Fatimah bint Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
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Fatimah bint Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
She is Sayyidah Fatimah al Zahra’ bint Abi al Qasim Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn ‘Abd Manaf al Qurashiyyah al Hashimiyyah radiya Llahu ‘anha. The Queen of the women of the universe in her time. The flesh of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the chosen. She was one of his limbs, her father’s daughter. She is the daughter of the leader of creation, Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the mother of Sayyidina Hassan and Sayyidina Hussain radiya Llahu ‘anhuma.
She was the dearest of his children to him and the youngest of his daughters. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam gave her glad tidings that she will be the first of his family to meet him (after his demise). She is from the choicest of the women of the universe and the Queen of the women of this ummah and the women of Jannat. She was al Muhassanah (chaste) al Tahirah (pure) al Zahra’ (brilliant) al Batul (virgin). Allah becomes upset when she is upset and pleased when she is pleased. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam feels hurt when she is hurt. She was born shortly before the advent of Nubuwwah. Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu married her in Dhu al Qa’dah (or before that) 2 A.H. after the Battle of Badr. Ibn ‘Abdul Barr says that the marriage was consummated after the Battle of Uhud.
She bore for him Hassan, Hussain, Muhassan, Umm Kulthum, and Zainab. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam loved her, honoured her, and confided in her. Her virtues and merits are plenty. She was patient, religious, righteous, chaste, contented, and grateful to Allah. When Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed away, she was deeply sorrowful and mourned him. She said:
يا أبتاه أجاب ربا دعاه يا أبتاه إلى جبريل ننعاه يا أبتاه جنة الفردوس مأواه
O my beloved father! He answered his Rabb who called him.
O my beloved father! We announce his obituary to Jibril.
O my beloved father! Jannat al Firdaws is his abode.
She said after he was buried:
يا أنس كيف طابت أنفسكم أن تحثوا التراب على رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم
O Anas, how were you pleased to throw sand over Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?[1]
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had informed her during his illness that it would prove fatal, and she cried. And he also notified her that she will be the first of his family to join him and that she is the Queen of the women of this ummah, hearing which she smiled. She concealed this however. After Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam demise, Sayyidah Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha asked her about it and she narrated what Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam whispered to her.[2]
Sayyidah Aisha says:
جاءت فاطمة تمشي ما تخطئ مشيتها مشية رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقام إليها و قال مرحبا بابنتي
Fatimah came walking―her walk resembled the walk of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam stood up and said, “Welcome, my daughter.”[3]
After his demise, she hoped to receive his inheritance and thus came to Sayyidina Abu Bakr al Siddiq radiya Llahu ‘anhu who apprized her of Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam declaration:
لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة
We are not inherited from. Whatever we leave is charity.[4]
She kept silent and excused herself.
Ismail ibn Abi Khalid narrates from al Sha’bi:
لما مرضت فاطمة أتى أبو بكر فاستأذن فقال علي يا فاطمة هذا أبو بكر يستأذن عليك فقالت أتحب أن آذن له قال نعم قال فأذنت له فدخل عليها يترضاها و قال والله ما تركت الدار و المال و الأهل و العشيرة إلا ابتغاء مرضاة الله و رسوله و مرضاتكم أهل البيت قال ثم ترضاها حتى رضيت
When Fatimah fell ill, Abu Bakr came and sought permission to enter. ‘Ali said, “O Fatimah, it is Abu Bakr asking permission to enter your presence.”
She said, “Do you approve of me permitting him?”
He replied in the affirmative.
Accordingly, she gave him permission and he entered to appease her. He said, “By Allah, I did not leave my home, wealth, family, and tribe except seeking the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger and your pleasure, O Ahlul Bayt.”
He then appeased her until she became pleased.[5]
Al Dhahabi says, “She passed away five months after the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or around that time. She lived for 24 to 25 years. The highest age that is speculated is 27. However, the first (i.e. 24) is the most correct.
She was younger than Sayyidah Zainab, wife of Sayyidah Abu al ‘As ibn al Rabi’, and Sayyidah Ruqayyah, wife of Sayyidina ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan radiya Llahu ‘anhum.
Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam lineage has terminated, except through Fatimah radiya Llahu ‘anha since Sayyidah Umamah bint Zainab, who Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would carry in his salah, was married to Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib and after him to Sayyidina Mughirah ibn Nawfal ibn al Harith ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib al Hashimi radiya Llahu ‘anhum―who had the privilege of seeing Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam―for whom she bore many children. Zubair ibn Bakkar says, “The progeny of Zainab thus ended.”
Abu al Bakhtari reports that Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said to his mother:
اكفي فاطمة الخدمة خارجا و تكفيك هي العمل في البيت و العجن و الخبز و الطحن
I will suffice for Fatimah the service outside the house, and Fatimah will suffice for you the work in the house, i.e. kneading, baking, and grinding.[6]
و عن عائشة قالت ما رأيت أحدا كان أصدق لهجة من فاطمة إلا أن يكون الذي ولدها
Sayyidah Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha affirms, “I have not seen anyone more truthful than Fatimah, except for her father.”
Al Hakim narrated it and authenticated it.[7][8]
Glad tidings of her entry into Jannat is established in the hadith of Sayyidah Aisha, Sayyidina Hudhayfah, Sayyidah Umm Salamah, Sayyidina Ibn ‘Abbas, Sayyidina Abu Hurairah, and Sayyidina Abu Sa’id al Khudri. I will quote the narrations of Sayyidah Aisha and Sayyidina Hudhayfah radiya Llahu ‘anhuma only:
عن عامر الشعبي عن مسروق عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت أقبلت فاطمة تمشي كأن مشيتها مشي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم مرحبا بابنتي ثم أجلسها عن يمينه أو عن شماله ثم أسر إليها حديثا فبكت فقلت لها لم تبكين ثم أسر إليها حديثا فضحكت فقلت ما رأيت كاليوم فرحا أقرب من حزن فسألتها عما قال فقالت ما كنت لأفشي سر رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم حتى قبض النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فسألتها فقالت أسر إلي إن جبريل كان يعارضني القرآن كل سنة مرة و إنه عارضني العام مرتين و لا أراه إلا حضر أجلي و إنك أول أهل بيتي لحاقا بي فبكيت فقال أما ترضين أن تكوني سيدة نساء أهل الجنة أو نساء العالمين فضحكت لذلك
From ‘Amir al Sha’bi from―Masruq from―Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha who says:
Fatimah approached walking, as if her walk was the walk of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. The Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Welcome to my daughter,” and seated her on his right―or left. He then whispered something to her hearing which she cried. I said, “Why is she crying?”
He then confided to her something and she laughed. I commented, “I have not seen like today, happiness as close to sadness.”
I questioned her about what he said but she responded, “I will not disclose Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam secret.”
After Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed on, I asked her. She explained, “He whispered to me that Jibril would present the Qur’an to him once every year and that he presented it twice this year. He felt that his death was imminent and that I will be the first of his family to join him. So I cried. He then said, ‘Are you not pleased to be the Queen of the women of Jannat, or the women of the believers?’ and so I smiled at this.”[9]
Al Bukhari and Muslim narrated it.
عن زر بن حبيش عن حذيفة قال سألتنى أمي منذ عهدك بالنبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال فقلت لها منذ كذا و كذا قال فنالت مني و سبتني قال فقلت لها دعيني فإني آتي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فأصلي معه المغرب ثم لا أدعه حتى يستغفر لي و لك فأتيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فصليت معه المغرب فصلى النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم العشاء ثم انفتل فتبعته فعرض له عارض فناجاه ثم ذهب فاتبعته فسمع صوتي فقال من هذا فقلت حذيفة قال ما لك فحدثته بالأمر فقال غفر الله لك و لأمك ثم قال أما رأيت العارض الذي عرض لي قبيل قال قلت بلى قال فهو ملك من الملائكة لم يهبط الأرض قبل هذه الليلة استأذن ربه أن يسلم علي و يبشرني بأن الحسن و الحسين سيدا شباب أهل الجنة و أن فاطمة سيدة نساء أهل الجنة
From Zirr ibn Hubaysh from Hudhayfah who recalls:
My mother asked me, “When last did you meet the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?”
I told her, “Since so and so.”
She rebuked me and scolded me. So I told her, “Leave me, I will go to the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and perform Maghrib with him. Then I will not leave him until he seeks forgiveness for me and you.”
Accordingly, I came to the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and performed Maghrib with him. The Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam then performed ‘Isha’. He then left and I followed him. Someone came to him and spoke softly to him. He then continued and I followed him. He heard my voice so he asked, “Who is it?”
“Hudhayfah,” I replied.
“What is the matter,” he enquired.
I explained to him the situation so he said, “May Allah forgive you and your mother.”
He then explained, “Did you not see the person who came to me a little while back? He sought permission from Allah to greet me and to convey to me glad tidings that Hassan and Hussain will be the leaders of the youth of Jannat and that Fatimah will be the Queen of the women of Jannat.”[10]
Ahmed, al Tirmidhi, al Nasa’i, and al Hakim narrated it from various chains from Maysarah ibn Habib al Nahdi from―Minhal ibn ‘Amr from―Zirr.
Abu ‘Isa al Tirmidhi comments, “This is a hassan gharib hadith from this way, we only know it from Isra’il.”
Hafiz states, “Its isnad is jayyid.”[11]
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[1] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 4193.
[2] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3426; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2450.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3508.
[5] Al Sunan al Kubra, vol. 6 pg. 301 from al Sha’bi. Al Bayhaqi then stated, “This is mursal sahih.” Hafiz stated, “Although it is mursal, its isnad leading upto al Sha’bi is sahih.” (Fath al Bari, vol. 9 pg. 345.) Al Dhahabi adds a note on her seeking Sayyidina ‘Ali’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu approval, “She practiced on the Sunnah, hence she did not permit into her husband’s house except with his approval.”
[6] Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 8 pg. 156. After kharijan comes siqayat al ma’ wa al hajah (fetching water and other needs).
[7] Al Mustadrak, vol. 3 pg. 175. He comments, “This is a sahih hadith according to the standards of Muslim, but they have not documented it.”
[8] Ma’rifat al Sahabah, vol. 22 pg. 196; Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, vol. 2 pg. 118; al Isabah, vol. 9 pg. 53.
[9] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3623; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2450.
[10] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 23377; Sunan al Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3781; al Sunan al Kubra, Hadith: 8298; al Mustadrak, vol. 3 pg. 164.
[11] Fath al Bari, vol. 11 pg. 68.
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Fatimah bint Muhammad salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
She is Sayyidah Fatimah al Zahra’ bint Abi al Qasim Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim ibn ‘Abd Manaf al Qurashiyyah al Hashimiyyah radiya Llahu ‘anha. The Queen of the women of the universe in her time. The flesh of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the chosen. She was one of his limbs, her father’s daughter. She is the daughter of the leader of creation, Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and the mother of Sayyidina Hassan and Sayyidina Hussain radiya Llahu ‘anhuma.
She was the dearest of his children to him and the youngest of his daughters. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam gave her glad tidings that she will be the first of his family to meet him (after his demise). She is from the choicest of the women of the universe and the Queen of the women of this ummah and the women of Jannat. She was al Muhassanah (chaste) al Tahirah (pure) al Zahra’ (brilliant) al Batul (virgin). Allah becomes upset when she is upset and pleased when she is pleased. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam feels hurt when she is hurt. She was born shortly before the advent of Nubuwwah. Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib radiya Llahu ‘anhu married her in Dhu al Qa’dah (or before that) 2 A.H. after the Battle of Badr. Ibn ‘Abdul Barr says that the marriage was consummated after the Battle of Uhud.
She bore for him Hassan, Hussain, Muhassan, Umm Kulthum, and Zainab. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam loved her, honoured her, and confided in her. Her virtues and merits are plenty. She was patient, religious, righteous, chaste, contented, and grateful to Allah. When Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed away, she was deeply sorrowful and mourned him. She said:
يا أبتاه أجاب ربا دعاه يا أبتاه إلى جبريل ننعاه يا أبتاه جنة الفردوس مأواه
O my beloved father! He answered his Rabb who called him.
O my beloved father! We announce his obituary to Jibril.
O my beloved father! Jannat al Firdaws is his abode.
She said after he was buried:
يا أنس كيف طابت أنفسكم أن تحثوا التراب على رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم
O Anas, how were you pleased to throw sand over Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?[1]
Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had informed her during his illness that it would prove fatal, and she cried. And he also notified her that she will be the first of his family to join him and that she is the Queen of the women of this ummah, hearing which she smiled. She concealed this however. After Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam demise, Sayyidah Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha asked her about it and she narrated what Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam whispered to her.[2]
Sayyidah Aisha says:
جاءت فاطمة تمشي ما تخطئ مشيتها مشية رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم فقام إليها و قال مرحبا بابنتي
Fatimah came walking―her walk resembled the walk of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam stood up and said, “Welcome, my daughter.”[3]
After his demise, she hoped to receive his inheritance and thus came to Sayyidina Abu Bakr al Siddiq radiya Llahu ‘anhu who apprized her of Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam declaration:
لا نورث ما تركنا صدقة
We are not inherited from. Whatever we leave is charity.[4]
She kept silent and excused herself.
Ismail ibn Abi Khalid narrates from al Sha’bi:
لما مرضت فاطمة أتى أبو بكر فاستأذن فقال علي يا فاطمة هذا أبو بكر يستأذن عليك فقالت أتحب أن آذن له قال نعم قال فأذنت له فدخل عليها يترضاها و قال والله ما تركت الدار و المال و الأهل و العشيرة إلا ابتغاء مرضاة الله و رسوله و مرضاتكم أهل البيت قال ثم ترضاها حتى رضيت
When Fatimah fell ill, Abu Bakr came and sought permission to enter. ‘Ali said, “O Fatimah, it is Abu Bakr asking permission to enter your presence.”
She said, “Do you approve of me permitting him?”
He replied in the affirmative.
Accordingly, she gave him permission and he entered to appease her. He said, “By Allah, I did not leave my home, wealth, family, and tribe except seeking the pleasure of Allah and His Messenger and your pleasure, O Ahlul Bayt.”
He then appeased her until she became pleased.[5]
Al Dhahabi says, “She passed away five months after the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, or around that time. She lived for 24 to 25 years. The highest age that is speculated is 27. However, the first (i.e. 24) is the most correct.
She was younger than Sayyidah Zainab, wife of Sayyidah Abu al ‘As ibn al Rabi’, and Sayyidah Ruqayyah, wife of Sayyidina ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan radiya Llahu ‘anhum.
Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam lineage has terminated, except through Fatimah radiya Llahu ‘anha since Sayyidah Umamah bint Zainab, who Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam would carry in his salah, was married to Sayyidina ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib and after him to Sayyidina Mughirah ibn Nawfal ibn al Harith ibn ‘Abdul Muttalib al Hashimi radiya Llahu ‘anhum―who had the privilege of seeing Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam―for whom she bore many children. Zubair ibn Bakkar says, “The progeny of Zainab thus ended.”
Abu al Bakhtari reports that Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu said to his mother:
اكفي فاطمة الخدمة خارجا و تكفيك هي العمل في البيت و العجن و الخبز و الطحن
I will suffice for Fatimah the service outside the house, and Fatimah will suffice for you the work in the house, i.e. kneading, baking, and grinding.[6]
و عن عائشة قالت ما رأيت أحدا كان أصدق لهجة من فاطمة إلا أن يكون الذي ولدها
Sayyidah Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha affirms, “I have not seen anyone more truthful than Fatimah, except for her father.”
Al Hakim narrated it and authenticated it.[7][8]
Glad tidings of her entry into Jannat is established in the hadith of Sayyidah Aisha, Sayyidina Hudhayfah, Sayyidah Umm Salamah, Sayyidina Ibn ‘Abbas, Sayyidina Abu Hurairah, and Sayyidina Abu Sa’id al Khudri. I will quote the narrations of Sayyidah Aisha and Sayyidina Hudhayfah radiya Llahu ‘anhuma only:
عن عامر الشعبي عن مسروق عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت أقبلت فاطمة تمشي كأن مشيتها مشي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فقال النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم مرحبا بابنتي ثم أجلسها عن يمينه أو عن شماله ثم أسر إليها حديثا فبكت فقلت لها لم تبكين ثم أسر إليها حديثا فضحكت فقلت ما رأيت كاليوم فرحا أقرب من حزن فسألتها عما قال فقالت ما كنت لأفشي سر رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم حتى قبض النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فسألتها فقالت أسر إلي إن جبريل كان يعارضني القرآن كل سنة مرة و إنه عارضني العام مرتين و لا أراه إلا حضر أجلي و إنك أول أهل بيتي لحاقا بي فبكيت فقال أما ترضين أن تكوني سيدة نساء أهل الجنة أو نساء العالمين فضحكت لذلك
From ‘Amir al Sha’bi from―Masruq from―Aisha radiya Llahu ‘anha who says:
Fatimah approached walking, as if her walk was the walk of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. The Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “Welcome to my daughter,” and seated her on his right―or left. He then whispered something to her hearing which she cried. I said, “Why is she crying?”
He then confided to her something and she laughed. I commented, “I have not seen like today, happiness as close to sadness.”
I questioned her about what he said but she responded, “I will not disclose Rasulullah’s salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam secret.”
After Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam passed on, I asked her. She explained, “He whispered to me that Jibril would present the Qur’an to him once every year and that he presented it twice this year. He felt that his death was imminent and that I will be the first of his family to join him. So I cried. He then said, ‘Are you not pleased to be the Queen of the women of Jannat, or the women of the believers?’ and so I smiled at this.”[9]
Al Bukhari and Muslim narrated it.
عن زر بن حبيش عن حذيفة قال سألتنى أمي منذ عهدك بالنبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال فقلت لها منذ كذا و كذا قال فنالت مني و سبتني قال فقلت لها دعيني فإني آتي النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فأصلي معه المغرب ثم لا أدعه حتى يستغفر لي و لك فأتيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم فصليت معه المغرب فصلى النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم العشاء ثم انفتل فتبعته فعرض له عارض فناجاه ثم ذهب فاتبعته فسمع صوتي فقال من هذا فقلت حذيفة قال ما لك فحدثته بالأمر فقال غفر الله لك و لأمك ثم قال أما رأيت العارض الذي عرض لي قبيل قال قلت بلى قال فهو ملك من الملائكة لم يهبط الأرض قبل هذه الليلة استأذن ربه أن يسلم علي و يبشرني بأن الحسن و الحسين سيدا شباب أهل الجنة و أن فاطمة سيدة نساء أهل الجنة
From Zirr ibn Hubaysh from Hudhayfah who recalls:
My mother asked me, “When last did you meet the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam?”
I told her, “Since so and so.”
She rebuked me and scolded me. So I told her, “Leave me, I will go to the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and perform Maghrib with him. Then I will not leave him until he seeks forgiveness for me and you.”
Accordingly, I came to the Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam and performed Maghrib with him. The Nabi salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam then performed ‘Isha’. He then left and I followed him. Someone came to him and spoke softly to him. He then continued and I followed him. He heard my voice so he asked, “Who is it?”
“Hudhayfah,” I replied.
“What is the matter,” he enquired.
I explained to him the situation so he said, “May Allah forgive you and your mother.”
He then explained, “Did you not see the person who came to me a little while back? He sought permission from Allah to greet me and to convey to me glad tidings that Hassan and Hussain will be the leaders of the youth of Jannat and that Fatimah will be the Queen of the women of Jannat.”[10]
Ahmed, al Tirmidhi, al Nasa’i, and al Hakim narrated it from various chains from Maysarah ibn Habib al Nahdi from―Minhal ibn ‘Amr from―Zirr.
Abu ‘Isa al Tirmidhi comments, “This is a hassan gharib hadith from this way, we only know it from Isra’il.”
Hafiz states, “Its isnad is jayyid.”[11]
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[1] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 4193.
[2] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3426; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2450.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3508.
[5] Al Sunan al Kubra, vol. 6 pg. 301 from al Sha’bi. Al Bayhaqi then stated, “This is mursal sahih.” Hafiz stated, “Although it is mursal, its isnad leading upto al Sha’bi is sahih.” (Fath al Bari, vol. 9 pg. 345.) Al Dhahabi adds a note on her seeking Sayyidina ‘Ali’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu approval, “She practiced on the Sunnah, hence she did not permit into her husband’s house except with his approval.”
[6] Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, vol. 8 pg. 156. After kharijan comes siqayat al ma’ wa al hajah (fetching water and other needs).
[7] Al Mustadrak, vol. 3 pg. 175. He comments, “This is a sahih hadith according to the standards of Muslim, but they have not documented it.”
[8] Ma’rifat al Sahabah, vol. 22 pg. 196; Siyar A’lam al Nubala’, vol. 2 pg. 118; al Isabah, vol. 9 pg. 53.
[9] Sahih al Bukhari, Hadith: 3623; Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2450.
[10] Musnad Ahmed, Hadith: 23377; Sunan al Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3781; al Sunan al Kubra, Hadith: 8298; al Mustadrak, vol. 3 pg. 164.
[11] Fath al Bari, vol. 11 pg. 68.