Women are moral examples for believers – both men and women; one of the biggest examples, is that of Aasiah, wife of pharaoh or ‘Fir’aaun’. She was seen as someone who had perfected her Imaan, despite being surrounded by corruption and wealth, her faith in Allah was so absolute. The story of Aasiah is personally, one that has become close to my heart; the Du’aa that she made while she was being tortured by pharaoh , makes me so emotional; ‘And Allah presents an example of those who believed: the wife of Pharoah, when she said, 'My Lord, build for me, near you, a house in paradise and save me from pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people.''(66:11) The fact that desp

An-Nu‘mân b. Basheer narrates: I heard ‘Umar b. al-Khattâb say when he was asked about the verse: And when baby girls, buried alive, are asked [81:8] 'Qays b. ‘Âsim came to the Messenger of Allah (saws) and said: ‘I buried eight of my infant daughters alive in the Time of Ignorance.’ He said: ‘For each of them, free one slave.’ I said: ‘But I own camels.’ He said: ‘Then for each of them give offer one sacrificial camel.’' [Sound: Narrated by al-Bazzâr in his Musnad (238), and at-Tabarâni in al-Kabeer (18/337) in this wording]

Ibn ‘Abbâs narrates: The Messenger of Allah (saws) made four lines in the ground and asked: 'Do you know what this is?' They replied: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'The best of the women of Paradise are: Khadeejah bt. Khuwaylid; Fâtimah bt. Muhammad; Âsiyah bt. Muzâhim, who was the wife of the Pharaoh; and Mary, the daughter of ‘Imrân.' [Authentic: Narrated by Ahmad (2668), and ‘Abd b. Hameed (597), and at-Tahâwi in Sharh al-Mushkil (148), and Ibn Hibbân (7010)]

Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari narrates that the Messenger of Allah (saws) said: 'Many men attained perfection, but no woman attained perfection except for Maryam, the daughter of ‘Imran, and Âsiya, the wife of the Pharaoh. ‘Âishah’s virtue over women is like the virtue of thareed over the rest of foods.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (3769), and Muslim (2431-37)]

‘Ubâdah b. as-Sâmit narrates: The Messenger of Allah (saws) took an oath from us just as he did from the women: to not associate anything as a partner with Allah; to not steal; to not fornicate; to not kill our children; and to not incite dissension among one another. [He said]: 'Whoever fulfills it among has his reward with Allah. Whoever among you commits a crime and is penalized for it, then it is his expiation, and whomever Allah conceals, then his matter is up to Allah; if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, he will forgive him.' [Authentic: Narrated by Muslim (1809:43)]

Umm ‘Atiyyah narrates: When we pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (saws), he recited to us [the verse]: … pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allah …. [60:12] He [also] prohibited us from wailing [over the deceased], so a woman held back her hand and said: 'So-and-so wailed over someone in my family, and I want to return the favor to her.' He did not say anything to her, so she left and returned, and then he took the pledge from her. No woman fulfilled [the pledge] except for Umm Sulaym, Um al-‘Alâ’, and the daughter of Abu Sabrah, the wife of Mu‘âdh (or: the daughter of Abu Sabrah, and the wife of Mu‘âdh.' [Agreed upon: Narrated by al-Bukhari (7215) in th

‘Âishah, the wife of the Prophet (saws), narrates: When the believing women migrated to the Messenger of Allah (saws), they would tested according to Allah’s statement: O Prophet! When the believing women come to you, pledging to you that they will neither associate anything with Allah ˹in worship˺, nor steal, nor fornicate… [60:12] (‘Âishah continues): Whoever among the believing women agreed to that had passed the test. When they would agree to that by speech, the Messenger of Allah (saws) would say to them: 'Go on, for I accept your pledge.' No, by Allah! The hand of the Messenger of Allah (saws) never once touched a woman; he only accepted their pledge through speech. (‘Âishah conti

Ibn ‘Abbâs narrates: I witnessed the prayer of the Feast with the Prophet of Allah (saws), Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, and ‘Uthmân. All of them prayed before the Khutbah, and then delivered a sermon. The Prophet of Allah (saws) came down, and it is as if I can see him when he gestured for the men to sit with his hand. Then he made his way through them until he reached the women, and Bilâl was with him. He said: O Prophet, when the believing women come to you pledging to you that they will not associate anything with Allah… [60:12] He recited this Ayah until its end. Then he said when he finished: 'Are you upon that?' One woman, other than whom no one else responded to him, said: 'Yes, O Prophet of A

Abdullah b. Mas‘ood said: 'Allah cursed the tattoo artist and those who get tattoos, the women who have hair removed from their faces, and those who wedge a space between their teeth for beauty, changing the creation of Allah.' This reached a woman from Banu Asad named Umm Ya‘qoob, so she came and said: 'It has reached me that you cursed this person and that person.' He said: 'Why would I not curse someone whom the Messenger of Allah (saws) cursed, and which is in the book of Allah.' She said: 'I have read what it between the two tablets, but I did not find what you said.' He responded: 'If you had indeed read it, you would have found it. Did you not read: Whatever the Messenger gives yo

Um ‘Umârah al-Ansâriyyah narrates that she came to the Prophet (saws) and said: 'I only see that everything is for the men. I don’t see the women being mentioned at all!' Then this ayah came down: Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women, the believing men and believing women… [33:35] [Sound: Narrated by at-Tirmidhi (3211), who said: 'This is a hasan ghareeb hadith']