Musnad Ahmad

Narrated to us Abd al-Razzaq, informed us Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Urwah, or Amrah, from Aisha, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said during his illness in which he died: "Pour over me seven water-skins whose knots have not been untied, so that I may feel relieved and give instructions to the people." Aisha said: So we seated him in a basin belonging to Hafsa made of copper, and we poured water over him from them until he began to gesture to us that you have done (enough), then he went out.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once, during his final illness, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Pour water from seven such water skins over me whose mouths have not been opened, perhaps I may feel some relief, so that I may advise the people." So we seated the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a brass tub belonging to Hazrat Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and began to pour the water from those water skins over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to signal to us to stop. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to the people.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once I submitted in the court of the Messenger, "O Messenger of Allah! Every wife of yours has a kunyah (honorific name) except me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Take your kunyah from your son (nephew) Abdullah." Thus, until her passing, she was called "Umm Abdullah," even though she had no children.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I entered Paradise and there I heard the sound of the recitation of the Holy Qur'an. I asked, "Who is this?" I was told that this is Harithah bin Nu'man. Your righteous people are like this; righteous people are like this. In fact, he used to treat his mother very well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that among the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there was no habit worse than lying. Sometimes, if a person lied in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), this thing would continue to reproach him until it became known that he had repented from it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray at night, and when he finished, he would say to me, "Stand up and offer the Witr prayer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a mukhannath (effeminate man) used to come to the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). People thought that he had no interest in women's matters, but one day he was sitting with one of the noble wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also arrived. At that time, the mukhannath was describing a woman, saying that she comes with four and returns with eight. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I did not think that he would know such things." Therefore, from today he should never come to you. Consequently, the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to observe veiling from him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) riding a Turkish horse. He was wearing a turban, one end of which was between his two shoulders. Later, I said that I saw you talking to a man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Did you see him?" That was Jibreel (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Eating the dates of Maqam Aliyah early in the morning on an empty stomach is a cure.

A freed slave of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who used to drive Hazrat Aisha’s (may Allah be pleased with her) mount from the front, says that whenever Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) would hear the sound of a bell coming from ahead, she would say to him, “Stop,” and would wait until the sound stopped. And if she saw it, she would say, “Take me away quickly, so that I do not hear its sound.” And she used to say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “The jinn are subject to it.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Two snakes are set upon the disbeliever, one from the side of his head and one from the side of his feet, and both of them bite him. When they finish, they start again, and this continues until the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ghusl (ritual bath) will be performed for four things: on the day of Jumu'ah (Friday), due to janabah (major ritual impurity), due to cupping, and due to giving a bath to a deceased person.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A woman is married for three reasons: for her wealth, for her beauty, and for her religion. May Allah bless you, give preference to the one who has religion.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when it was said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that such-and-such person is ill and is not eating anything, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Take porridge (even though it may not be pleasing to the taste, it is very beneficial) and feed it to him. By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it cleanses your stomach just as one of you washes his face with water and cleans it from dirt."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the verse of choice (Ayat Takhyir) was revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first called me and said, "O Aisha! I want to mention something before you; do not make any decision in this matter without consulting your parents." I asked, "What is it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me and recited this verse: "O Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)! Say to your wives: If you desire Allah and His Messenger and the Hereafter..." I said, "I choose Allah and His Messenger." Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became very happy.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from blazing fire, and Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) was created from that which has been described to you in the Qur'an.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that 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 continue to fast," and sometimes he would leave off fasting so much that we would say, "Now the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will continue to leave off 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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted the use of the skin of dead animals after tanning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and said: I had entered the Ka'bah, then I thought that I should not have done so because I fear that in this way I might have put my Ummah into hardship after me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the pledge of allegiance by women, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never took any woman's hand with his own hand except that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take the pledge from a woman and she would agree, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to her, "Go, I have accepted your pledge."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he was covered with a striped Yemeni cloak.

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 remember Allah at all times.

Someone asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about when ghusl becomes obligatory due to relations between a man and a woman. She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform ghusl when ejaculation occurred.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the beginning of revelation to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first occurred through true dreams, such that whatever dream the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw, its interpretation would become manifest before him like the brightness of the morning.

Yahya bin Ya'mar says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Tell me, did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite aloud or silently?" She replied, "Sometimes aloud and sometimes silently."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the pledge of allegiance of women, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never took any woman's hand in his own hand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform ghusl and then offer two rak‘ahs; it seems that he would not perform wudu after ghusl.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to join his body with the bodies of his wives while he was in the state of fasting.

It is 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 in front of him and he would say: "Are these not your mothers, sisters, and maternal aunts?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to his bed every night, he would join his palms together, recite Surah Ikhlas and the two Mu'awwidhatayn over them, blow into them, and then wipe his hands over his body as far as possible, starting with his head, face, and the front of his body.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Isha prayer. Then he performed eight rak'ahs standing, then two rak'ahs between the adhan and iqamah of Fajr, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never used to omit.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to mention Hazrat Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her), he would praise her greatly. One day, I felt jealous and said, "Why do you mention that old woman with red gums so frequently, who has died, and in whose place Allah has given you better wives?" The face of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became as red as it would only become at the time of the descent of revelation, or when clouds would gather and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would observe whether it was a sign of mercy or a sign of hardship.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever from my Ummah takes on the burden of an obligation and strives to fulfill it, but passes away while trying to discharge it and is unable to pay off the debt, then I am his guardian.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about "plague." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told her that it was a punishment which Allah used to send upon whomsoever He willed, but for the Muslims of this Ummah, Allah has made it a mercy. Now, whoever is afflicted with the plague and remains in that city with patience, seeking reward, and is certain that only that calamity will befall him which Allah has written for him, then he will receive the reward equal to that of a martyr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no good in the gathering of women, except if it is in the mosque or at the funeral of a martyr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a person asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the skins of dead animals, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Their tanning is their purification.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared the lizard to be (harmful), but I did not hear him ordering the killing of the lizard.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in such a way that the cloth had slipped from his blessed thigh. In the meantime, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission and remained seated in the same state. Then Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission and remained seated in the same state. Then Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission to enter. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) covered himself with the cloth and also told Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) to gather the cloth. When those people left, I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr and Umar sought permission from you, and you granted them permission and remained seated in the same state, but when Uthman sought permission, you covered yourself with the cloth?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Aisha! Should I not show modesty before the one, by Allah, before whom even the angels show modesty?"

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

A woman asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the meat of sacrifice, so she replied that once Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) returned to us from a journey, and we presented him with the meat of sacrifice. He said, "I will not eat it until I ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it myself." So he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You may eat it from one Dhul-Hijjah to the next Dhul-Hijjah."