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«قال رسول الله: «كمل من الرجال كثير ولم يكمل من النساء غير مريم بنت عمران وآسية امرأة فرعون، وإن فضل عائشة على النساء كفضل الثريد على سائر الطعام»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari in Sahih Muslim: the hadith on the perfection of women and the virtue of Aisha. It is among the best-known texts on the virtues of women in the collections. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad, Maryam bint Imran, Asiya, the wife of Pharaoh, Aisha bint Abi Bakr and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari.
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Bukhari 3411 — Asiya and Maryam· Muslim 2431 — Aisha's excellence as tharid over other food· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness· The Battle of Uhud· The death of the Prophet· The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· The Farewell Pilgrimage· The Hijra
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2430 — Maryam and Asiya perfected; Aisha as tharid over other food”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2430/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.