It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once some Jews sought permission to enter the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "As-saam 'alayka" (which means: death be upon you). Hearing this, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Death and curse be upon you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Aisha! Allah likes gentleness in every matter." She said, "Did you not hear what they are saying?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I have replied to them: Wa 'alaykum (death be upon you)."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah Almighty loves gentleness in every matter.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24091
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:إسناده صحيح وانظر ما قبله
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for anyone who dies for more than three days, except for her husband.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him); some of us had entered into the state of Ihram for Hajj, some for Umrah, and some had entered into Ihram for both Hajj and Umrah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had entered into Ihram for Hajj only.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The child belongs to the (owner of) the bed."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform the Asr prayer at a time when the sunlight would be shining in my room and at that time the shadow would not yet be prominent.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that women used to participate in the Fajr prayer with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then they would wrap themselves in their sheets in such a way that due to the darkness, no one could recognize them.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the recitation of Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: He has been given a portion of the melodious voice of the family of Dawood.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24097
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:حديث صحيح، وهذا إسناد اختلف فيه على الزهري، فالرواة عن الزهري جعلوا بعضهم من مسند عائشة وبعضهم من مسند أبى هريرة
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the wife of Rifa’ah Qurzhi came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I and Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) were also present there. She said that Rifa’ah had given her an irrevocable divorce, after which Abdur Rahman bin Zubair married her. Then she held a corner of her sheet and said that he only has a corner like this. At that time, Khalid bin Sa’id bin As was present at the door of the house; he was not allowed to enter, so he said from outside, “Abu Bakr! Why do you not stop this woman from speaking in such an exaggerated manner before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?” However, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only smiled and then said, “Perhaps you wish to return to Rifa’ah? But this cannot happen until you taste his honey and he tastes your honey.”
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Mujazziz Mudlaji came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He saw that Hazrat Zaid and Hazrat Usama (may Allah be pleased with them) were covered with a sheet, their heads were covered and their feet were exposed. So he said that these feet belong to people who are related to each other. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me happy and delighted.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the drink most beloved to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that which was sweet and cold.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hazrat Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) began her menstruation. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Will this prevent us?" I said, "She began menstruating after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then she should depart," or he said, "Then not."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the brother of Abu Qais, "Aflah," sought permission to enter the house of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) considered him a non-mahram and refused to grant permission. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, she mentioned this to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allow him to enter." She said, "O Messenger of Allah! The woman breastfed me, but the man did not breastfeed me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "May your hands be dusty! He is your uncle, allow him to enter."
Ubaidullah says that once we presented ourselves before Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and requested, "O Mother of the Believers! Tell us about the illness of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his passing." She replied, "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill, he began to have difficulty breathing. We likened his breathing to that of a person who eats raisins. The Prophet's habit was to visit the pure wives. When the illness intensified, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought permission from his wives to spend the days of his illness in my house, and all of them granted permission. Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left from there supported by Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and another man. At that time, the blessed feet of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were dragging on the ground." Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked Ubaidullah, "Did Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) not tell you who the other man was?" He replied, "No." So Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "He was Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him)."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be in a state requiring ghusl (ritual bath) at dawn, and then he would perform ghusl and also observe the fast.
Urwah says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Which fragrance did you apply to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She replied, "The best and finest fragrance."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allow him to enter; he is a very bad man of his tribe." When he entered, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spoke to him gently. When he left, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Earlier you said such about him, yet you spoke to him gently?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Aisha! The worst person in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection will be the one whom people left alone to avoid his foul language."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that (I used to apply the best perfume available with me to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and it is as if that scene is still before my eyes that I saw the shine of musk on the head of the Prophet (peace be upon him) while he was in the state of Ihram.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sahla bint Suhail (may Allah be pleased with her) once came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I see signs of displeasure on the face of (my husband) Hudhaifa due to the coming and going of Salim at my place." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Breastfeed him." She said, "He is a grown man, how can I breastfeed him?" Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laughed and said, "Do I not know that he is a grown man?" After a short while, she came again and said, "Now I do not see any signs of dislike on Hudhaifa's face."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that before entering Makkah Mukarramah, at the place of Sarif, her "days" (menstruation) began. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Except for the Tawaf of the House of Allah, you should do whatever the pilgrims do. She says that when we were in Mina, some beef came to me from somewhere. I asked, "What kind of meat is this?" People told me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had sacrificed a cow on behalf of his noble wives.
Sufyan says: I asked Abdur Rahman bin Qasim, "Have you heard your father narrate this hadith from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to kiss her while he was fasting?" He remained silent for a while, then said, "Yes! He has narrated it."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I applied perfume to the Ihram of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with my own two hands when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was entering into Ihram, and I also applied perfume after he became lawful (halal) before performing the Tawaf al-Ziyarah.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and our intention was only to perform Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hazrat Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) began her menstruation. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Will this prevent us?" I said, "She began menstruating after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then no."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever a Muslim is afflicted with a thorn prick or any hardship even less than that, his sins are forgiven in exchange for it.
Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when Hazrat Rafi' bin Khadij (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, he heard Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that the deceased is punished because of the weeping of the people of the neighborhood over him. I went to Umrah (may Allah have mercy on her) and mentioned this to her. She said that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) has said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said this regarding a Jewish woman, that these people are weeping over her and she is being punished. Then Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) recited this verse: "No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another."
Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Mother! Tell me something about the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." She replied, "The (tahajjud) prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was the same in Ramadan and outside of Ramadan, that is, thirteen rak‘ahs, which included the two sunnah of Fajr." I asked, "Now tell me about his voluntary fasts." She replied, "Sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast so much that we would say, 'Now the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will keep fasting continuously,' and sometimes he would leave fasting for so many days that we would say, 'Now the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will keep leaving fasting.' And I have not seen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fast in any month as much as I saw him fast in Sha‘ban. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast almost the entire month, leaving only a few days."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Hind came to the court of the Messenger and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Sufyan is a man who is a bit too frugal, and I only have what he brings home." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You may take from his wealth what is sufficient for you and your children, but do so in a good manner."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raced with me, and I outran him in that race. After some time, when my body had gained weight, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raced with me again, and this time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went ahead and said, "This is the recompense for that time."
Muawiyah narrated to us, Abu Ishaq narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman, who said: Aisha informed me that she was with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on a journey while she was a young girl, and he said to his companions: "Go ahead," so they went ahead. Then he said to her: "Come, let me race you," and then he mentioned the rest of the hadith.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When food is served and the prayer is also established, then eat the food first.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah from its upper part and exited from its lower part.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in three white Sahuli garments. Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him), during his illness of death, asked me, "In how many garments was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded?" I replied, "In three garments." He said, "Shroud me also in these two garments and buy a third garment."
It is narrated from Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) that once Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) performed ablution at the place of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), so she said: "Abdur Rahman! Perform ablution properly and completely, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'Woe to the heels from the fire of Hell.'"
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24123
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:حديث صحيح وهذا إسناد حسن من أجل ابن عجلان
Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we had a mat which we used to spread out during the day and at night we would cover ourselves with it. (There is a sentence beyond this which remained hidden from me, which I could not hear well from Sufyan.) Muslims used to join the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in prayer. Seeing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Take upon yourselves only as many deeds as you are able to bear, for Allah does not tire, but you will tire. And it was the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that when he started a prayer, he would remain steadfast in it, and the most beloved deed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was that which was done consistently.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24124
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:حديث صحيح وهذا إسناد حسن، ابن عجلان توبع
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to perform the (Sunnah of Fajr) so briefly that I would say, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) even recite Surah Al-Fatihah or not?"
Umrah narrates that once Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) fell ill and her illness lasted for a very long time. During this period, a physician came to Madinah Munawwarah. The nephews of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) went to him and asked about her illness. He said, "The condition you are describing about this woman, it seems that she has been bewitched, and her slave-girl has done magic on her." Upon investigation, the slave-girl confessed, "Yes! I had magic done on you. I wanted you to die so that I could be freed, because Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) had told this slave-girl that after my death, you will be set free." When the truth became clear, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Sell this slave-girl to the strongest people in Arabia and spend her price on a slave-girl like her."
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that if a group of about one hundred Muslims offers the funeral prayer for a deceased Muslim and intercedes for him, their intercession for him is accepted.
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once pieces of venison were presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). At that time, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of Ihram, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند النساء / 24128
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:حديث صحيح إن ثبت سماع الحسن بن محمد من عائشة وعبدالكريم - هو ابن أبى المخارق إن كان ضعيفا- تابعه سفيان الثوري كما فى الرواية: 25882
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the drink most beloved to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that which was sweet and cold.