Hadiths About The Wives Of The Prophet (saw): Mothers Of The Believers

Hadiths about the Hadiths about the Wives Of The Prophet (saw): Mothers of the believers.

According to ʿAli b. Abi Talib (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “The best of the world’s women is Maryam (in her lifetime), and the best of the world’s women is Khadija (in her lifetime).” (al-Bukhari, Manaqib al-Ansar, 20)

Safiyya bint Huyayy (ra) said, “The Messenger of Allah (saw) came to me and some words had reached me from Hafsa and ʿAʾisha (ra). So I mentioned this to him. He said, ‘Why did you not say, “And how are you two better than me while my husband is Muhammad, my father is Aaron, and my uncle is Moses?’’” (al-Tirmidhi, al-Manaqib, 63)

Anas b. Malik (ra) said, “Zaynab (bint Jahsh) used to boast before the other wives of the Prophet (saw) and used to say, ‘You were given in marriage by your families, while I was married (to the Prophet) by Allah from over the seven Heavens.’” (al-Bukhari, al-Tawhid, 22)

According to Anas b. Malik (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “The excellence of ʿAʾisha (ra) over other women is like the excellence of tharīd over all other foods.” (Muslim, Fadaʾil al-Sahaba, 89)