the menstruating woman, and she said, "Do these women not go to Arafat and are they not present at such and such occasions?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that we were washing the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Zainab. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said, "Wash her an odd number of times, three or more, and if you think appropriate, mix lote tree leaves in the water. In the end, apply camphor to her." And when you have finished with these things, inform me." So when we finished, we informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw a lower garment towards us and said, "Wrap it around her body first, starting from the head." Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says, "We combed Hazrat Zainab's hair and made it into three braids."

Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that among the conditions which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set when taking our pledge of allegiance was also this condition that you will not wail, but except for five women, none of us fulfilled this promise.

Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that I participated in seven battles along with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and I used to stay in the tents and prepare food for the Mujahideen, take care of the sick, and treat the wounded.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May my parents be sacrificed for them! Young veiled girls and menstruating women should go out for the prayer so that they may participate in goodness and the occasion of the Muslims’ supplication. However, menstruating women should stay away from the rows of those who are praying." Someone asked, "Tell us, if a woman does not have a cloak, what should she do?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Her sister should cover her with her own cloak."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No woman should observe mourning for any deceased person for more than three days except for her husband, for whom she should mourn for four months and ten days. She should not wear clothes dyed with any color except 'asab, nor apply kohl, nor use perfume, except when she becomes pure after her menstrual period, then she may apply a little 'asab or a perfume called azfar.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that we were washing the daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Hazrat Zainab. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us and said, "Wash her an odd number of times, three or more if you think appropriate, and mix lote tree leaves in the water. In the end, apply camphor to her." And when you have finished with these things, inform me." So when we finished, we informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw a sheet towards us and said, "Wrap her body in this, starting from the head."

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when this verse was revealed, "They will pledge allegiance to you that they will not associate..." etc., wailing was also included in it. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, exempt the people of such-and-such family, because they helped me in wailing during the time of ignorance, so it is necessary for me to help them as well." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) exempted them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, he gathered the women of the Ansar in a house and then sent Hazrat Umar to them. He came and stood at the door of the house and greeted them with salam. The women replied. Hazrat Umar said, "I have come to you as the messenger of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." We said, "Welcome to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his messenger." He said, "Do you pledge that you will not associate anything with Allah, will not commit adultery, will not kill your children, will not fabricate any slander, and will not disobey the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in any good work?" We agreed and extended our hands from inside the house. Hazrat Umar extended his hand from outside and said, "O Allah, bear witness." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also commanded that on the two Eids, unmarried and menstruating women should also come out for the prayer, and he forbade us from accompanying funeral processions, and that Jumu'ah is not obligatory upon us. A woman asked Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) about the meaning of "wala ya'seenaka fi ma'roof," so she replied that in this, we were forbidden from wailing.

Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) says that I was among those women who pledged allegiance to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Among the conditions that the Prophet (peace be upon him) set when taking our pledge was that you will not wail (over the dead) and you will not speak to any man without a mahram.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to command us that young girls and women in their menses should also go out for the Eid prayer so that they may participate in goodness and the occasion of the Muslims’ supplication, but the women in their menses should stay away from the rows of those performing the prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that we were washing the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Hazrat Zainab. The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to us and said, "Wash her three or five or more times, but in odd numbers. If you think it appropriate, add lotus leaves to the water." We considered seven to be appropriate.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Atiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the daughter of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Hazrat Zainab, passed away. The Prophet (peace be upon him) came to us and instructed us to give her a bath and said: "Wash her three times or more, in odd numbers. If you think it appropriate, mix lote tree leaves in the water, and at the end, apply camphor to her."