Musnad Ahmad

Hammam reports that once a guest stayed with Aisha. Aisha ordered that her yellow blanket be given to him. He covered himself with it and slept. In his sleep, he became obligated to perform ghusl. He was embarrassed to return the blanket with stains of impurity, so he washed it with water and then sent it back to Aisha. Aisha said, "Many times I have scraped it off the Prophet’s (ﷺ) clothes with my fingers."

Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, he said: Shu'bah narrated to us, from al-Hakam, from Ibrahim, that Hammam ibn al-Harith was staying with Aisha, and he mentioned its meaning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Speak the truth, bring people closer to one another, and give glad tidings, for no one will enter Paradise because of their deeds. The companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Not even you?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Not even me, unless Allah covers me with His mercy. And know that the most beloved deed to Allah is that which is done consistently, even if it is little."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Gabriel (peace be upon him) continued to advise me to treat the neighbor well, until I thought he would make him an heir.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade seclusion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned the hardships that would occur at the time of the emergence of Dajjal. So I asked, "What will be the best wealth at that time?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A strong slave who can give his master water to drink; as for food, there will not be any." I asked, "What will be the food of the Muslims at that time?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Glorification (tasbih), magnification (takbir), praise (tahmid), and declaration of the oneness of Allah (tahlil)." I asked, "Where will the Arabs be on that day?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "At that time, the Arabs will be very few."

Abdullah bin Abi Musa says that once Madrak or Ibn Madrak sent me to Hazrat Aisha to ask some questions. When I reached her, she was performing the Duha prayer. I thought I would sit and wait until she finished, but people told me that she would take a long time. I asked the person who was to inform her how I should seek permission from her. He said, say like this: "Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. Peace be upon the mothers of the believers." I greeted in this way and entered, and began to ask her questions. She said, "Are you the brother of 'Azib? What a good family that is." Then I asked her about continuous fasting "in which there is no breaking of the fast." She said that on the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions fasted in this way, but the companions faced hardship, so as soon as they saw the moon, they informed the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "If this month had continued further, I would have continued fasting." (He expressed disapproval of it.) Someone said, "But you yourself do this?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I am not like you. I spend the night in such a state that my Lord feeds me and gives me drink." Then I asked her about the two rak'ahs after 'Asr. She said that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) sent a man to collect zakat. That zakat wealth reached the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of Dhuhr. The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the Dhuhr prayer and remained busy distributing it until the 'Asr prayer. On that day, after 'Asr, the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed these two rak'ahs. Then she said, "Make Qiyam al-Layl obligatory upon yourself, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) never abandoned it. If he was ill, he would perform it sitting. I know that some of you say, 'I will perform the obligatory prayers, that is enough,' but how can that be?" Then I asked her about the day concerning which there is doubt whether it is Ramadan or not. She said, "In my view, fasting one day of Sha'ban is more beloved than missing one day of Ramadan." After that, I left from there and asked the same questions to Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and each of them gave the same answer: "The pure wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him) know these matters better than us."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would visit a sick person, he would pass his right hand over him and recite this supplication: "O Lord of the people! Remove his suffering, grant him healing, for You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, grant such a healing that leaves no trace of illness." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was afflicted with his final illness, I would take his blessed hand and, reciting these words, would pass the Prophet’s hand over his body. I continued doing this until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) withdrew his hand from me and said, "O Lord! Forgive me and join me with the Highest Companion."

Once, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked Urwah (may Allah have mercy on him) this question: "By which things is the prayer invalidated?" Urwah says, "We replied, 'By a woman and a donkey passing in front of the one praying.'" She said, "Then a woman would be a very bad animal! I have seen the time when I would be lying in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) like a corpse, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue to pray."

Aswad says: I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "What did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do in his house?" She replied: He used to be engaged in small household chores with his family, and when the time for prayer came, he would go out for the prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to sleep or eat in a state requiring ghusl, he would perform ablution as for prayer.

Alqamah and Shuraih say that once, when they were present in the service of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), one of them said to the other, "Ask Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the ruling of kissing one's wife while fasting." The other replied, "Today I cannot speak openly and informally with her." So Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) herself said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss his wives while fasting and would touch his body to theirs, and he had more control over his desires than you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person eats the purest thing, which is what he earns himself, and a person's children are also his earnings. Therefore, you may consume their wealth with eagerness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to her place and there were two girls playing the duff. Hazrat Siddiq Akbar (may Allah be pleased with him) scolded them, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Leave them, for every nation has a festival."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl of janabah from the same vessel of water.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes a vessel would be presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I would be in my menstrual period and would drink from it, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take it and place his mouth at the same spot where I had placed my mouth and drunk from. In the same way, I would take a bone and eat its meat, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take it and place his mouth at the same spot where I had placed my mouth and eaten from.

Ibrahim says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so she replied that I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) giving preference to one night over another night.

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) whether a man who sends his sacrificial animal (hadi) should abstain from all those things from which a person in the state of ihram abstains? Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: I used to braid the collars of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) sacrificial animals with my own hands. While she was narrating this hadith, I heard the sound of her hands from behind the curtain. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stay among us as a non-muhrim (not in the state of ihram).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person eats the purest thing, and that is what he earns himself, and a person's children are also from his earnings.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, whoever is called to account will be subjected to punishment. I said: Has Allah Almighty not said, "Soon there will be an easy reckoning"? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: That will not be an actual reckoning; that will be only a brief presentation. And whoever is questioned in detail about the reckoning on the Day of Resurrection will be seized by punishment.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when someone would fall ill, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pass his right hand over him and recite this supplication: O Lord of the people! Remove his suffering. Grant him healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing. Grant such a healing that leaves behind no trace of illness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah, which are related to usury, were revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited them before us and also declared the trade of alcohol to be forbidden.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that at first, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not perform any part of the night prayer sitting, but when the blessed body of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became heavy, he would perform as much of the prayer sitting as Allah willed. And when thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he would stand up, recite them, and then go into prostration.

Abis bin Rabi’ah says that we asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declare it forbidden to eat the meat of sacrifice after three days?” She replied, “No, but at that time very few sacrifices were made. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this instruction so that those who performed the sacrifice would also give meat to those who could not sacrifice, so they could eat as well. And we have seen a time when we would preserve the legs of our sacrificial animal and eat them after ten days.” I asked, “Why did you need to do that?” She laughed and replied, “The family of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never filled their stomachs with bread and curry for three consecutive days, until he met Allah.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from this world at a time when we used to fill our stomachs with two black things, that is, water and dates.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once, in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I began to imitate a man or a woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Even if I were to receive something greater in exchange for it, I would still not imitate anyone nor like it." (I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Safiyyah is such and such," and by saying this, I indicated with my hand that she was short in stature. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You have uttered such a word that if it were mixed with the water of the sea, it would change its color.")

Aswad bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) whether a fasting person can touch his body with his wife's body. She said, "No." I said, "Did not the Prophet (peace be upon him) do this while fasting?" She replied, "The Prophet (peace be upon him) had more control over his desires than you."

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 ﷺ and) it is as if that scene is still before my eyes that I am seeing the shine of musk on the head of the Prophet ﷺ while he was in the state of Ihram.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not fast in any month of the year more than he did in Sha'ban; he would fast almost the entire month of Sha'ban, and he used to say: "Do as much of deeds as you are able, for Allah will not get tired, but you will surely get tired." And the most beloved prayer to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was that which was performed regularly, even if it was little in amount. And whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed a prayer, he would make it a regular practice.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer two rak'ahs between the call to Fajr prayer and the (Fajr) prayer itself.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to sleep in a state requiring ghusl, he would perform ablution as for prayer.

Ata Khurasani says that once Abdur Rahman bin Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the house of his sister, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). It was the day of Arafah and Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was fasting, and water was being poured over her. Abdur Rahman (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her, "Break your fast." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied, "Should I break my fast when I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that fasting on the day of Arafah becomes an expiation for the sins of the previous year?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me that you were shown to me twice in a dream, and it was like this: a man was carrying your image in a piece of silk cloth and he was saying, "This is your wife." I thought that if this is from Allah, then Allah will make it happen.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Umm Habibah bint Jahsh, who was married to Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him), suffered from continuous bleeding (istihada) for seven years. She complained about this illness to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is not the blood of the regular (menstrual) days, rather it is blood from a vein. Therefore, when the regular days come, leave the prayer, and when they end, perform ghusl and then offer prayer." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that after that, she used to perform ghusl for every prayer and would sit in the tub of her sister Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), so that the redness of the blood would overpower the color of the water.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw rain falling, he would supplicate: "O Allah! Make it heavy, pouring, and pleasant."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered Witr in the beginning, middle, and last part of the night, and his Witr would reach up to the time of Suhoor, until he passed away.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once, regarding the son of Zam‘a’s slave woman, ‘Abd bin Zam‘a (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) brought their dispute to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). ‘Abd bin Zam‘a (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “O Messenger of Allah! This is my brother, he is the son of my father’s slave woman and was born on my father’s bed.” And Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) was saying, “My brother made a bequest to me that when you reach Makkah, take the son of Zam‘a’s slave woman into your custody because he is my son.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the child and saw a clear resemblance to ‘Utbah. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O ‘Abd! This child is yours, for the child belongs to the owner of the bed, and for the adulterer is the stone. And O Sawdah! Observe veil from him.” Thus, he was never able to see Hazrat Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to send the sacrificial animal (Hadi), and then he would not refrain from the things that a pilgrim in the state of Ihram refrains from.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: After me, no part of prophethood will remain, except for glad tidings. The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by glad tidings?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Good dreams which a person sees for himself or someone else sees for him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I and the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to perform ghusl of janabah from the same vessel of water; we would be in a state of janabah but the water would not become impure.