Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not perform ablution after taking a bath.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night, the last prayer he performed was the Witr prayer.

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 pray nine rak'ahs at night.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that we set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and our intention was only to perform Hajj. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will your companions return with both Hajj and Umrah, and I will return with only Hajj?" Meanwhile, Hazrat Safiyyah's "days" (menstruation) began. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "These women cut and shave (i.e., cause delay), you will force us to stay. Did you not perform the Tawaf al-Ziyarah on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah?" She replied, "Why not." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then there is no harm, now you may depart."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the revelation of Surah Nasr, whenever I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would certainly say this supplication: "Subhanaka Rabbiy wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that (I used to apply the best perfume available with me to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and it is as if that scene is still before my eyes that in the state of Ihram, I was seeing the shine of musk on the head of the Prophet (peace be upon him)).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I used to apply the best perfume I had to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is as if that scene is still before my eyes that I was seeing the shine of musk on the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the state of Ihram.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that before departing, Hazrat Safiyyah's "days" (menstruation) began. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Will you keep us from departing?" "Did you not perform the Tawaf al-Ziyarah on the tenth of Dhul-Hijjah?" She replied, "Why not?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then there is no harm, now you may depart."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was never as eager for anything as he was for the two rak'ahs before Fajr.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once I tied my hair into a very tight braid, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "O Aisha! Do you not know that the effect of janabah reaches every strand of hair?"

Shurayh says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "How did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) perform the prayer?" She replied that he used to perform the Zuhr prayer and after that he would perform 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 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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to offer two short rak'ahs before Fajr, then would lie down on his right side.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be in a state of impurity by choice in the morning, so he would perform ghusl, and drops of water would be dripping from his hair and body, and he would go for prayer, and I would listen to his recitation, and on that day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be fasting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to kiss me while he was fasting and did not consider it objectionable.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted performing ruqyah (spiritual healing) for every creature that stings.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The part of the lower garment which hangs below the ankles will be in the Hellfire."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Zaid bin Harithah with an army, he appointed him as the commander of that army: If he had lived after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would have appointed him as his successor.

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 afflicted with a thorn prick or any hardship even less than that, then in return, one of his ranks is elevated and one of his sins is forgiven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never ate his fill of wheat bread for three consecutive days, until he departed from this world.

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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), during his illness "from which he did not recover," said: May Allah's curse be upon the Jews and Christians; they made the graves of their prophets (peace be upon them) places of prostration. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only feared that his grave might be made a place of prostration, otherwise there would have been no harm in leaving the blessed grave open.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the wife of Abu Hudhaifah to give five sips of milk to Salim, then because of this suckling, he used to come to them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this regarding a Jewish woman: "These people are weeping over her, while she is being punished in the grave."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes I would be lying in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and my feet would be in the direction of the Qiblah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would go into prostration, he would pinch me and I would draw in my feet. When he would stand up, I would stretch them out again, and at that time there were no lamps in the houses.

Mu’adhah ‘Adawiyyah says that once I was present in the service of Hazrat ‘A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), so she said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “My ummah will only be destroyed by spear fighting and plague.” I asked, “O Messenger of Allah! We understand the meaning of spear fighting, but what is meant by plague?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “It is a swelling that resembles the swelling of a camel. Whoever remains steadfast in it will be like a martyr, and whoever flees from it will be like one who flees from the battlefield.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever flees from the plague is like one who flees from the battlefield.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade performing prayer at the time of sunrise or sunset.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had performed Witr, he would offer two rak'ahs while sitting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that several times I have scraped semen from the clothes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with my fingers.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever is in debt and is concerned about its repayment, then a constant guardian from Allah remains with him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to exert himself in worship during the last ten days of Ramadan more than at any other time.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would become ill, he would recite the Mu'awwidhatayn and blow over himself. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was afflicted with the illness of his final days, I would hold his blessed hand, recite these words, and then pass the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hand over his body, so that the blessing of his hand might be obtained.

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

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 once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept while in a state requiring ghusl (ritual bath). When morning came, he performed ghusl and kept the fast of that day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty says, "Whoever humiliates any of My friends has declared war against Me, and My servant does not draw near to Me with anything more beloved to Me than the obligations I have enjoined upon him. And My servant continues to draw near to Me with voluntary acts until I love him. Then, when I love him, if he asks of Me, I grant him, and if he supplicates to Me, I accept his supplication. And I do not hesitate in anything as I hesitate in taking the soul of My servant, for he dislikes death and I dislike to harm him."

Someone asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do when he was at home. She replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was also a human being; he used to clean his clothes, milk the goat, and do his own work with his own hands.

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 ruling for a man who sees wetness but does not remember a dream. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that he should perform ghusl (ritual bath). The questioner asked, "What about a man who thinks he saw a dream but does not find any wetness—what is the ruling?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "There is no ghusl upon him." Hazrat Umm Sulaim asked, "If a woman sees something like that, is ghusl obligatory upon her as well?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes! For women are the counterparts of men."

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