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Sahih Muslim 2170b

Chapter: The Permissibility Of Women Going Out To Relieve Themselves

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2170b

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً يَفْرَعُ النَّاسَ جِسْمُهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَعَشَّى ‏.‏
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ
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This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, and the words are:

She (Sauda) was a woman who looked to be significant amongst the people (so far as the bulk of her) body was concerned. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2170b, 2170a), Al-Bukhari (No. 4795) and Ahmad (No. 23155).

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4795

Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) went out to answer the call of nature after it was made obligatory (for all the Muslims ladies) to observe the veil. She had a large frame and everybody who knew her before could recognize her. So `Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her and said, "O Sauda! By Allah, you cannot…

إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُذِنَ لَكُنَّ أَنْ تَخْرُجْنَ لِحَاجَتِكُنَّ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 23155

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ خَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ لِحَاجَتِهَا لَيْلًا بَعْدَ مَا ضُرِبَ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْحِجَابُ قَالَتْ وَكَانَتْ امْرَأَةً تَفْرَعُ النِّسَاءَ جَسِيمَةً…

Narrated by Ā’ishah Arabic only

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