Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she made a black woolen cloak for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The blackness of this cloak and the brightness and whiteness of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) complexion were being discussed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wore it, but when he began to sweat and its smell became noticeable, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took it off because he liked pleasant fragrances.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up and pray, one corner of the blanket would be over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other corner would be over Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would continue to pray.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that such a smell should come from him which would cause harm to others.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform ablution with about one mudd of water and would perform ghusl with about one sa’ of water.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to mourn for anyone who has died for more than three days, except for her husband.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen 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: first eight rak'ahs, then witr, then he would sit and pray two rak'ahs, and when he wanted to go into ruku', he would stand up and then perform ruku'. Then between the adhan and the prayer of Fajr, he would pray two rak'ahs.

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) did not fast in any month of the year more than he did in Sha'ban, to the extent that he would fast almost the entire month of Sha'ban, and he used to say: "Do as much of deeds as you are able, for Allah will not tire, but you will surely tire." And the most beloved prayer to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was that which was performed regularly, even if it was little in amount. And whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed a prayer, he would make it a regular practice.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I used to twist the collars of the sacrificial animals, that is, goats, of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would send them and would not refrain from anything (from which a person in the state of Ihram refrains).

Mu’adhah says that once I was in the service of Umm al-Mu’minin Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) when a woman asked her about the Prophet’s continuous fasting. She replied, “Can you do deeds like the Prophet (peace be upon him)? His past and future sins were forgiven, and his deeds were voluntary.”

Mu'adhah says that I asked Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about a menstruating woman whose clothes get stained with menstrual blood. She replied that sometimes I would have three consecutive periods while with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and I would not be able to wash my clothes, and sometimes the Prophet (peace be upon him) would be praying and the garment that was on my body, a part of it would be on the Prophet (peace be upon him), and I would be sleeping near him in the state of menstruation.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Whoever intends to pay off a debt, Allah's help remains with him. I wish to attain that same help.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who scrapes the face clean, the one who tattoos and gets tattooed, and the one who joins hair and gets hair joined.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin 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 saw the shine of musk on the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the state of Ihram.

Fatimah bint Abdur Rahman narrates from her mother that her uncle sent her to Umm al-Mu'mineen, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), with this message: "Your son sends you greetings and is asking you about Hazrat Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), because people have started speaking disrespectfully about him." She replied, "May the curse of Allah be upon the one who curses him. By Allah, he used to sit with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would rest his blessed back against me, and during that time, Hazrat Jibreel (peace be upon him) would come with revelation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to him, 'O Uthaim! Write.' Allah grants this status only to the one who is honored in the sight of Allah and His Messenger."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that most of the prayers of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were performed sitting, except for the obligatory prayers, and the most beloved deed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) was that which was done consistently, even if it was little.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A person in the state of Ihram may kill these things: a scorpion, a mouse, a kite, a rabid dog, and a crow. Once, while in the state of Ihram, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was stung by a scorpion, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered it to be killed.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that there are some supplications which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say frequently: "O Turner of the hearts! Make my heart steadfast upon Your religion." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Why do you often say these supplications?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The heart of a person is between two fingers of Allah the Almighty; if He wills, He turns it aside, and if He wills, He keeps it straight."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us that for a boy's aqeeqah, two goats of equal value should be sacrificed, and for a girl, one goat. He also commanded that for every five, one goat should be sacrificed.

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) said: Allah Almighty nurtures your one date and morsel just as one of you nurtures his baby goat, until it becomes as great as the mountain of Uhud.

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen 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 me.

Ubaidullah bin Abdullah says that once I went to the service of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and asked, "Will you tell me something about the illness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of his death?" She said, "Why not? When the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt heavy (with illness), he asked, 'Have the people performed the prayer?' We said, 'No, O Messenger of Allah! They are waiting for you.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Place water for me in a tub.' We did so. The Prophet (peace be upon him) bathed, and as he was about to stand up to go, he fainted. When he regained consciousness, he asked the same question, 'Have the people performed the prayer?' We gave the same answer as before, and this happened three times. Umm al-Mu'mineen Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the people were sitting in the mosque waiting for the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the Isha prayer. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sent a message to Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was a very soft-hearted man, so he said, 'O Umar! You lead the people in prayer.' Umar said, 'You are more deserving of it.' Thus, during those days, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) continued to lead the people in prayer. One day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) felt some relief in his illness, so at the time of the Zuhr prayer, he came out between two men, one of whom was Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). When Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) saw the Prophet (peace be upon him), he began to step back. The Prophet (peace be upon him) gestured to him not to step back and instructed the two men who were with him, so they seated the Prophet (peace be upon him) beside Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) continued to stand and pray, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed while sitting. Ubaidullah says that after hearing this hadith, once I was at the place of Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). I said to him, 'Shall I present to you the hadith that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated to me regarding the illness of the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of his death?' He said, 'Certainly, narrate it.' So I narrated the entire hadith to him. He did not object to any part of it, but he did ask, 'Did Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) tell you the name of the man who was with Hazrat Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)?' I said, 'No.' He said, 'He was Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). May Allah's mercy be upon him.'"

Narrated to us by Abd al-Samad, and Muawiyah ibn Amr, they said: Narrated to us by Zaidah, narrated to us by Musa ibn Abi Aishah, from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, he said: I entered upon Aisha, and I said to her: Will you not tell me about the illness of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? She said: Yes, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, became seriously ill, and she mentioned the hadith, and said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gestured to him not to step back. Muawiyah said: He should not step back. And he said to them: "Seat me beside him." So they seated him beside him. She said: Then Abu Bakr began to lead the prayer while standing, following the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and the people were praying following the prayer of Abu Bakr, and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about "plague." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told her that it was a punishment which Allah used to send upon whomsoever He willed, but for the Muslims of this Ummah, Allah has made it a mercy. Now, whoever is afflicted with the disease of plague and remains in that city with the intention of reward, patiently enduring, and is certain that only that calamity will befall him which Allah has written for him, then he will receive the reward equal to that of a martyr.

The details of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) ritual bath after major impurity (ghusl janabah) are narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) as follows: The Prophet (peace be upon him) would first perform ablution (wudu) as for prayer, then he would run his fingers through the roots of his hair, and pour water over his head three times.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The hand of the thief who steals a quarter dinar or more should be cut off.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not leave in his house any cloth on which there was a sign of a cross, until he would remove it.

It is narrated from Abu Salamah that once he came to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) with a dispute over a piece of land. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him, "O Abu Salamah! Leave the land, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever unjustly takes even a span of land from someone, Allah Almighty will put around his neck on the Day of Resurrection a collar of that portion of seven earths."

Abu Saeed Raqashi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the Nabidh (fermented drink) of a pitcher, so she showed me a pitcher from behind the veil and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade making pitchers like this and disliked it.

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

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) held my hand and showed me the moon which was rising, and said, "Aisha! Seek refuge with Allah from the evil of this dark night when it overspreads."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No one should be prevented from using water that is in excess of need or water remaining in a well.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray for the Muslims buried in Jannat al-Baqi. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I have been commanded to pray for them.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The curse of Allah is upon those people who made the graves of their prophets places of prostration."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade seclusion.

Abu Qaza'ah says that once Caliph Abdul Malik was performing Tawaf of the Ka'bah. During the Tawaf, he said, "May Allah's curse be upon Ibn Zubair, who falsely attributes to Umm al-Mu'mineen Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, 'O Aisha! If your people had not recently left disbelief, I would have demolished the Ka'bah and included the Hatim in it, because your people left it out of the building of the Ka'bah.'" Upon this, Harith bin Abdullah bin Abi Rabi'ah said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Do not say this, for I too heard this hadith from Umm al-Mu'mineen." So Abdul Malik said, "If I had heard this hadith before demolishing it, I would have left it as Ibn Zubair had constructed it."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to her house after the Asr prayer, he would definitely perform two rak'ahs there.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) in the morning, then he would perform ghusl (ritual bath) and observe the fast.

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. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Makkah Mukarramah, he performed Tawaf of the House of Allah but did not exit the state of Ihram because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a sacrificial animal with him. The pure wives and the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) also performed Tawaf and Sa’i, and all those who did not have a sacrificial animal with them exited the state of Ihram. I was menstruating. After we performed our Hajj rituals and reached the place of Hasbah to depart, I said, “O Messenger of Allah! Will your companions return with both Hajj and Umrah, and I will return with only Hajj?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “When we reached Makkah Mukarramah, did you not perform Tawaf of both?” I said, “No.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent my brother with me. Then I met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at night while he was ascending the upper part of Makkah Mukarramah and I was descending.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that I used to twist the collars of the sacrificial animals, that is, goats, of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and even after that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not refrain from anything (from which those in the state of Ihram abstain).

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to sleep during the early part of the night and would wake up in the last part of the night.