Zainab bint Abu Salama told me these three narrations: Zainab said: I went to Um Habiba, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) when her father, Abu- Sufyan bin Herb had died. Um ,Habiba asked for a perfume which contained yellow scent (Khaluq) or some other scent, and she first perfumed one of the girls with […]
I want to Zainab bint Jahsh when her brother died. She asked for perfume and used some of it and said, “By Allah, I am not in need of perfume, but I have heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying on the pulpit, ‘It is not lawful for a lady who believes in Allah and the last […]
“I heard my mother, Um Salama saying that a woman came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! The husband of my daughter has died and she is suffering from an eye disease, can she apply kohl to her eye?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) replied, “No,” twice or thrice. (Every time she repeated […]
I (Humaid) said to Zainab, “What does ‘throwing a globe of dung when one year had elapsed’ mean?” Zainab said, “When a lady was bereaved of her husband, she would live in a wretched small room and put on the worst clothes she had and would not touch any scent till one year had elapsed. […]
The sister of Ma’qil bin Yasar was married to a man and then that man divorced her and remained away from her till her period of the ‘Iddah expired. Then he demanded for her hand in marriage, but Ma’qil got angry out of pride and haughtiness and said, “He kept away from her when he […]
Ibn `Umar bin Al-Khattab divorced his wife during her menses. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered him to take her back till she became clean, and when she got another period while she was with him, she should wait till she became clean again and only then, if he wanted to divorce her, he could do so […]
Aisha said, “What is wrong with Fatima? Why doesn’t she fear Allah?” by saying that a divorced lady is not entitled to be provided with residence and sustenance (by her husband).
Urwa said to Aisha, “Do you know so-and-so, the daughter of Al-Hakam? Her husband divorced her irrevocably and she left (her husband’s house).” `Aisha said, “What a bad thing she has done!” ‘Urwa said (to `Aisha), “Haven’t you heard the statement of Fatima?” `Aisha replied, “It is not in her favor to mention.” ‘Urwa added, […]
Aisha disapproved of what Fatima used to say.’
When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) decided to leave Mecca after the Hajj, he saw Safiyya, sad and standing at the entrance of her tent. He said to her, “Aqr (or) Halq! You will detain us. Did you perform Tawaf-al- Ifada on the day of Nahr? She said, “Yes.” He said, “Then you can depart.”