Musnad Ahmad

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the talbiyah three times in this manner: Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk La Sharika Laka Labbayk, Inna al-hamda wa al-ni‘mata laka.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me, "Pick up the mat from the mosque and give it to me." I said, "I am in my days (of menstruation)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Your menstruation is not in your hand."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the following question was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings 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 and blessings 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 (may Allah be pleased with her) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from a journey and saw that I had hung a curtain on the door of the house, on which there was a picture of a winged horse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw it and said, "Take it down."

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 major ritual impurity (janabah) in the morning, then he would perform ghusl (ritual bath) and complete the fast for the rest of the day.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never hit any servant or any wife, and never struck anyone with his own hand except when he was fighting in the way of Allah. If anyone committed insolence against the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he never took revenge from that person, but if the sanctities of Allah were violated, then he would take revenge for the sake of Allah. And whenever two options were presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of them was easier, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would choose the easier one, unless it was a sin, because if it was a sin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would keep farther away from it than anyone else.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that once some Jews sought permission to enter the house of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "As-Saam Alaik" (which means: death be upon you). The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, "Wa Alaikum" (and upon you). Hearing this, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "Death and curse be upon you." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Aisha! Do not be so outspoken." I said, "Did you not hear what they are saying?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "I have replied to them: Wa Alaikum (death be upon you)."

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 staying at the place of "Abtah" is not a Sunnah, rather the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed there only because it was easier to depart from that side.

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 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 say: "Subhanak Allahumma wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li."

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) once learned that some people say that a dog, a donkey, and a woman passing in front of a praying person break his prayer. She said, "I think these people have equated us with dogs and donkeys. Sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night, and I would be lying between him and the Qiblah like a bier. If I needed something, I would slip away towards the foot of the bed, because I did not like to pass in front of him." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, Qutbah narrated to us, and he mentioned them both together, and said: "the legs of the bed."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes it would become obligatory for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to perform ghusl at night, and he intended to fast. So he would sleep, and when he woke up, he would pour water over his body and perform ablution.

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 and would touch his body with theirs, 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 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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) bought some grain on credit from a Jew and left his armor with him as collateral.

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says that I know best how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Talbiyah. Then she repeated the words of the Talbiyah: "Labbayk Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayk La Sharika Laka Labbayk, Innal Hamda Wan-Ni'mata Laka."

It is narrated from 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, and he would make witr on the fifth pair, and he would sit and say salam at that point.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) rubbed the spit into the soil in the mosque.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Kill those snakes which have two lines (on their back), for such snakes cause blindness and cause women to miscarry.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of you should say, "My soul has become impure," but he may say, "My heart has become hardened."

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 night prayer while sitting, but when the blessed body of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became heavy, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform as much prayer as Allah willed while sitting. 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 I and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform ghusl of janabah from the same vessel of water and would scoop water from it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that sometimes when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pray at night, 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 during his final illness, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer, so he led the people in prayer.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah, Hazrat Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) 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 menstruating after the Tawaf al-Ziyarah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then no."

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a woman used to come to her who was known for enduring hardship and exertion in acts of worship. When she mentioned her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stop, and take upon yourselves only those deeds which you are able to bear. By Allah, Allah does not tire, but you will tire. The most beloved deed to Allah is that which is done consistently, even if it is little."

It is narrated from 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 creatures: a scorpion, a mouse, a kite, a rabid dog, and a crow.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the passing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from this world occurred while he was resting against my chest. I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, and join me with the Highest Companion.

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 in the mosque and she would be in her chamber. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would bring his head close to her and she would comb his hair.

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 white Yemeni sheets.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that if a group of Muslims offers the funeral prayer for a deceased Muslim and intercedes on his behalf, their intercession is accepted for him.

Mu’adhah (may Allah have mercy on her) 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.” The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to observe i'tikaf during the last ten days of Ramadan until Allah called him to Himself.

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 once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left the house in the middle of the night and began to pray in the mosque. People gathered and joined the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in prayer. On the next night, more people gathered than before. The same happened on the third day. On the fourth day, so many people gathered that there was no room left for anyone else to enter the mosque, but that day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained seated at home and did not come out, until I heard some people saying, "Prayer, prayer," but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not come out. Then, when he led the Fajr prayer, after completing the prayer he stood among the people, testified to the Oneness of Allah and the Messengership, and after saying "Amma ba'd" said: "Your condition tonight was not hidden from me, but I feared that this prayer might become obligatory upon you and then you would be unable to perform it." The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us ‘Uthman ibn ‘Umar, he said: Yunus informed us, from az-Zuhri, from ‘Urwah, from Aisha, and he mentioned its meaning, that is: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed one night in the mosque during the month of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never struck any servant or any wife, nor did he ever hit anyone with his own hand except when he was fighting in the way of Allah. If anyone showed disrespect towards the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he never took revenge for himself, but if the sanctities of Allah were violated, he would take revenge for the sake of Allah. And whenever two options were presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of them was easier, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would choose the easier one, unless it was a sin, for if it was a sin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be the farthest from it compared to other people.

It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen the condition of the women of today, he would surely have forbidden them from coming to the mosques.