Volume 2, Book 26, Number 612:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) I used to scent Allah’s Apostle when he wanted to assume Ihram
and also on finishing Ihram before the Tawaf round the Ka’ba (Tawaf-al-ifada).
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 622:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
I know how the Prophet used to say (Talbiya) and it was: ‘Labbaika Allahumma Labbaik, Labbaika
la sharika Laka labbaik, Inna-l-hamda wan-ni’mata Laka walmu Lk, La sharika Laka’.
Volume 2, Book 26, Number 595:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
(the mother of the faithful believers) I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We consider Jihad as the best deed.”
The Prophet said, “The best Jihad (for women) is Hajj Mabrur. “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
The Prophet said, “When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah’s Cause without
spoiling her husband’s property, she will get a reward for it, and her husband will also get the re –
ward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 506:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff (which she has in her
house) without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will
receive the reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it.
The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others . “
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 518:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When a woman gives in charity from her husband’s meals without wasting
the property of her husband, she will get a reward for it, and her husband too will get a reward for
what he earned and the store-keeper will have the reward likewise.”
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 499:
Narrated Aisha:
A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms), but she found nothing
with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did
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not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I in –
formed him about this story. He said, “Whoever is put to trial by these daughters and he treats them
generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire.” (See
Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 501:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Some of the wives of the Prophet asked him, “Who amongst us will be the first to follow you (i.e.
die after you)?” He said, “Whoever has the longest hand.” So they started measuring their hands with
a stick and Sauda’s hand turned out to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the
caliphate of ‘Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of practicing charity, so she
was the first to follow the Prophet and she used to love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the
caliphate of Muawiya).