Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that I went to Abdullah bin Zubair, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave him tahneek with dates and said, "This is Abdullah, you are Umm Abdullah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once Hazrat Zainab came into my house in a state of anger without seeking permission, and I did not even realize it. She began to say to the Prophet (peace be upon him), "I think when Abu Bakr's daughter turns her shirt, she bewitches you." Then she turned towards me, but I ignored her, until the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "You may take your revenge." So I turned towards her, and then I saw that the saliva in her mouth had dried up and she was unable to respond to me, and I saw signs of happiness on the radiant face of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once I asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! Ibn Jud'an used to maintain ties of kinship during the time of ignorance and feed the poor. Will these deeds benefit him?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Aisha! No, he never said even for one day: 'O Lord! Forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment.'"

Abdur Rahman bin Shumasah says that once I went to Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa to ask her something, so she said: I will narrate to you a hadith which I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) narrate in this very house of mine: "O Allah! Whoever is made responsible for any affair of my ummah and causes them hardship, then O Allah, inflict hardship upon him; and whoever is made responsible for any affair of my ummah and treats them gently, then be gentle with him."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that some women from Basra came to her, so she instructed them to perform istinja with water and said: Instruct your husbands to do the same, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to perform istinja with water, and this is a cure for the disease of hemorrhoids.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade fasting continuously in such a way that one does not break the fast in between.

Abu Salamah says: I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "In how many garments was the Prophet (peace be upon him) shrouded?" She replied, "In three white Sahuli garments."

Abu Salamah says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "How much dowry did the Prophet (peace be upon him) give to his wives?" She replied, "The Prophet (peace be upon him) gave each of his wives twelve uqiyah and one nash." She then asked, "Do you know what a 'nash' is?" I said, "No." She said, "Half an uqiyah. This totals five hundred dirhams, and this is the dowry that the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave to his pure wives."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) liked to begin every task, as much as possible, such as performing ablution, combing his hair, and putting on his shoes, from the right side.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that sometimes when the Prophet (peace be upon him) would pray at night, I would be lying between him and the Qiblah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite this in bowing and prostration: Subbuhun Quddusun Rabbul Malaikati war-Ruh.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once, at night, the family of Hazrat Abu Bakr sent a leg of goat to us. I took it, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) broke it, and this was done without a lamp. And sometimes a whole month would pass over the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him) in such a way that they would neither bake any bread nor cook any stew. Humaid says that when I narrated this hadith to Safwan bin Muhriz, he mentioned two months.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to her place and there was a man present there. The color of the blessed face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) changed, and it became apparent that this thing was unpleasant to the Prophet (peace be upon him). She said, "O Messenger of Allah! This is my brother." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Make sure to verify who your brothers are, because the relationship of suckling is due to hunger (i.e., the period is two and a half years, and during this time the child's hunger is satisfied with that milk)."

Mu’adhah says that 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 be upon him), when our ‘days’ would come, we neither made up the prayers nor were we ordered to make them up.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever recites the Noble Qur'an with proficiency will be with the righteous and honorable angels, and whoever recites it with difficulty and effort will have a double reward.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted Hazrat Sawda bint Zam'a to leave Muzdalifah before Fajr because she was a weak woman.

Sa’d bin Hisham says that once I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “O Mother of the Believers! Tell me about the character of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” She replied, “Do you not read the Qur’an?” I said, “Why not...” Then she mentioned the entire hadith and Hazrat Aisha said that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) started any prayer, he would always recite it, and if on any day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) missed the Tahajjud prayer due to sleep overpowering him or due to illness, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would offer twelve rak’ahs during the day. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not stand in prayer the whole night until morning, nor would he recite the entire Qur’an in one night, and except for Ramadan, he did not fast the entire month of any other month until he departed from this world.

Urwah says that once Hazrat Aisha said to him, "Nephew! Ibn Umar made a mistake in what he heard. In fact, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed by a grave, he said regarding it that at that moment the person was being punished because of his deeds, and his family was weeping over him. Otherwise, by Allah, no person bears the burden of another."

Mu’adhah says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “How many rak’ahs did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pray at Duha?” She replied, “Four rak’ahs, and he would add to them as much as Allah willed.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that some women from Basra came to her, so she instructed them to perform istinja with water and said, "Order your husbands to do the same, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to perform istinja with water."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) was upset with Hazrat Safiyyah bint Huyayy over something. Hazrat Safiyyah said to her, "Aisha! Please reconcile the Prophet (peace be upon him) to me; I give you my turn." She said, "Alright." Then she took her scarf, 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 be upon him). The Prophet (peace 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 Prophet (peace be upon him) the whole incident, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) was reconciled with Hazrat Safiyyah.

Abu Khalaf, who was a freed slave of Banu Jumah, says that he was present with Ubaid bin Umair in the service of Ummul Momineen Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa, who was near the spring of Zamzam, and at that time there was no shade anywhere else in the entire mosque except there. She said, "Abu Asim," meaning Ubaid bin Umair, "welcome! Why do you not come to meet us?" He replied, "Out of fear that you might become weary." She said, "You should not do so." Ubaid said, "At this time I have come to you to ask about a verse—how did the Prophet (peace be upon him) recite it?" She said, "Which verse?" Ubaid said, "Is the verse like this: الَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا أَتَوْا or like this: الَّذِينَ يَأْتُونَ مَا أَتَوْا?" She asked, "Which of these two recitations do you prefer?" Ubaid replied, "By Him in whose hand is my soul, I prefer one of these recitations more than the whole world and whatever is in it." She asked, "Which one is that?" Ubaid replied, "الذین یاتون ما اتوا." She said, "I bear witness that the Prophet (peace be upon him) also recited this verse in this way, and in this way the verse was revealed. But in spelling, both are the same letter (their root is the same)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that sometimes when the Prophet (peace be upon him) would pray at night, I would be lying on his right or left side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to relieve himself, and Hazrat Umar stood behind him with a bowl of water. After finishing, the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked, "Umar! What is this?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah! This is water for your ablution." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I have not been commanded that I must perform ablution every time I urinate, because if I start doing so, this act will become Sunnah."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The prohibition of fosterage is not established by sucking milk from a woman's breast once or twice.

Urwah bin Zubair narrates that Hazrat Aisha said to me, "Nephew! The Prophet (peace be upon him) never omitted the two rak'ahs after Asr in my presence."

Muhammad says that once Hazrat Aisha stayed at the house of Safiyyah Umm Talhah al-Talhat, and she saw that some girls, though having reached puberty, were praying without head coverings. So Hazrat Aisha said, "No girl should pray without a head covering." Once, the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to my house, and at that time there was a girl under my care. The Prophet (peace be upon him) gave me a sheet and said, "Divide it into two parts and distribute it between this girl and the girl under the care of Umm Salamah, because in my opinion, both of them have reached puberty."

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: "Order Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Hazrat Aisha submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Bakr is a soft-hearted man; he will not be able to control his tears and the people will not be able to hear his voice." But the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) again said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." When I repeated my request, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the same order and said, "You are like the women who were infatuated with Yusuf (Joseph) (who concealed something in their hearts and expressed something else with their tongues)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to perform ghusl after janabah, he would first wash both his hands three times, then take the vessel with his right hand and pour water onto his left hand, then wash his private parts thoroughly, then wash that hand thoroughly, rinse his mouth three times, put water into his nose three times, wash his face three times, wash his hands three times, pour water over his head three times, then pour water over the rest of his body, and then move from that place and wash his feet.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade nabidh (fermented drink) made in earthen pots.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that a Jew from Banu Zuraiq, whose name was Labeed bin A'sam, cast magic upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), as a result of which the Prophet (peace be upon him) would think that he had done a certain thing, although he had not done it. One day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed for a long time, then said, "Aisha! Whatever I asked Allah, He has informed me about it. Two men came to me; one sat by my head and the other by my feet. Then the one sitting by my head said to the one sitting by my feet, or vice versa, 'What is the ailment of this man?' The other replied, 'He has been bewitched.' He asked, 'Who has done the magic?' The other replied, 'Labeed bin A'sam.' He asked, 'In what things was the magic done?' The other replied, 'In a comb and the hair that falls from it, and in the cover of a male date palm's cluster.' He asked, 'Where are these things now?' The other replied, 'In the well named "Aruwan".' After seeing this dream, the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to that well with some of his companions, and after returning, told Hazrat Aisha, 'O Aisha! The water of that well looked as if it was the color of henna, and the trees near it looked like the heads of devils.' I said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Why did you not set it on fire?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'No, Allah has granted me well-being, and now I do not like to spread evil and mischief among the people.' Thus, at the command of the Prophet (peace be upon him), all those things were buried.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once the following question was presented to the Prophet (peace be upon him): A man divorced his wife, she married another man, that man was alone with her but divorced her before consummation—will she become lawful for her first husband? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: She will not be lawful for the first man until the second husband tastes her honey and she tastes his honey.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once a person asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about the honey-based drink "which the people of Yemen used to drink." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Every drink that intoxicates is forbidden.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave us the choice to stay with him or to choose the world. We chose the Prophet (peace be upon him), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not consider it as any divorce upon us.

Qais reports that when Aisha Siddiqa reached near the springs of Banu Amir at night, dogs started barking there. Hazrat Aisha asked, "Which spring is this?" People informed her that it was the spring of Haw'ab. Upon hearing its name, she said, "I think I should return from here." One of her companions said, "You should keep going; when the Muslims see you, perhaps Allah will bring about reconciliation among them through you." She replied, "Once the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to us, 'What will be the condition of one of you women upon whom the dogs of Haw'ab will bark?'"

Abu Musa says that once I said to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "I want to ask you a question but I feel shy." She replied, "Do not be shy, ask, I am your mother." So he asked about the man who "overcomes" his wife but does not ejaculate. She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the private part meets the private part, ghusl becomes obligatory."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from using vessels called naqir, dubba, muzaffat, and hantam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that if a group of about one hundred Muslims offers the funeral prayer for a deceased Muslim and intercedes for him, their intercession for him is accepted.

Once, Sa’d bin Hisham came to Umm al-Mu’minin Hazrat Aisha and asked her about the prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him). She said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray eight rak’ahs at night and would make the ninth rak’ah witr, and he would pray two rak’ahs sitting. Hazrat Aisha also mentioned ablution, saying that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) would wake up for prayer, he would order water for ablution and a miswak to be brought. When the blessed body of the Prophet (peace be upon him) became heavy, he would pray six rak’ahs and make the seventh witr, and he would pray two rak’ahs sitting, and continued in this manner until his passing. I asked, “I want to ask you about seclusion; what is your opinion on it?” Hazrat Aisha said, “Do not do so, because have you not heard Allah Almighty say: ‘We sent messengers before you and made for them wives and offspring’?” Therefore, do not become secluded. So he left from there and reached Basra, and after a short time set out towards “Makran” and was martyred there with the best of deeds.