Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray on a mat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the mosque when he said to a slave girl, "Hand me the mat." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to spread it out and pray on it. She informed him that she was in her menstrual period. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Her 'period' has not affected her hand."

Abd al-Samad narrated to us, Za’ida narrated to us, he said: Isma’il al-Suddi narrated to us, from Abdullah al-Bahiy, he said: Aisha narrated to me, and he mentioned it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I used to make up my missed fasts of Ramadan only in the month of Sha'ban until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If your people had not recently abandoned the Age of Ignorance, I would have demolished the Ka'bah and brought it down to the level of the ground, and I would have made two doors for it—one for entering and one for exiting—and I would have included six cubits of land from the side of Hatim into the House of Allah, because the Quraysh had reduced it when they rebuilt the Ka'bah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever gets up to pray at any part of the night and then falls asleep, the reward for the prayer is still written for him, and his sleep is also considered charity for which he is rewarded.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I used to braid the garlands for the sacrificial animals of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with my own hands, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would tie his own garland with his hand, then he would send it with my father, and would not leave anything lawful (halal) until the sacrificial animal was slaughtered. Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If your people were not close to the time of ignorance (Jahiliyyah)... then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith.

Bahz narrated to us, he said: Salim ibn Hayyan narrated to me, he said: Sa'id narrated to us, he said: I heard Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr narrating from his maternal aunt Aisha, she said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: "If it were not that your people have only recently left disbelief, I would have demolished the Ka'bah," and he mentioned the meaning of the hadith of Ibn Mahdi.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pass away until women were made lawful for him. Benefit: In fact, this refers to the verse of Surah Al-Ahzab in which it was stated that it was no longer lawful for you to marry more women; later, this restriction was lifted. This hadith of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) refers to this matter.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that Bareerah was a "mukatabah" (contracted slave) of some people from the Ansar. I intended to buy her and said to her, "Go to your owners and tell them that I want to buy you and set you free." They said, "If you promise to give us her wala (right of inheritance/loyalty), we will sell her to you." I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Buy her and set her free, for wala is for the one who sets the slave free."

Once, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to my house and there was meat boiling in a pot. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Where did this come from?" I replied, "Bareerah gave it to us as a gift, and it was given to her as charity." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "It is charity for Bareerah and a gift for us."

She (Aisha) says that Bareerah was married to a slave. When she was freed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice, saying, "If you wish, remain in the marriage with the slave, and if you wish, separate."

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 wearing a lower garment and a sheet, faced the Qiblah, and spread his hands in supplication, saying: O Allah! I am also a human being, so do not hold me accountable for any servant of Yours whom I may have struck or caused harm to.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not speak ill of the dead, for what deeds they sent ahead have already reached them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once, after half the night had passed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to Jannat al-Baqi. Upon reaching there, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Peace be upon you, O abode of a believing people. You have preceded us, and we are also coming to join you."

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 someone asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Which deed is most beloved to Allah?" He replied, "That which is done consistently, even if it is little."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Generally overlook the minor slips of those who are not usually involved in crimes, except in matters concerning the limits set by Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us and said: "By Him besides whom there is no deity, the blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful, except in one of three cases: if he commits adultery while being married, or if he is killed in retaliation (qisas), or if he abandons his religion and separates from the community."

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 of Ziyarat.

Amr bin Ghalib narrates that once Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to Ash’ath, “Are you the one who tried to kill my nephew?” Ash’ath replied, “Yes! I had intended to do so.” She said, “Do you not know that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except for one of three reasons: committing adultery after being married, becoming a disbeliever after accepting Islam, or killing a person for which he is killed in retaliation.’”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once a freed slave of the Prophet (peace be upon him) fell from a date palm tree and died. He left behind some inheritance but did not leave any children or friends. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Give his inheritance to a man from his settlement."

Narrated to us by Umar ibn Sa'd, from Sufyan, from Ibn al-Asbahani, from Mujahid ibn Wardan, from Urwah, from Aisha: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, gave his inheritance to the people of his village.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that I know best how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to recite the Talbiyah. Then she repeated the words of the Talbiyah: "Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk La Sharika Laka Labbayk, Innal Hamda Wan-Ni'mata Laka."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I have not seen the severity of illness affect any human being more than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once granted a concession in a certain matter, but some people refrained from accepting that concession. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with people that they turn away from things in which I have been given concession? By Allah, I am the one who knows Allah the most among them and fears Him the most among them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that during his final illness, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the "Mu'awwidhat" and blow over himself.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe i'tikaf and would extend his head out from the mosque, and I would comb it. Except for human need, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not enter the house.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever two things were presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of them was easier, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would choose the easier one, unless it was a sin, because if it was a sin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be the farthest from it among the people. And if any disrespect was shown towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would never take revenge from that person, but if the sanctities of Allah were violated, he would take revenge for the sake of Allah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer eleven rak'ahs after Isha, including one witr, and when he finished the prayer, he would then lie down on his right side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter his house at night, the first thing he would do was use the miswak, and when he would leave the house, the last thing he would do before leaving was to perform the two rak'ahs before Fajr.

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 in that race, I went ahead of him.

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 when he wanted to pray Witr, he would pinch my feet and instruct me to move back.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night: nine rak'ahs standing and two sitting, then upon hearing the call to the morning prayer, he would pray two short rak'ahs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes a whole month would pass over the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in such a way that no fire would be lit in any of the houses of the Prophet (peace be upon him), except that a little meat might come from somewhere, and for our sustenance there were only two things, that is, water and dates. However, there were some households of the Ansar living around us—may Allah always reward them with goodness—who used to send the milk of their goat to the Prophet (peace be upon him) every day, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) would drink it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me during his illness of death, "O Aisha! What happened to that gold?" She brought some dinars, between seven and nine, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to turn them over in his hand and said, "With what assumption will Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) meet Allah while these dinars are with him? Spend them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when I was in my "days" (menstruation), I would tie my lower garment tightly, then I would lie down with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his blanket, but he was more in control of his desires than you.

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 he would sleep. When he woke up, he would perform ghusl, and when he went out, drops of water would be dripping from his head. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast for the remainder of that day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she submitted in the court of the Messenger, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! Tell me, if I attain Laylat al-Qadr, what supplication should I make in it?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You should supplicate: O Allah! You are Most Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out of his house during the night in Ramadan and began to pray in the mosque. People gathered and joined the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer. On the next night, more people gathered than before. The same happened on the third day. On the fourth day, so many people gathered that there was no room left in the mosque for anyone else to enter, but that day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained seated at home and did not come out. I even heard some people saying, "Prayer, prayer," but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out. Then, when morning came, he said, "Your condition tonight was not hidden from me, but I feared that this prayer might become obligatory upon you and then you would be unable to perform it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she submitted in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Tell me, if I attain Laylat al-Qadr, what supplication should I make in it?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "You should supplicate: O Allah! You are Most Forgiving, You love forgiveness, so forgive me."

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I used to braid the collars of the sacrificial animals of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with my own hands, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would send them off, and he would not leave any of the acts he used to do before.