Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever offers a prayer and does not recite Surah Al-Fatihah in it, his prayer is incomplete.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) promised the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to come at a certain time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) waited for him at the appointed time, but when he did not come, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went outside the house and saw that he was standing at the door. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I kept waiting for you according to your promise." He replied, "There is a dog inside the house, and we do not enter a house in which there is a dog or pictures." In fact, there was a puppy under the bed of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). By the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it was immediately taken out, and in the morning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the killing of dogs.

Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to fast. She replied that sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would fast so much that we would say, "Now the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will continue to fast," and sometimes he would leave off fasting so much that we would say, "Now the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) will continue to leave off fasting." And I have not seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fast in any month as much as I saw him fast in Sha'ban; the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would fast almost the entire month, leaving only a few days.

Rabi’ah Jurashi reports that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) what supplication the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite when he woke up at night and with what he would begin. She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say takbeer ten times, alhamdulillah ten times, subhanAllah ten times, la ilaha illallah ten times, and astaghfirullah ten times. Then, the second time, he would recite this supplication: O Allah! Forgive me, grant me guidance, and provide me sustenance. And ten times he would recite this supplication: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the distress of the Day of Reckoning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you have performed the stoning and have your head shaved, then perfume, stitched clothes, and all other things "except women" have become lawful for you.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were in their menstrual periods, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have intimacy with his wives over the waist-wrapper, and when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to sleep in a state requiring ghusl (ritual bath), he would perform ablution as for prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray eleven rak'ahs between Isha and Fajr, saying salam after every two rak'ahs. He would pray one rak'ah as Witr. In the nawafil, he would perform such a long prostration that before he raised his head, any one of you could recite fifty verses. When the muezzin finished giving the first adhan, he would pray two short rak'ahs, then lie down on his right side until the muezzin would come and inform the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the prayer was about to begin.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting and eating food with his six companions (may Allah be pleased with them) when a Bedouin came and ate all the food in just two bites. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If he had recited Bismillah, this food would have sufficed for everyone. Therefore, when any one of you eats food, he should recite Bismillah over it. If he forgets to recite Bismillah at the beginning, then upon remembering, he should recite: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَوَّلَهُ وَآخِرَهُ

Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I and a foster brother of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) presented ourselves before her. Her brother asked her about the ritual bath (ghusl) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after sexual impurity. So she called for a vessel equal to one sa’ and began to perform ghusl. She poured water over her head three times, (and at that time there was a curtain between us and her).

Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the bath of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so she said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would first wash his both hands, then wash his private parts, then wash his hands again and rinse his mouth, put water in his nose and pour water over his head, then pour water over his entire body.

Mu’adhah (may Allah have mercy on her) said: A woman asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “Does a menstruating woman have to make up the missed prayers?” She replied, “Have you become a Kharijite? In the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when our ‘days’ would come, we neither made up the prayers nor were we commanded to make them up.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once a monitor lizard was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) neither ate it nor forbade it. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Should we not feed this to the poor?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Do not feed them what you do not eat yourselves."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had fixed turns for his noble wives and he would act justly among them and would say: O Allah! As much as I have control, I do this; now, regarding that which You have control over and I have no control, do not blame me.

Urwah says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the command of Allah, "So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs Umrah, there is no blame upon him for walking between them." What does it mean? That if someone does not perform Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, there is no sin upon him? Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Nephew! You have said something incorrect. If the verse meant what you have stated, then it would have been revealed as: 'there is no blame upon him for not walking between them.' In fact, the reason for the revelation of this verse is that before accepting Islam, the people of Ansar used to enter into Ihram for 'Manat' and worshipped it near Mushallal, and whoever entered into Ihram for it considered Sa'i between Safa and Marwah to be a sin. Then they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), 'O Messenger of Allah! In the days of ignorance, people used to consider Sa'i between Safa and Marwah a sin. What is its ruling now?' Upon this, Allah revealed this verse, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah through his Sunnah. Therefore, now it is not correct for anyone to leave the Sa'i between Safa and Marwah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that on the day when the illness of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me. I was having a headache, so I said, "Oh, my head!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) jokingly said, "I wish that what is to happen would happen in my lifetime so that I could prepare you well and bury you." I said, "Is that your intention? You would become a bridegroom with another woman and spend the night with her that very day." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Oh, my head! Call your father and brother to me so that I may write a document for Abu Bakr, for I fear that someone will say something or someone will wish for something, claiming that he is more deserving of the caliphate, but Allah and all the Muslims will accept no one except Abu Bakr."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Three types of people are exempt from accountability; no command is applied to them: first, the sleeping person until he wakes up; second, the child until he reaches puberty; and third, the insane person until he regains his senses.

Abu Khalaf says that he was present with Ubaid bin Umair in the service of Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and submitted, "At this time I have come to you to ask about a verse: how did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite it? Is it 'alladhīna ya'tūna mā ataw' or is it 'yu'tūna mā ataw'?" She asked, "Which of these two recitations do you prefer?" Ubaid replied, "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, one of these recitations is dearer to me than the whole world and whatever is in it." She asked, "Which one is that?" Ubaid replied, "'alladhīna ya'tūna mā ataw'." She said, "I bear witness that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also recited this verse in this way, and in this way the verse was revealed. However, in spelling, both are the same letter (their root is the same)."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she made a black woolen cloak for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The blackness of this cloak and the brightness and whiteness of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) complexion were being discussed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore it, but when he perspired and began to notice an odor in it, he took it off, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked pleasant fragrances.

Mu’adhah ‘Adawiyyah says that once I presented myself in the service of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “My ummah will be destroyed by spear fighting and by plague.” I asked, “O Messenger of Allah! We understand what spear fighting means, but what is meant by plague?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is a swelling that resembles the swelling of a camel. Whoever remains steadfast in it will be like a martyr, and whoever flees from it will be like one who flees from the battlefield.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The most blessed marriage is the one which is the easiest in terms of hardship.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate: O Allah! Include me among those who rejoice when they do good deeds, and if they commit a sin, they seek forgiveness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There are three things upon which I can swear an oath. First, Allah Almighty will not make a person who has any share in Islam like the one who has no share in it, and the share of Islam is three things: prayer, fasting, and zakat. Second, if Allah becomes the guardian of a servant in this world, He will not hand him over to anyone else on the Day of Resurrection. Third, whoever loves a people, Allah will count him among them. And there is a fourth thing as well, upon which if I swear an oath, I hope I will not be sinful in it, and that is: Allah Almighty will conceal the faults of the servant whom He has concealed in this world, on the Day of Resurrection as well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was upset with Hazrat Safiyyah bint Huyayy (may Allah be pleased with her) over something. Hazrat Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her, "Aisha! Please reconcile the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with me on my behalf; I will give you my turn." She said, "Alright." Then she took one of her shawls, which had been dyed with saffron, sprinkled water on it so that its fragrance would spread, and then came and sat beside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Aisha! Move back, today is not your turn." She replied, "This is the grace of Allah, which He bestows upon whom He wills." Then she told the whole incident to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became pleased with Hazrat Safiyyah (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 offer four rak'ahs of Duha prayer and would add to it as much as he wished.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when milk was presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would say, "How many blessings are there in the house."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We do not leave inheritance; whatever we leave behind is charity."

Shurayh says: I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the ruling of making up a missed prayer after Asr prayer. She replied: You can perform it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had forbidden your people, meaning the people of Yemen, from offering voluntary prayers at the time of sunrise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fast three days in every month. The narrator asked, "In which part of the month?" She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mind in which part of the month he fasted.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever invents something in our way other than this way of ours, it is rejected.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Curse be upon those people who made the graves of their prophets places of prostration.

Narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night, I would be lying on his right or left side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his hand on the head of a horse, talking to a man. Later, I said, "I saw you with your hand on the head of Dihya Kalbi's horse, talking to a man." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Did you see him?" I replied, "Yes!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "That was Jibreel (Gabriel), and he was conveying greetings of peace to you." I replied, "And peace be upon him, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. May Allah reward him with goodness, both the host and the guest, for the host is excellent and the guest is excellent."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up at night to pray, one corner of the blanket would be over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other corner would be over Aisha, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue to pray.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Miswak is a means of purification for the mouth and the pleasure of Allah, and in black seed (kalonji) there is a cure for every disease except "sam." The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by 'sam'?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Death.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was waiting for some news and there was a delay in it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite this verse of Tarafah on that occasion: "The person will bring you news whom you did not provide provisions for the journey."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes ghusl (ritual bath) would become obligatory upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would touch the water with his hand and then go to sleep.

Lamis says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) whether a woman applies oil to gain her husband's love. She replied, "Keep away from yourself that which Allah Almighty does not look upon with mercy." Then a woman addressed Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) by saying "Mother," so she said, "I am not your mother, rather I am your sister." And she said that in the first twenty days of Ramadan, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would both sleep and pray, but when the last ten days began, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would strive hard and tighten his waistcloth.

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 the presence of the Messenger of Allah and intended to speak with the Prophet (peace be upon him), but Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was performing prayer at that time. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her, "Choose complete things." When she finished her prayer, she asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about its meaning. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You should say: O Allah! I ask You for every good, whether immediate or delayed, whether I know it or not, and I seek refuge in You from every evil, whether immediate or delayed, whether I know it or not. O Allah! I ask You for every good that Your servant and Prophet (peace be upon him) has asked of You, and I seek refuge in You from every evil from which Your servant and Prophet (peace be upon him) has sought refuge. O Allah! I ask You for Paradise and for every word and deed that brings one closer to it, and I seek refuge in You from Hell and from every word and deed that brings one closer to it. And I ask You that whatever decision You make for me, make it a decision of goodness."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.