The breadth of knowledge and eloquence of Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)

Hisham bin Urwah narrated from his father that he said: "I have not seen anyone more knowledgeable than the Mother of the Believers Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) in the lawful and the unlawful, in general knowledge, in poetry and in medicine."

It is narrated from Imam al-Zuhri that he said: "If the knowledge of all the people, and then the knowledge of all the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), were gathered together, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) would certainly be the most extensive of them all in knowledge."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Musa bin Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I have not seen anyone more eloquent in speech than Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her)."

It is narrated from Masruq that he was asked: Was Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) skilled in the rules of inheritance (fara'id)? He said: Yes, by the One in whose Hand is my soul, I have seen the senior Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asking her about matters of inheritance.

It is narrated from Ibn Abi Mulaykah that he said: We said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): You are the daughter of al-Siddiq; you compose poetry and state its meaning with certainty, and you also have knowledge of medicine, so how did you acquire this knowledge? She said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was often ill, and various delegations of the Arabs would come to him and prescribe different things for him (peace and blessings be upon him) (as treatment), and I would memorise them.