Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Hazrat Da’ah bint Zubair (may Allah be pleased with her) went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). She said, "I want to perform Hajj but I am ill." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Set out for Hajj and make this condition: O Allah! I will become free from Ihram wherever You prevent me from going further." And she was married to Hazrat Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the room of my house where the graves of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and my father were, I used to enter even when my head was uncovered, because I thought that only my husband and father are here. But when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was also buried there, by Allah, due to the modesty of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), whenever I entered that room, I would wrap my shawl around myself properly.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you feels drowsy, he should go to sleep until his sleep is complete, because if he prays while in a state of drowsiness, it is possible that he may intend to seek forgiveness but may unknowingly curse himself.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hazrat Safiyyah 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 her menstruation after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his final illness, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man; he will not be able to control his tears, because whenever Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) recites the Holy Qur'an, he starts weeping." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." I said to Hafsa, "You tell the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) will not be able to make the people hear due to his weeping, so you should order Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to do it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again gave the same order and said, "You are like the women who were infatuated with Yusuf (peace be upon him) (who concealed something in their hearts and expressed something else with their tongues)." Hearing this, Hafsa turned to me and said, "I have gained no good from you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to start with the right side as much as possible in performing ablution, combing his hair, and putting on his shoes.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Hazrat Hamza Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) once presented himself in the court of the Messenger and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I am a person who regularly fasts; can I keep fasts while traveling?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "If you wish, then keep them, and if you wish, then do not keep them."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us the choice to stay with him or to choose the world. We chose the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not count it as a divorce against us.

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 (ritual bath), he would perform ablution (wudu) as is done for prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person's children are also from his pure earnings, therefore you may consume their wealth with desire."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the Ahl al-Bayt from (using) dubba' and muzaffat.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: You bring your disputes to me, and it is possible that one of you may present his argument with such eloquence and clarity compared to the other that I may decide in his favor based on his argument. (Therefore, remember!) If I accept someone's statement and decide in his favor regarding his brother's right, then understand that I am cutting a piece of fire for him and giving it to him, so he should not take it.

Masruq says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Which deed was most beloved to the Prophet (peace be upon him)?" She replied, "That which is done consistently." I asked, "At what time during the night did the Prophet (peace be upon him) stand (in prayer)?" She replied, "When he heard the crowing of the rooster."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In matters of relationships, also seek permission from women. Someone asked: Virgin girls feel shy to speak on this subject? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Their silence is their permission.

Urwah says that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "The fast of a person who is in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) in the morning is not valid." Once, Marwan bin Hakam sent me with a man to Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) to ask: "If a person enters the morning in Ramadan in a state of major ritual impurity and has not yet performed ghusl (ritual bath), what is the ruling?" Both of them replied: "Sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter the morning in a state of major ritual impurity, not due to a wet dream but by choice, and he would complete his fast." We both returned and informed Marwan of this. Marwan told me to convey this to Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Fadl bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) had informed me of this, but those two ladies know better."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that if during the night ghusl (ritual bath) became obligatory upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he intended to fast, he would complete his fast by performing ghusl after the break of dawn.

Abu Bakr bin Abdur Rahman says that Hazrat Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say that if a person is in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) in the morning, his fast is not valid. Once I went to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked her opinion about this. She replied, "I cannot say anything about this. Sometimes the muezzin would give the call to prayer and I would see water flowing between the shoulders of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the Fajr prayer and would fast on that day."

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 pricked by a thorn or suffers any affliction even less than that, it becomes an expiation for his sins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up at night to pray, he would begin the prayer with two light rak'ahs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are five creatures among the 'fawasiq' that may be killed in the Haram: the scorpion, the mouse, the kite, the rabid dog, and the crow." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Hajjaj narrated to us with the same narration as Ibn Ja'far, exactly, he said: "The vicious dog." And Ibn Ja'far said: "The vicious."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was shrouded in three Sahuli garments, in which there was neither a shirt nor a turban.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once Fatimah bint Abi Hubaish (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "My menstrual bleeding continues all the time. Can I leave the prayer?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Leave the prayer during the days of menstruation, then after that, perform ghusl and do wudu for every prayer and offer the prayer, even if drops of blood fall on the mat."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would observe i'tikaf and would extend his head out from the mosque, and I would wash it while I was menstruating.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Holy Qur'an while reclining in my lap, even though I was menstruating.

Narrated by Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss his wives and embrace them while he was fasting, but he was the one among you who had the greatest control over his desires.

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.

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, "who would be in her menstrual period," and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue to pray.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recite several surahs in one rak'ah?" She replied, "The Mufassalat."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that in the night prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for a long time and sit for quite a while. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite and perform bowing (ruku) while standing, and he would also recite and perform bowing and prostration (sujood) while sitting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the blessed body of the Prophet (peace be upon him) became heavy, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would sit and perform as much prayer as Allah willed, and when thirty or forty verses of the surah remained, he would stand up, recite them, and then go into bowing (ruku).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Seek the Night of Qadr in the last ten nights of Ramadan."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing the Duha prayer, except that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a journey, he would offer two rak'ahs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would enter the morning, he would perform two short rak‘ahs.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has offered Witr in every part of the night, and his Witr also reached up to the time of Suhoor.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has offered Witr in every part of the night, and his Witr also reached up to the time of Suhoor. The previous hadith is also narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) through this second chain of narration.

Narrated to us Waki‘, from Shu‘bah, from Abu Ishaq, from ‘Asim, from ‘Ali, and Sufyan, from Abu Husayn, and he mentioned them both together.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night while I would be lying between him and the Qiblah, and when he wanted to pray Witr, he would wake me up as well and I would also pray Witr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake me up and say, "Get up and offer Witr prayer."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she always found the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sleeping beside her at the time of suhoor (pre-dawn meal).