Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be fasting and whenever he wished, he would kiss me until the time of breaking the fast.

The details of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ritual bath after major impurity are narrated from Hazrat Aisha as follows: The Prophet (peace be upon him) would first wash both his hands, then perform ablution as for prayer, then run his fingers through the roots of his hair, and when he was sure that his hands had reached the skin, he would pour water three times, then pour water over the rest of his body.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) at night by choice. Hazrat Bilal would come to inform about the Fajr prayer, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) would get up and perform ghusl, and I would see that water was dripping from his skin and hair, and I would hear his recitation, and on that day the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be fasting.

Aswad bin Yazid says that once Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha saw me washing the traces of janabah that had gotten on my clothes. She asked, "What is this?" I replied that traces of janabah had gotten on my clothes. She said, "We have seen the time when, if such traces would get on the clothes of the Prophet (ﷺ), he would do like this and nothing more." The narrator demonstrated by rubbing.

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.

It is narrated from Aisha that once a gift came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) from somewhere, which included a necklace of onyx. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I will give this necklace to the one who is the most beloved to me among my family." When the women heard this, they began to say that Abu Quhafa's daughter (Aisha) has taken the necklace. But the Prophet (peace be upon him) called Umamah bint Zainab and put the necklace around her neck.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) in the morning, so he would perform ghusl (ritual bath) and proceed towards the mosque, and at that time drops of water would be dripping from the blessed head of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and he (peace be upon him) would make the intention to fast for that day.

Aswad bin Yazid was informed by Hazrat Aisha about the night prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him), saying that the Prophet (peace be upon him) would sleep in the early part of the night and wake up in the last part of the night. Then, if he felt a need towards his wife, he would fulfill his need, then before touching water, he would stand up. When the first call to prayer was given, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would go quickly and pour water over his body, and if he was not in a state of major impurity, he would only perform the ablution for prayer and would offer two units of prayer.

Abis bin Rabi’ah says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), “Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) declare it forbidden to eat the meat of sacrifice after three days?” She replied, “No, but at that time very few sacrifices were made. The Prophet (peace be upon him) gave this instruction so that those who performed the sacrifice would also give meat to those who could not perform the sacrifice. And we have seen the time when we used to preserve the legs of our sacrificial animal and eat them after ten days.”

Aswad bin Yazid was told by Hazrat Aisha about the Prophet (peace be upon him) regarding the night prayer that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to sleep in the early part of the night and wake up in the last part of the night. Then, if he felt a need towards his wife, he would fulfill his need, then before touching water, he would stand up. When the first call to prayer was given, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would go quickly and pour water over his body, and if he was not in a state of major impurity, he would only perform the ablution for prayer and would offer two units of prayer.

Aswad says that once Abdullah bin Zubair said to me, "Tell me a hadith which Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha narrated only to you, because she used to narrate many things only to you and not to the general people." He says, "I said to him that she narrated a hadith to me, the first part of which I remember: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'If your people were not so close to the time of ignorance...'" (At this point Aswad stopped.) Then Ibn Zubair completed it, saying, "I would have demolished the Ka'bah and brought it to the ground level and made two doors for it, one for entering and one for exiting."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that I used to braid the necklaces for the sacrificial animals of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and after that, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would not refrain from anything (from which a pilgrim in the state of Ihram abstains, until the pilgrim returns).

It was narrated to us by Hasan ibn Musa, who said: And he does not leave any need, if he has a need for a woman, until the pilgrim returns.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: The same relationships become prohibited through breastfeeding as become prohibited through lineage, such as maternal uncle, paternal uncle, and nephew.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once a person said, "O Messenger of Allah! Such-and-such woman has passed away and she has attained comfort." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied with displeasure, "True comfort is only for the one who is forgiven."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) wished to sleep in a state requiring ghusl, he would perform ablution as for prayer, and when he wished to eat or drink, he would wash his hands and then eat or drink.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night and would mostly pray standing, but when he became older and his body became heavier, he started praying mostly while sitting. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) was praying, I would be lying on the same bed in front of him on which the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to rest, and when he intended to pray Witr, he would pinch me and I would also get up and pray Witr. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) would lie down. When he heard the call to prayer, he would get up and pray two light rak'ahs, then rest his side on the ground, and after that, he would proceed for the prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, no person will be called to account so that he may be forgiven; a Muslim sees the outcome of his deeds in his grave itself. The Divine command is: "On that day, no human or jinn will be questioned regarding anyone's sins." ... And, "The criminals will be recognized by their marks."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that when the Prophet (peace be upon him) intended to sleep, he would perform ablution as he did for prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that once I hung a curtain on the door of my house which had some pictures on it. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to my place and saw it, he tore the curtain into pieces with his own hand. I then made two cushions from it, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to lean on them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl of janabah from the same vessel of water.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when I was accused, I was unaware of it; after some time I came to know about it. One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting with me when revelation began to descend upon him. At the time of the descent of revelation, a state like drowsiness would come over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In any case, after the revelation, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and began to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "Aisha! Receive glad tidings." I said, "Thanks be to Allah, not to you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses: "Those who accuse chaste women..." until he reached "...they are absolved of what they say."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that when the verse of choice (Ayat Takhyir) was revealed, the Prophet (peace 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 be upon him) called me and recited this verse: "O Prophet (peace 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 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 right of inheritance through wala’ (the bond of emancipation) belongs only to the one who frees the slave.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl of janabah from the same vessel of water, and I would keep saying to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Leave some water for me, leave some for me."

Umm Bakr bint Maswar says that once Abdur Rahman bin Awf sold one of his lands to Uthman for forty thousand dinars, and he distributed all this amount among the poor of Banu Zuhra, the emigrants, and the Mothers of the Believers. Maswar says that I took Aisha's share to her. She asked, "Who sent this?" I replied, "Abdur Rahman bin Awf." She said, "I heard the Prophet (peace be upon him) say that after me, those who will show kindness to you will be the patient ones. May Allah give Abdur Rahman bin Awf to drink from the Salsabeel of Paradise."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) would cut off the hand of the thief who stole a quarter dinar or more. In our copy, only the word "haddathana" is written here.

Abu Sa'id narrated to us, he said: Abdullah ibn Ja'far narrated to us, he said: Yazid ibn Abdullah narrated to us, from Abu Bakr ibn Hazm, from Aisha, she said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, and he mentioned the same, exactly.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah while reciting the Talbiyah for Hajj.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) used to recite the Mu'awwidhat and blow over himself. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) fell ill with his final illness, I would hold his blessed hand and recite these words, then pass his hand over his body, so that the blessing of his hand would also be included.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had assumed only the Ihram for Hajj.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace 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 when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in i'tikaf, he would only enter the house due to a human need.

Abu Salamah says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the prayer of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the month of Ramadan, so she replied that the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not pray more than eleven rak'ahs in Ramadan or outside of Ramadan. First, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would pray four rak'ahs, and do not ask about their excellence and length, then he would pray another four rak'ahs, and do not ask about their excellence and length either, then he would pray three rak'ahs of witr. Once I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Do you sleep before praying witr?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Aisha! My eyes sleep but my heart does not sleep."

Abu Umamah bin Sahl says that one day I and Urwah bin Zubair went to the service of Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa. She said: I wish you both had seen the Prophet (peace be upon him) on the day he fell ill. At that time, I had six or seven dinars with me. The Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered me to distribute them, but due to his illness, I could not find the opportunity, until the Prophet (peace be upon him) recovered and asked me about them: What happened to those six (or seven) dinars? I replied: By Allah, I have not been able to do it yet; your illness kept me occupied. The Prophet (peace be upon him) had them brought and placed them on his palm and said: What would the Prophet of Allah think if he were to meet Allah in this state, while these were still with him?

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Aisha! Act with gentleness, for when Allah intends good for the people of a household, He guides them to the door of gentleness.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Eating the Ajwa dates of the high place in the morning on an empty stomach is a cure for every magic or poison.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha 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 that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Eating Ajwa dates of the high place in the morning on an empty stomach is a cure.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sleeping, and while sleeping, he began to laugh. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up, I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! What made you laugh?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Some people from my Ummah will intend to attack this Baytullah because of one man who will have taken refuge in the Sacred Sanctuary. When they reach the place of Bayda, all of them will be swallowed up by the earth, and their places of resurrection will be different because Allah will raise them according to their intentions." I asked, "How is it that their places of resurrection will be different and Allah will raise them according to their intentions?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "In fact, in that army there will be people who joined only to watch, some travelers, and some who were forced to join. All of them will perish in the same place, but they will be raised from different places according to their intentions."